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Formaldehyde Is Unsafe in Hair Straighteners

CIR issues thumbs down on methylene glycol, too.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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At its 120th meeting in Washington DC this week, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (CIR) reached its final conclusion on the safety of formaldehyde and methylene glycol as used in hair straightening products and found them to be unsafe under present conditions of use. CIR, an independent, non-profit body of scientific and medical experts that assesses the safety of ingredients used in cosmetics in the US , initiated the review at the request of FDA, the Professional Beauty A...

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