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I used a straightening hair cream, and after that I noticed that my hairs have become sticky..?

We don't have that brand here, but then I don't use RELAXERS on my hair!

Take it back to where you bought it.

Stop using it ASAP.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs, beauty, personal hygiene, or makeup to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Hair straighteners are known as hair relaxers, keratin treatments and hair-smoothing products. They work by breaking and reforming the chemical bonds in keratin, which is the main protein that gives shape to each hair.

> > > > BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT HAD BEEN BANNED by the Food & Drug Adm. Sept. 12, 2011.

Google: keratin treatment warnings. About 2,620,000 results (0.36 seconds) 6-24-12.

 1-23-12. and Google: Lawsuits Brazilian Blowouts. About 1,010,000 results (0.24 seconds) 

In Sept. the federal government put out a hazard alert about the hair-smoothing treatment, Brazilian Blowout etc. warning that it contains liquid formaldehyde that can turn into formaldehyde gas when heated during a treatment. Now, the company's bottles of solution carry a warning label to alert stylists to the potential formaldehyde risk and the need to perform the treatment in a well-ventilated area. The manufacturer said Monday (3-6-12) that it had agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit for about $4.5 million.

Hair-straightening products are allowed to contain small concentrations of formaldehyde (0.2 percent). But several hair-straightening solutions have been found to contain well above the allowable limit. For example, one popular hair-straightening product that advertised itself as “formaldehyde-free” actually contained 6.8 percent to 11.8 percent formaldehyde.

Another example: Fourteen women, including two from North Texas and one from Houston, are suing Unilever, the maker of a product they claim caused permanent damage to their hair.

"It transforms frizzy, unmanageable hair into hair that's sleeker and easier to style," said the commercial for the Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit, which is no longer being sold

When she began looking online for more information about the product, she said she found some people who said it worked, but more who said it damaged their hair.

She discovered a Facebook page devoted to angry consumers, and there are multiple postings on YouTube. I've been warning people about relaxers since 2009 and people are giving me thumbs down!

BTW: A variety of hair-straightening products used in professional salons can expose both hairdressers and their customers to formaldehyde. The results show that three professional hair-smoothing treatments labeled "formaldehyde free" can produce the cancer-causing chemical at concentrations above the occupational exposure limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They tested four products: Coppola Keratin Complex Blonde Formula, Global Keratin Juvexin Optimized Functional Keratin, La Brasiliana Escluso Keratin Treatment with Collagen, and Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution. While ChemRisk tested four popular brands of hair straighteners, THERE ARE HUNDREDS on the market. Nov. 11-11

By contrast, beauty salon owners and stylists generally lack a scientific background and don't have a keen awareness of the danger of working with products that contain formaldehyde, experts say.

Watch: Good Hair a documentary by Chris Rock 2009 on BET or HBO. According to Tyra Banks, 80% of the black population are part of the billion dollar hair industry. Clips on youtube videos, also.

Chemicals can enter the body through the skin.

Sources:

Google FDA.gov & search for Hair Dye & Relaxers.

Google: Hair Dye FAQ's Are Hair Dyes Safe?

Is there a way to go to antartica?

Is there a way to go to antartica?

Been 3 times (Antarctica/South Georgia/Falkland Islands) on small ship expedition cruises. Visited several of the research stations in the area. They are always happy to greet visitors!

Small ships are allowed to land passengers (100 max at a time) or if 200 passengers max. in 2 groups. Before landing/on return to ship you have to walk through disinfectant tank to kill off any spores etc. and prevent cross infection/contamination.. When landing you always wear wellington boots/waterproof over-trousers as you land in the surf.

Large cruise ships cannot land passengers which is the whole point of being there! Heavy fuel oil ships are being or already (not sure which) banned as they are terrified of a shipwreck and contamination of the environment as due to cold the oil would not disperse.

Visiting only allowed Nov - Mar (Summer time) as conditions in Winter too severe and greatly increases chance of disaster! Not as cold as expected, but still goes down to -10 some days, other days +5 with brilliant sun and you have to strip off all your cold weather clothes!

Fantastic, Incredible, Overwhelming, Beautiful, Mystical are the words you use but are totally inadequate!

Twice have been hit by force 11 storms, 85mph gales and 36ft sea swell - think of the film Perfect Storm!

