Hair Dye Risks
A lot of chemicals currently used in hair dyes can pose a health risk, experts have warned.
A new study about the risks that come with using hair dye, conducted by the scientists advising the European Commission, put to the test 46 hair dye ingredients.
They discovered that a considerably high proportion were skin sensitisers and could cause allergies.
The scientists found 10 to be extreme sensitisers, 13 were strong and 4 moderate.
4 years ago, another study by the same scientists, discovered that there is a link between long-term use of permanent hair dye and the development of bladder cancer!
Hair dyeing is very popular. According to a Danish research, the average age for the first salon hair dye experiment is 16.
Popularity: 7% [?]
March 31, 2007 | Filed Under Hair Tips
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