Beware of Straighten Hair Products
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Hair straightening is included in the main reasons women come to the salon. If you’re one of them, you should be aware of the dangers of chemicals contained in hair straightening products.
Department security and safety in the U.S. (OSHA) recently issued a hazard warning of hair straightened products that are often used in salons for using formaldehyde. These chemicals help to bind the keratin hair so the hair becomes straight.
This Formaldehyde has long been identified as carcinogenic substances in many countries. Besides the hair straightened products, these chemicals are in various levels are also found in smoothing products (straightening and softening hair), although the packaging says “free formaldehyde”.
Hair straightening product hazard warnings are issued by OSHA following a report of salon workers who complained of allergic reactions, such as eye irritation and nosebleeds. Some consumers also report side effects hair loss, itching and scalp blister.
Hair straightening technique called a Brazilian blowout into focus the attention of OSHA due to technique as well as branded products is trendy in America. This product first appeared in Brazil in 2005 and continues to spread throughout North America and Europe. Some Hollywood celebrities are also lined up to star became a spokesman for this product.
These products claim to the straight and soft hair that can last up to 3 months. Brazilian blowout technique combines the heat of the hair-dryer and hair clamp for straightening hair that has been given a hair straightened product. Formaldehyde fumes are released into the air can be inhaled by people in the same room.
In its recommendation OSHA advised the owner to use the product free of formaldehyde, methylene glycol, formaldehyde, methylene oxide, paraform, formic aldehyde, metahanl, oxomethane and oxymethylene.
Unfortunately not easy to identify the chemicals because often not included in the packaging.
In addition to American, Canadian government also warned its citizens about the dangers of Brazilian blowout and started pulling these products off the market.