Wildlife is incredible, especially South Georgia. Last November spent 8 days there, did not even go to Antarctic peninsular! Sitting in the middle of 200,000 King penguins watching their woolly chicks and all the antics they get up to! Watching the male elephant seals (4 ton of angry blubber!) fighting over their harems in the surf while surrounded by snow covered mountains and glaciers just makes you want to go back again and again!

So the benefits are:-

Raising awareness of Antarctica means the wider world will realise how fragile it is - and help protect it.

The destruction of Spain's coastline for mass tourism (as an example) is a terrible warning and the countries responsible for Antarctica are heeding the lessons!

On South Georgia they are carrying out rat elimination (the rats came on the whaling ships from the past) as the birds eggs / chicks are being eaten by the rats and the bird population is declining. Look at their website:-

Squid conservation measures are being introduced as they are in danger of being eliminated by over fishing.

Long line fishing (up to 25km!!!) is killing the albatrosses as they try and catch the baited hooks and drown.

Huge "vacuum cleaner" Norwegian ships are starting to extract large volumes of krill to turn into fertiliser. Krill is the basic food building block for all sea-life. If overused it will kill all sea life and leave a sterile sea! It is no use saying "plenty there" that is what they said about the whales!

So by encouraging regulated eco-tourism facts (like these) are getting more widely know and abuses are being reported/stopped.

So to summarise economical impacts are virtually nil but the more visitors there are the more the word will get out that Antarctica must be protected!

The Antarctic Treaty signed by the 49 countries involved in preserving Antarctica specifically bans commercial/mining developments. …

Economical impacts of tourism in Antarctica?

Economical impacts of tourism in Antarctica?

Been 3 times (Antarctica/South Georgia/Falkland Islands) on small ship expedition cruises. Visited several of the research stations in the area. They are always happy to greet visitors!

Small ships are allowed to land passengers (100 max at a time) or if 200 passengers max. in 2 groups. Before landing/on return to ship you have to walk through disinfectant tank to kill off any spores etc. and prevent cross infection/contamination.. When landing you always wear wellington boots/waterproof over-trousers as you land in the surf.

Large cruise ships cannot land passengers which is the whole point of being there! Heavy fuel oil ships are being or already (not sure which) banned as they are terrified of a shipwreck and contamination of the environment as due to cold the oil would not disperse.

Visiting only allowed Nov - Mar (Summer time) as conditions in Winter too severe and greatly increases chance of disaster! Not as cold as expected, but still goes down to -10 some days, other days +5 with brilliant sun and you have to strip off all your cold weather clothes!

Fantastic, Incredible, Overwhelming, Beautiful, Mystical are the words you use but are totally inadequate!

Twice have been hit by force 11 storms, 85mph gales and 36ft sea swell - think of the film Perfect Storm!

Wildlife is incredible, especially South Georgia. Last November spent 8 days there, did not even go to Antarctic peninsular! Sitting in the middle of 200,000 King penguins watching their woolly chicks and all the antics they get up to! Watching the male elephant seals (4 ton of angry blubber!) fighting over their harems in the surf while surrounded by snow covered mountains and glaciers just makes you want to go back again and again!

So the benefits are:-

Raising awareness of Antarctica means the wider world will realise how fragile it is - and help protect it.

The destruction of Spain's coastline for mass tourism (as an example) is a terrible warning and the countries responsible for Antarctica are heeding the lessons!

On South Georgia they are carrying out rat elimination (the rats came on the whaling ships from the past) as the birds eggs / chicks are being eaten by the rats and the bird population is declining. Look at their website:-

Squid conservation measures are being introduced as they are in danger of being eliminated by over fishing.

Long line fishing (up to 25km!!!) is killing the albatrosses as they try and catch the baited hooks and drown.

Huge "vacuum cleaner" Norwegian ships are starting to extract large volumes of krill to turn into fertiliser. Krill is the basic food building block for all sea-life. If overused it will kill all sea life and leave a sterile sea! It is no use saying "plenty there" that is what they said about the whales!

So by encouraging regulated eco-tourism facts (like these) are getting more widely know and abuses are being reported/stopped.

So to summarise economical impacts are virtually nil but the more visitors there are the more the word will get out that Antarctica must be protected!

The Antarctic Treaty signed by the 49 countries involved in preserving Antarctica specifically bans commercial/mining developments.

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