Article: Lead in hair dyes.(children may be endangered by exposure to certain hair dye products containing lead)(Brief Article)

Article: HAIR DYES CONTAINING LEAD POSE HEALTH ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 4, 1997 ;     691 words ... ... A new study raises concerns about levels of lead in certain hair dyes and the risk of hand-to-mouth contamination, particularly ... dyes that contain lead. At issue are so-called progressive hair dyes, used to build up to the desired color and then maintain it ...

Article: STUDY: LEAD IN HAIR DYES MAY ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 13, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... against buying certain hair dyes that contain so much ... pharmacists stop selling dyes containing lead. Food and Drug Administration ... indicates lead-containing hair dyes are safe if used properly ... called progressive hair dyes, including Grecian ...

Article: The Debate on Carcinogenicity of Permanent Hair ...
Critical Reviews in Toxicology;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Oxidative (permanent) hair dyes contain one or several "primary ... aromatic amines used in oxidative hair dyes were identified as mutagenic and ... primary intermediate" of oxidative hair dyes, p-phenylenediamine, has a weak ...

Article: Hair dyes linked to cancer.
HealthFacts;  August 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... critique of a new study showing that hair dyes are associated with an increased risk ... leukemias and lymphomas) about their use of hair dyes, and compared their responses with those ... were asked about their use of permanent hair dyes, semipermanent dyes that wash out after ...

Article: Health fear as hair dyes are linked to cancer
The Independent - London;  April 17, 2002 ;     642 words ... ... doubts about the safety of permanent hair dyes after claims the colourings could cause ... safety of two chemicals used in permanent hair dyes, the committee concluded: "The information ... tetrahydro-6-nitroquinoxaline. Permanent hair dyes have been linked in the past with a range ...

Article: CONSUMERS : REPORT SINGLES OUT RISKS TO SKIN FROM HAIR ...
European Report;  March 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ...A high proportion of hair dyes sold on the European market show skin ... systematic data on allergies among users of hair dyes. In Germany, however, 1.3 million ... powerful skin sensitiser used widely in hair dyes. According to the SCCP report ...

Article: HEALTH/CONSUMERS : REPORT SINGLES OUT RISKS TO SKIN FROM ...
Europe Environment;  March 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ...A high proportion of hair dyes sold on the European market show skin ... systematic data on allergies among users of hair dyes. In Germany, however, 1.3 million ... powerful skin sensitiser used widely in hair dyes. According to the SCCP report ...