Chemical Danger in Hair Keratin Care


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Authors

  • Elif Demir Medical Biyochemistry/Viranşehir Health School, Harran University, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59287/icias.1586

Keywords:

Hair Keratin Care, Brazilian Blow-Dry, Formaldehyde, Hairdresser, Health Risks

Abstract

– Hair, whose main function is to protect the head from cold, heat and impacts, has been a measure of beauty and elegance in people, especially women, for centuries. When we look at the structure of hair, it is an integrated system with its own chemical and physical behavior. It can wear out and fall out over time and various environmental effects. There are many different formulations and types of products available for hair care. One of these is hair keratin care applied to damaged, thin, dull or curly hair. This treatment, also known as Brazilian blow-dry, is a treatment that ensures that wavy and curly hair remains straight for months and has a lively, smooth, shiny and silky appearance. Most of these products, which are widely used in practice, contain formaldehyde or its derivatives and are marketed as safe. In animal and human studies, short-term exposure to formaldehyde can cause erythema, itching and burning eyes, runny and stuffy nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and confusion, while long-term exposure can cause contact dermatitis, congenital defects such as low birth weight and isolated heart disease, cytotoxicity in the respiratory tract in the form of acute lung injury, nasal congestion, pulmonary edema and cancer. Everyone, especially members of the profession, should be more aware of this issue. Safety assessment of hairdressing products should take occupational exposure into account and should not focus solely on consumer safety. Inspection of such products and hairdressers in the market should be ensured.

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Published

2023-10-06

How to Cite

Demir, E. (2023). Chemical Danger in Hair Keratin Care. International Conference on Innovative Academic Studies, 3(1), 542–546. https://doi.org/10.59287/icias.1586