Aveda Keratin Straightening treatment

[Anonymous]

Has anybody had this done? I am wondering if it is effective, and also if it would be safe while pregnant (towards the very end). Seems like it might make post-partum hair a little easier.

[Anonymous]

Please tell me your are joking. These are SO unsafe. OSHA issued a health alert about these.

They are so unsafe that if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you can't even be in the salon while someone ELSE is getting it done.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/formaldehyde/hazard_alert.html

These treatments have been banned in most other countries. Formeldahyde is a carcinogen. Do not put it on your scalp. Especially while pregnant.

And do not listen to whatever the salon tells you - if you read the OSHA alert, it says that most of the companies that sell their products lie to the salons and assure them they are "formeldahyde free" when in fact they are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please tell me your are joking. These are SO unsafe. OSHA issued a health alert about these.

They are so unsafe that if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you can't even be in the salon while someone ELSE is getting it done.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/formaldehyde/hazard_alert.html

These treatments have been banned in most other countries. Formeldahyde is a carcinogen. Do not put it on your scalp. Especially while pregnant.

And do not listen to whatever the salon tells you - if you read the OSHA alert, it says that most of the companies that sell their products lie to the salons and assure them they are "formeldahyde free" when in fact they are not.

The hazard is to the hair professional if they do this repeatedly, not to the client. That's why OSHA is the agency involved.
But, no, you will not get clearance from your OB to do it while pregnant or nursing and I doubt the salon would let you either.

[Anonymous]

That is actually incorrect, PP. Studies have shown that with formeldahyde, the risk of cancer comes with the level of exposure, NOT with the duration/frequency of exposure. So a client exposed at the same level as the professional has the same risk of cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is actually incorrect, PP. Studies have shown that with formeldahyde, the risk of cancer comes with the level of exposure, NOT with the duration/frequency of exposure. So a client exposed at the same level as the professional has the same risk of cancer.

Whatever level of exposure you need for it to be a cancer risk after one exposure is not the level reached by getting your hair straightened.
Repeated exposure at lower levels can be dangerous, hence the problems for those who work with formaldehyde.

[Anonymous]

So what level do you need for it to be a cancer risk, and what level do you have by getting your hair straightened? Just want to compare the two, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Looks like the FDA is also concerned about the safety of these products for consumers . . .

http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm228898.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what level do you need for it to be a cancer risk, and what level do you have by getting your hair straightened? Just want to compare the two, thanks.

Your first question is probably worth a few mil. Anyway, you can't do it while pregnant.

Just FYI I did it when I weaned, its nice but not a miracle solution. It basically gave me "winter" hair. I still have to blow dry and style, but it stays that way, unlike my "summer" hair which gets frizzy and loses the style once it hits the humidity. It won't give you wash and go hair.

[Anonymous]

It won't give you wash and go hair.

THanks. This is the answer I needed.

[Anonymous]

11:34 here - I figured, but 11:09 seemed so certain that I had to ask what the different levels were.

[Anonymous]

I recommended it for my 74-year-old mother and it looks AMAZING! It is definitely wash-and-go. It's also glossy and all of the frizz is GONE.

Is this the same thing that is known as the Brazilian Blowout? It's also a formaldehyde treatment.

I very well may do it next summer, once I'm done breastfeeding. It is incredibly impressive.

[Anonymous]

This is natural selection at work.

[Anonymous]

I did it one time (and would never do it while pregnant or BF) and was not impressed with the results. It was certainly not worth the money. For me it was not wash and go at all. It did cut down on frizz and if it were much cheaper and much safer, I'd consider it. Given the $ and risk, never again.

[Anonymous]

I just had it done yesterday, when I woke up today the bottom of my hair was a bit wavy, I don't know if it was because of sleeping on it or not, but I am anxious to wash it to find out if it works like I wanted it to. Will let you know!!

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know about the Brazilian Blowout Zero? That is the newer version of Brazilian Blowout & they claim it is formaldehyde-free. Is this one safe? I would think they cannot advertise it as formaldehyde-free unless it really is.