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The Case for Less Toxic Products
I was recently sent a link to an awesome video on Dr. Frank Lipman’s website that is a spoof game show all about toxic beauty products. We in the beauty industry should keep this video in mind when selecting the products we will use on the general public. Here is the intro paragraph that Dr. Lipman wrote ...
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Are There Toxins In Your Cleaning Products?
Because we can’t all live in a world of titanium dioxide coated wonder-fabric that cleans itself, there comes the battle of the cleaning product aisle. Phthalates, Ammonia and Chlorine seem common and while harmful have become a large part of our lives. “Ninety-one percent of the population applies 300-million pounds of these poisons annually, often ...
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The Story Of Cosmetics
If you haven’t seen this video before then check it out. Everyone involved in the beauty industry should be aware of the ingredients they are working with. You can find out more at www.safecosmetics.org/.
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Hairdressers as Diagnosticians
Recently a study was published in the Archives of Dermatology to found out how often Cosmetologists and Barbers check their clients for cancerous moles and lesions. The study discovered that out of the 203 people who answered the survey just over half of them have had alerted clients to some form of growth on their ...
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Can hairstylists help identify older clients who need health services.
We came across this interesting article on Science Daily the other day. Published by Ohio State University, it discusses the unique position that hairstylists have with older clients and whether they can help identify clients who might benefit from health services. Because stylists are some of the few people that have the opportunity to see ...
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Protect your hair from the sun
With all the effort we put into our luscious locks, we need to remember to protect it from sun damage. Prolonged exposure to the sun can cause your hair colour to fade, cause dry brittle hair, split ends and frizz. Here are some quick and simple tips to protect your hair when you’re out playing ...
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Angel Hairs for Kids and Cuts for Cancer
Angel Hairs for Kids and Cuts for Cancer are two fantastic charitable programs focused on providing natural hair pieces to cancer patients at no cost to the family. Angel Hair for Kids™ is part of A Child’s Voice Foundation™ run out of Toronto. Their goal is to help improve the self esteem and self image ...
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Health Canada issues Recalls of Brazilian Blowout
So it would seem that Health Canada has finally recalled several products that fall under the hair straightening category due to dangerously high levels of formaldehyde. Many of you have followed the Brazilian Blowout discussion for the last few months and now several other companies, ten in all, have been added to the list of ...
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Thanks to you all for over $1,000.00 in Movember donations
We’d like to give a huge thanks to all the great donors out there who have supported our Movember campaign in this month formally known as November. We’re totally blown away by everyone’s support and are stoked to announce we have received over $1,000.00 from generous donors in support of prostate cancer. Thank you all ...
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Brazilian Blowout fights back
Brazilian Blowout has initiated legal proceedings against the Oregon department of consumer and business services in regard to their inaccurate testing of formaldehyde levels. Apparently the tests used by the occupational safety and health division failed to distinguish between formaldehyde and methylene glycol, bundling both chemicals together. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Brazilian-Blowout-Formally-Initiates-Legal-Proceedings-Against-Oregon-OSHA-1349816.htm Additional testing by OSHA has also shown ...
