Monday, June 28, 2010

Hair Salons Can Be a Chemical Factory

From changing hair colours, getting perms and deep treatments, to adding curls and fancy hair styles, some hair salons perform as many as 50 - 100 chemical applications every day, filling the room with noxious indoor air contaminants, such as ammonia (found in hair dyes and hair lighteners) and lye (used in hair relaxers), which can cause headaches and irritate respiratory passages.

Click here to read full article and find out the toxic fumes in hair salons.

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