RockCreak
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I was lookin into possible getting my hair BKT until I ran across this article just posted today:
Warnings About Brazilian Blowout Hair Treatments:
"State officials in Oregon and hair stylists are raising concerns about a expensive hair-care solution called Brazilian Blowout that contains unsafe levels of formaldehyde, a chemical linked to cancer.
The treatment converts frizzy or kinky hair into smooth locks, a 90-minute process that costs between $250 and $350.
After stylists complained of chest pains, sore throats and even bloody noses from exposure to the treatment, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration began testing the solution and found significant amounts of formaldehyde, The Oregonian reported.
Classified as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization, formaldehyde is linked to cancer of the lungs, blood and nasal passages.
Oregon officials tested 105 samples from 54 Oregon salons and found that formaldehyde content averaged more than 8 percent in Brazilian Blowout, even when many bottles were marked formaldehyde-free, according to The Oregonian .
OSHA has warned Oregon's 21,228 licensed hair stylists about the findings.
"Some of these hair-smoothing products have more formaldehyde in them than the formalin used to preserve laboratory specimens," said Michael Wood, Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division administrator. (Formalin is watered-down formaldehyde.)
Nearly all the other hair smoothing products tested at less than 2.5 percent formaldehyde, according to The Oregonian.
An executive with Brazilian Blowout disputed some of OSHA's testing methods. CEO Mike Brady said his company's own tests showed formaldehyde by weight in the product at .00115 percent.
OSHA, however, advised salons that use the product to take precautions, which include providing gloves, eyewash stations and sturdy ventilation systems.
An FDA spokeswoman told The New York Times that the agency does not approve cosmetics other than color additives in advance. The FDA will respond to consumer complaints.
Canadian health authorities have already warned about the potential dangers of Brazilian Blowout.
Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with state and local authorities to determine if Brazilian Blowout and similar products known generically as Brazilian or Keratin treatments are safe.
Oregon's Board of Cosmetology is expected to take up the issue at its Nov. 8 meeting."
Warnings About Brazilian Blowout Hair Treatments
Just thought I'd share because I care!
Warnings About Brazilian Blowout Hair Treatments:
"State officials in Oregon and hair stylists are raising concerns about a expensive hair-care solution called Brazilian Blowout that contains unsafe levels of formaldehyde, a chemical linked to cancer.
The treatment converts frizzy or kinky hair into smooth locks, a 90-minute process that costs between $250 and $350.
After stylists complained of chest pains, sore throats and even bloody noses from exposure to the treatment, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration began testing the solution and found significant amounts of formaldehyde, The Oregonian reported.
Classified as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization, formaldehyde is linked to cancer of the lungs, blood and nasal passages.
Oregon officials tested 105 samples from 54 Oregon salons and found that formaldehyde content averaged more than 8 percent in Brazilian Blowout, even when many bottles were marked formaldehyde-free, according to The Oregonian .
OSHA has warned Oregon's 21,228 licensed hair stylists about the findings.
"Some of these hair-smoothing products have more formaldehyde in them than the formalin used to preserve laboratory specimens," said Michael Wood, Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Division administrator. (Formalin is watered-down formaldehyde.)
Nearly all the other hair smoothing products tested at less than 2.5 percent formaldehyde, according to The Oregonian.
An executive with Brazilian Blowout disputed some of OSHA's testing methods. CEO Mike Brady said his company's own tests showed formaldehyde by weight in the product at .00115 percent.
OSHA, however, advised salons that use the product to take precautions, which include providing gloves, eyewash stations and sturdy ventilation systems.
An FDA spokeswoman told The New York Times that the agency does not approve cosmetics other than color additives in advance. The FDA will respond to consumer complaints.
Canadian health authorities have already warned about the potential dangers of Brazilian Blowout.
Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working with state and local authorities to determine if Brazilian Blowout and similar products known generically as Brazilian or Keratin treatments are safe.
Oregon's Board of Cosmetology is expected to take up the issue at its Nov. 8 meeting."
Warnings About Brazilian Blowout Hair Treatments
Just thought I'd share because I care!
I know, but I am glad I got a Low Formaldehyde brand.
Then we saw the stylist come out with a mask and gloves on. The receptionist told us that we had to leave. When they do bkts only the stylist and the client are allowed in there. Now I understand why. Ill stick to my fluff.
Any time you have to wear a mask and have the building evacuated it is too dangerous of a product. Just think of what it could be doing to the nervous system.
