Health Facts about Brazilian Keratin Treatment

Although Brazilian Keratin Treatment started in Brazil, it started become popular in United States and United Kingdom in 2007. The treatment also known as BKT is a hair-straightening process that creates smooth and silky hairs up to for four months.

Actually what people don’t know about the treatment is that it uses formaldehyde as a pigment. It is a highly toxic chemical that gives birth to many health problems for eyes, skin, lungs and even it leads to cancer.

Let’s see how it affects to different body parts:

Risk of Cancer

Formaldehyde is a highly toxic chemical even banned by several health and safety agencies as has classified as a carcinogen by them. As stated by some cancer research institutes the chemical associated with nasal and brain cancer and possibly leukemia. It has seen that while applying the Brazilian Keratin Treatment by salons some fumes may be released into the air even if the take special attention and precautions. The amount of fumes releases more if the customer uses flatiron in the air.

High Irritation in Lungs

The chemical cause difficulty in breathing, burning of the nose and throat and a cough when the concentration is little as 10 to 20 parts per million. Formaldehyde can cause lungs irritation more if the concentration levels increase to 30 to 35 parts per million. At this level it cause severe respiratory tract injury and possibly leads to pneumonitis and pulmonary edema. It has also been seen that it will exposed to more risk when in addition to the original application every time someone uses a hot straightening iron with treated hair.

Irritation in Skin and Eye

According to a study published in "Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology" in March 2006, mild eye irritation has been observed at exposures to formaldehyde levels as low as 1 part per million. It can cause injuries if formaldehyde gets into the eyes. It even leads to temporary discomfort to permanent corneal clouding and loss of vision. As reported by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) the chemical can cause burning, white discoloration, cracking and scaling when it comes into contact with skin. Long time contact to it can further results to numbness and tanning or hardening of the skin.

Not Authorized by US Government

Any government agency including U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not give approval to Brazilian Keratin Treatment. The panel of Cosmetic Ingredient Review Experts that is a group of scientists and experts who set recommendations safety standards for cosmetic ingredients, has set 0.2% as maximum level of formaldehyde in a product to be consider as safe. Few tests had been conducted by Allure Magazine which shows an eye opening facts about the Brazilian Keratin Treatment. When samples has collected from various salons and tested it had found that the concentration ranging from 3.4% to 22.1%.

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