This article talks about a hair-straightening treatment called Brazilian Blowout. It has been offered in salons across the nation to women. This product, however has been reported to cause shortness of breath, eye irritation and nosebleeds. There has also been reports (in Portland, Oregon and Canada) that it has caused loss of smell. The reason behind this is that the treatment contains a toxic chemical called carcinogen formaldehyde. This treatment was said to have less than 0.2% of the formaldehyde. The product really had 6.3-10.6% of formaldehyde. "Beyond its immediate side effects, formaldehyde exposure has been linked to nose and throat cancer and leukemia.U.S. congressional leaders are calling on the FDA to issue a voluntary recall of Brazilian Blowout and to consider a ban." With the "Safe Cosmetics Act" being reintroduced, it allows the FDA to restrict harmful chemicals in beauty products.
This article is interesting because it shows how you cannot trust the label sometimes. Like in the article, the product was said to have 0.2% of formaldehyde. It actually contained 6.3% to 10.6% formaldehyde. This relates to me, because there are products that I use that contain labels that say "BPA free", "caffine free", etc. I usually trust the labels and have no care in the world for those in my food and other products. After reading this article I think that most products actually contain what they say the don't. Now, I will be more careful with what I will drink and what products I will use. I will make sure that these products actually ARE free of toxins.
What we should do now is have the FDA and other administrations test products to see if they actually have toxic chemicals in their products. If they do, I think these administrations should find a safe alternative to these dangerous toxins or even ban these products until the company could find an alternative themselves. I think that if we are able to do this with every product, then it would reduce the rates of illnesses in the United States and even the whole entire world. This article was significant, because it was talking about a product and the tone felt like it praised the product. After reading more, I found out that it talked about the bad side to products that are too good to be true.
This article is interesting because it shows how you cannot trust the label sometimes. Like in the article, the product was said to have 0.2% of formaldehyde. It actually contained 6.3% to 10.6% formaldehyde. This relates to me, because there are products that I use that contain labels that say "BPA free", "caffine free", etc. I usually trust the labels and have no care in the world for those in my food and other products. After reading this article I think that most products actually contain what they say the don't. Now, I will be more careful with what I will drink and what products I will use. I will make sure that these products actually ARE free of toxins.
What we should do now is have the FDA and other administrations test products to see if they actually have toxic chemicals in their products. If they do, I think these administrations should find a safe alternative to these dangerous toxins or even ban these products until the company could find an alternative themselves. I think that if we are able to do this with every product, then it would reduce the rates of illnesses in the United States and even the whole entire world. This article was significant, because it was talking about a product and the tone felt like it praised the product. After reading more, I found out that it talked about the bad side to products that are too good to be true.