Products and Dyes
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NIOSH Science Blog: Hair, Formaldehyde, and Industrial Hygiene
http://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2012/02/hair-smoothers/
This NOSH Science Blog discusses current status and recommendations for the use of formaldehyde-containing hair smoothing products in salons.
Source: NIOSH
Flat-Out Risky
http://www.ewg.org/hair-straighteners/our-report/
This document, by Environmental Working Group, reports on its investigation of well known brands of hair straighteners.
Source: EWG
Federal OSHA Hazard Alert: Hair Smoothing Products That Could Release Formaldehyde
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/formaldehyde/hazard_alert.html
This Hazard Alert provides information about OSHA's investigations, the health hazards of formaldehyde, and how to protect workers using hair smoothing products that contain or release formaldehyde.
Source: OSHA
Emerging Issues and Alerts Salon Hair Product
This page, provided by Occupational Health Sciences (then CROET), addresses response to a local hair salon health concern. Most updates are historical.
Source: Occupational Health Sciences
MotherToBaby Hair Treatments and Pregnancy (PDF)
http://www.mothertobaby.org/files/Hair_treatments.pdf
This sheet talks about the risks that exposure to hair treatments can have during pregnancy.
Source: MotherToBaby
Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database
Skin Deep pairs ingredients in nearly 25,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated dta resource of its kind.
Source: EWG