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Statement Released About Brazilian Straightening
by CurlStylist on Monday, November 15, 2010
Recently, Cosmetologists Chicago released a statement concerning the debates going on around Brazilian straightening systems.
In the past three years, a new salon service originating in Brazil has taken the industry by storm. Even in these economically difficult times, women (and many men) with curly, unmanageable and often frizzy hair have turned to their hairstylist for a service that straightens the hair and leaves it healthy-looking, silky and manageable for up to four months. Unlike other straightening systems, this Brazilian-born treatment infuses keratin between the cuticle and the cortex of the hair shaft that is then sealed in with the use of a high-heat flat iron.
A by-product of this service is the escape of the formaldehyde vapors into the air during the flat-iron process. Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring substance detected in everything from fruits and vegetables to cosmetics and building materials.
Some available products claim to be free of formaldehyde; others maintain the formaldehyde levels in the products and in the vapors released during the service easily meet OSHA toughest safety standard, the “Action Limit” (<0.5 ppm for an 8-hour workday), yet salon exposures seem to be well within the zone where eye, nose and throat irritation become possible (~0.1 ppm for an 8 hour workday.) This is best addressed and prevented by using proper and adequate ventilation.
“We believe it is vital to disclose client protection practices being observed in the salon that are proven to be safe for salon use,” says Paul Dykstra, CEO of Cosmetologists Chicago and America’s Beauty Show. “We urge salon teams to incorporate safety procedures into their daily and weekly schedules, especially when it comes to chemical services.”
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by missheatherlee
On November 18, 2010 at 11:03 am
For thirteen years, I have toiled behind the glorious majick chair, performing miracles on one beautiful female after another. I watched so many new products come in and out of the salon leaving me with only a small handful of favorites, but when first used Brazilian Keratin at The Salone in Miami Florida, that’s when I knew there was a god. I felt like god had just come down and kissed my brush,blow dryer and pocketbook! And I saw gods light running thru my clients hair: keratin. Yes, keratin is the light of god for certain. Keratin is fabulous and brought me great success and brought much beauty to women’s hair, but when I first used Goleshlee keratin, that’s when I knew god was a woman. This keratin smells good, feels better than anything in the hair, goes on easily and in small amounts, last longer than most and my sales person with the company was a great support person whenever I had technical questions. Last but not least this product contains an Iron oxidant that converts the toxic carbon monoxide(produced by heating up formaldehyde) into the planet friendly carbon dioxode. This put me at ease to do more keratin treatments and make more money. Around this time of my life is when I knew what I was supposed to be when I grew up: god’s helper. So, today I am an Educator god’s glorious light:Goleshlee Keratin
happy hairdressing:)
by CurlStylist Articles » Blog Archive » Hair Straightening Products: The Next Generation
On September 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm
[...] first generation of “Brazilian” keratin treatments after the country where the service originated — were formulated to last three to four months and [...]