Brazilian Blowout - Harmful item or safely straight hair?

In the quest for ultra-straight hair, the Brazilian Blowout has promoted itself as a safe option. Brazilian Blowout claims to sit on the surface of the hair. This is allegedly “safer” than relaxers that penetrate the hair. Recent reports, though, say that Brazilian Blowout could be anything but safe. Although it is marketed as safe, Brazilian Blowout contains formaldehyde levels of up to 1060 % above what the government views “safe”.

About the Brazilian Blowout

Brazilian Blowout is the brand name of a wide line of products. A Brazilian Blowout straightens hair non-permanently, using salon techniques. You can expect to pay up to $ 600 for a Brazilian Blowout treatment. Brazilian Blowout costs more than no fax pay day loans and lasts about as long — between two and six weeks.

Dangerous chemical compounds in straighteners

A workplace must have safety measures and Material Data Safety Sheets if any product in use has .1 % or more of formaldehyde. After numerous complaints from salon workers, the Oregon Health and Science University tested salon samples of Brazilian Blowout. These tests showed the chemicals within the product included up to 10.5 percent formaldehyde.

Beauty or Danger

Safety warnings must be involved on any product that contains more than a “background” level of formaldehyde. Exposure to chemicals can cause burning, irritation, and even degradation of the skin. Formaldehyde can also trigger heart palpitations and carcinomas of the nose. The Brazilian Blowout company claims that because they did not send samples to the OCROET, the tests are not valid. The bill that would regulate the amount of chemicals in beauty products is stuck in Congress. If H.R. 5786 passes congress, merchandise like Brazilian Blowout would be regulated in ways similar to Europe.

Data from

Max Health

emaxhealth.com/1024/croet-finds-formaldehyde-brazilian-blowout

Green LA Girl

greenlagirl.com/scared-straight-formaldehyde-in-brazilian-blowout-products/

Library of Congress

thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.5786: