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Beauty to kill

Monday, February 1st, 2010

beauty to kill

Women have always made sacrifices for beauty, but some treatments are so damaging that can cause major health problems. Among the most controversial treatments and products of the moment are:

Brazilian planing (progressive broom)
There are several types of this straight. They use keratin and various concentrations of formaldehyde. The more we use more dangerous is formaldehyde treatment. Formaldehyde is a substance known as a carcinogen, can affect the eyes, causing irritation and severe reactions.

Formaldehyde is used legally in small amounts in many products. Escova smoothing products or brushed (Portuguese and Spanish) have much higher levels than those recommended and no way of knowing what is real concentration.

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