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Article: CONSUMERS : REPORT SINGLES OUT RISKS TO SKIN FROM HAIR DYES.
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- European Report
- Article date:
- March 13, 2007
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A high proportion of hair dyes sold on the European market show skin-sensitizing properties'. In other words, these substances can cause an allergic reaction among people sensitised' to the product if they are exposed to it again. That is the verdict of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP), made public on 12 March. The committee advises the European Commission on the harmlessness of consumer products. Of the 46 substances studied, ten proved to be extremely sensitising,' 13 strongly sensitising' and four moderately sensitising'.
The EU lacks systematic data on allergies among users of hair dyes. In Germany, however, 1.3 million adults could be ...