Dangerous Chemicals

Keep up to date on the latest media reports regarding chemical safety.

Brazilian Blowout

• FDA, OSHA Act on Brazilian Blowout
• Brazilian Blowout 8/22/11 - FDA Warning Letter
• AG Kamala D. Harris Announces Settlement Requiring Honest Advertising over Brazilian Blowout Products

Cosmetics

• California Safe Cosmetics Program
• FDA Fact Sheet- Hair Dye and Hair Relaxers
• FDA Fact Sheet- Cosmetics
• FDA Fact Sheet- Eye Cosmetics Safety
• Is it a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (Or is it Soap?)
• State health officials warn of Mexico-made skin creams loaded with Mercury
• Skin Lightening Creams
• Warning Letters Highlight Differences Between Cosmetics and Medical Devices

Nail Products

• Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers
• Department of Toxic Substances Control Report-SaferNail Products
• Working Safely in the Nail Salon (Vietnamese) (Spanish)
• Artificial Finger Nail Products-A Guide to Chemical Exposures in the Nail Salon

Links

• California Safe Cosmetics Program
  (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/OHB/CSCP/Pages/CSCP.aspx)