Article: China's health ministry says link between hair dye and cancer unproved

China's health ministry says link between hair dye and cancer unproved

BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) --China's Ministry of Health said Tuesday that while it is very likely that hair dye leads to allergies, the link between hair dye and cancer is unproved.

An official with the ministry warned that the public should carefully read labels and instructions of the hair dye products before they dye their hair.

He said most ingredients of hair dye products contain allergenic chemicals and allergic reactions occur according to the sensitivity of the consumer's body, which might range from partial allergy to large-scale allergy.

The official cited evaluation result by the International Agency for ...

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