Black and Hispanic women who work as hairdressers are exposed to an array of chemicals, including many that have not been previously identified, a small study finds.
Those substances included expected ones -- ingredients known to be in salon products -- but also many more the researchers could not identify.
Those women may have especially high exposure to chemical hair products like straighteners and dyes, because their clients often want those services. And when studies have attempted to delve into hairdressers' chemical exposures, they have only tested for those usual chemical suspects.So he and his team analyzed urine samples from 23 hairdressers and 17 office workers, all of whom were women of color. Instead of looking only for expected substances, the researchers used a screening method that has been employed to hunt for chemicals lurking in food and wastewater.
He said there's no doubt there are many"harsh chemicals" used in salons. Yet little is known about the specific substances salon workers absorb through their skin or inhale -- even in comparison to household personal care products.He called the findings"a first step." More research is needed to understand whether hairdressers are exposed to"too much" of these chemicals, and what the potential health impact could be, he said.
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