FDA Is STILL Blowing It On Brazilian Blowout
FDA does nothing while stylists get sick from toxic hair straighteners.
Natalija’s Story
I started doing hair in 2009 – I have always had a passion for hair, and I was excited to begin a new career at... Read More
Salon Products
Tweet Salons can be a hazardous place to work given that many harmful chemicals can be found in salon products. Women working in salons are... Read More
Safe Salons
Avoiding Toxic Chemicals in Salon Products Women working in salons are exposed to these chemicals for many hours at a time on a daily basis.... Read More
Brazilian Blowout concerns reach Capitol Hill.
Fox News Deirdre Imus May 31, 2011 In March I wrote about the health concerns associated with the Brazilian Blowout. This popular and pricy chemical... Read More
2010 Press Releases
New Study Finds Hormone-Disrupting Chemical BPA on 95% of Dollar Bills Tested–Receipts Probable Source Chemical easily transfers to skin from receipts, study says. December 8,... Read More
Questions About Toxic Manicures? WVE Has Answers
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Environmental Groups Sue FDA to Take Formaldehyde Out of Salons
The Food and Drug Administration has failed to act on dangerous hair straighteners that contain unsafe levels of formaldehyde and pose a significant health hazard to consumers and salon workers, the Environmental Working Group and Women’s Voices for the Earth allege in a motion filed July 28 in federal district court. The motion is part of the groups' lawsuit against the FDA for its failure to act on a six-year-old petition requesting an investigation into popular hair smoothing treatments that are still sold in stores and salons. These straighteners – often known as keratin treatments or by the name of one prominent brand, Brazilian Blowout – contain formaldehyde, a known human carcinogen and potent allergen.
Toxic Brazilian Blowout Too Dangerous to be Used in the U.S., Experts Say.
Womens’ Voices for the Earth, National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics November 8, 2010 WASHINGTON—A coalition of leading public health and safety... Read More
Brazilian Blowout Legally Labeled Carcinogenic … Will It Matter?
Forbes January 30, 2012 Amy Westervelt Last year women’s magazines and pop culture blogs were afire with the news that the popular Brazilian Blowout–an expensive... Read More
