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Dying to Look Good: Chemical ‘Hair Brew’ isn’t All That Bad. Is It?

 Yeah. It’s THAT bad. So what’s in the brew?

 “In general, hair dyes include dyes, modifiers, antioxidants, alkalizers, soaps, ammonia, wetting agents, fragrance, and a variety of other chemicals …that impart special qualities to hair (such as softening the texture) or give a desired action to the dye (such as making it more or less permanent).

 

Other chemicals used in hair dyes act as modifiers, which stabilize the dye pigments or otherwise act to modify the shade. Antioxidants protect the dye from oxidizing with air. Most commonly used is sodium sulfite. Alkalizers are added to change the pH of the dye formula, because the dyes work best in a highly alkaline composition. Ammonium hydroxide is a common alkalizer.  

 

Hair dyes are usually packaged with a developer… most often based on hydrogen peroxide, with the addition of small amounts of other chemicals depending on the manufacturer.” – See “How Products Are Made”, Vol. 3. Hair Dye. (For full article)

 

Most hair brew includes toxic combinations of para-phenylenediamine (PPD), Resorcinol, Ammonia and Hydrogen Peroxide. Now add coal tar and lead acetate.

 

Why coal tar? It darkens the hair and is very cheap to manufacture. However, it also triggers serious allergic reactions as it is easily absorbed into the skin. It’s labeled as hazardous by the FDA.

 

Lead acetate is an extremely harmful ingredient and is used commonly in progressive dyes. You know. The ones that change your hair color gradually. Men, are you paying attention? The European Union has banned its use at cosmetic counters and the state of California has listed it as a potential carcinogen.

 

We could have discussed so much more, but that enough for today.

Hopefully, this is ‘food for serious thought’. Happily, alternative chemical-free solutions exist and hopefully are implemented by all desiring to color their hair naturally.  After all, don’t natural ingredients simply ‘taste’ better?

 

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Author: L.J. O'Neal, freelance writer and researcher. L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.

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Dying to Look Good: Is PPD Really Worth the Risks?

 I love to bake. A friend of mine recently sent me a fantastic recipe for a triple-layer chocolate cake that looked good enough to eat off my computer screen. As a chocoholic, I fell instantly in love with what I saw in the photo. That moment lasted… until I read the ingredients. As someone who is very proud of my cholesterol numbers, I had to pass on this beautiful concoction and find something equally satisfying, without sending me into cardiac arrest.

Even though most of us have read or heard about the dangers of coloring our hair with dyes containing the chemical para-phenylenediamine (PPD), are we really listening, learning and heeding the warnings? Or do we figure that “Dying to look good is worth it”? Really what kind of ingredient is PPD in most hair dye ‘recipes’?

According to the FDA, American Cancer Society, CDC, NIH, National Cancer Institute and a plethora of other consumer organizations, PPD is known to:

· Cause allergic reactions including redness, rashes, sores, burning sensations, itching and headaches.

· Be a possible carcinogen after oxidation, linked to increasing the occurrence of various forms of cancer such as: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Multiple myeloma, Breast Cancer, Leukemia, Bladder Cancer.

If that isn’t enough, according to a report (08/2007) from leading chemical company Dupont, the dangers of PPD in dye is well-documented in the Material Safety Data Sheet. (MSDS number: 1155CR) We can only add the link. It is a 10 page pdf. If you can’t read anything else, please read pages 2 and 3.

So what’s guy or girl to do? Are there alternative hair coloring dyes that are genuinely all natural that won’t damage our health? Can we have great looking hair color without using harmful, deadly chemical dyes? Can we really have our cake and eat it too? In a word: Yes.

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Author: L.J. O'Neal, freelance writer and researcher. L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.

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One Man’s Successful Quest: Find An All-Natural Hair Dye for Men and Women. Leads to Invention.

He was only in his early twenties when his black hair started turning gray. Premature gray hair was hurting his image. Thus, Syed began his struggle to keep his formerly youthful appearance. Like countless other men and women, he used chemical dyes to hide the gray, however, after a couple years of use he started to experience allergic reactions to the dye: intensely itchy scalp left red and irritated. Unfortunately, his problem only got worse, even with so-called ‘mild’ dyes. He was left with thinning hair and bald spots. His thick hair was gone and what was left was: gray. 

Eventually, following a friend’s advice, he decided to use what he thought was an all-natural product, "black henna" also called Kali Mendhi (hindi translation for black henna). The result was a nightmare! It ended with a trip to the Emergency Room: Blisters all over his scalp and sideburns, a swollen face and his eyes were almost sealed shut. He later found out that the Kali Mendhi black henna, contained paraphenyline-diamine (PPD). The reason for the adverse reaction uncovered! The quest continued to find an all natural hair dye that was free of ammonia, peroxide, PPD and similar chemicals. 

At last, the answer: pure henna. Syed started using pure henna to cover his gray. The result was that his hair and scalp were revitalized. However, there was one big negative. His hair was now a scary reddish-orange. All he ever wanted was his black hair back! 

He finally realized that if he couldn’t find what he was looking for, he would have to invent it himself-using NATURE. (As there is nothing grows in nature that gives a black color.) His quest came to fruition after several years of research. He worked in collaboration with the AMA Herbal Company of India who had only worked with natural dyes for textiles, previously.  A revolutionary 100% natural hair dye that does not contain toxic chemicals is truly a brainchild of Syed Abbas. He also created an application process that is safe, healthy and very easy to use. Just mix and apply. No need to wait for countless hours. Results are much quicker than traditional henna that involves several hours to complete.

 

Everyone who wants to dye their hair or hide their gray will benefit from Syed's invention, Lustrous Henna® .  

 

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Author: L.J. O'Neal, writer and researcher. (L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.)

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