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Sunday, November 29, 2009

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Would you risk cancer for beautiful straight hair?

We do some crazy stuff for beauty. Injecting Botchulism, slathering bird poop on our faces (this is not a joke) and letting fish eat dead skin on our feet (again, totally serious). But that stuff probably wont kill us. Certain hair-straightening treatments on the other hand … just might.

A warning about Brazilian keratin salon treatments containing formaldehyde has been issued by the Professional Beauty Association.

Granted, while formaldehyde is most commonly used to, well, embalm the dearly departed, it's also in quite a few cosmetics -- but it's most dangerous when it's made into vapor, which is exactly what happens when you get your hair straightened (they put on chemicals ... then flat iron your hair).

That means dangerous formaldehyde fumes, known to cause cancer.

Eek, I'm out. There are plenty of safe ways to straighten curly hair. Or why not just embrace your curls? These celebrities do.

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  • simonutts's Avatar
    Posted by simonutts Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:17am PST

    i could really careless!

    yea i don't want cancer but everythings bad for you or is gonna end up giving you cancer so, im gonna look good while b4 the cancer hits me lol

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  • Debby's Avatar
    Posted by Debby Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:28pm PST

    have had three different applications of the brazilian

    keratin treatment. resuls: it looks great! although your hair is poker straight. took all the frizz from my hair asap. however, now my hair is falling out like crazy. i have searched online on any and all info and some people have stated that after the third application

    their hair loss started also. the fumes were horrendous also. i will never put this treatment in my hair again.

    my hair dresser told me none of her clients have had hair loss but i still believe the hair loss was from the

    treatment. please be very wary!!!!!!!! have been using a product called morraccan oil, it works great.

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