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2009
The toxicity of hair dyes
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Hair dyes are primarily used for covering gray hairs to your desired hair color instantly. With that said, hair dyes serve an important role for many people but a person who considers using commercially produced hair dyes should look deeper than its benefits.
Commercial Hair dyes contain coal tar to extend its darkening effect to graying hair but it also irritates the skin of the scalp hence the tingling-scalp sensation within application, while DMDM Hydantoin can weaken your immune system. Formaldehyde, one of major components of hair dyes can cause cancer and phenyl methyl pyrazolone is an oxidizing agent known to cause headaches and cough. Hair dyes also have bleach and ammonia.
It is reported that this product puts consumers into higher risks of developing various kinds of cancer such as leukemia and lymphoma. Its short term effects will include allergies and skin, lungs and eye irritations while organic beauty products have none.
There are healthier hair dye alternatives which contain natural ingredients such as hennas, herbal and vegetable dyes and they are readily available for people who need this product. There are organic stores that also sell eco green beauty products that you can use.
