Fairfax Hair Salon Weighs in on Recent FDA Warning Against Keratin Treatments
Fairfax, VA (PRWEB) January 04, 2012
Ask any woman about keratin treatments and you will hear responses ranging from "they've changed my life" to "don't they cause cancer?" The FDA recently warned consumers against the service and the topic was even debated on the Today show. With all the recent publicity on keratin treatments, owner and master stylist of Salon Khouri, Jonathan Elkhouri, weighs in on the controversy that has caused a kink in the hair industry and offers an advice on alternatives.
Keratin hair treatments have been all the rage over the past several years. From Hollywood celebs to suburban moms, the treatment has women returning to their salon religiously every twelve weeks for the service. Women with coarse, frizzy hair have had their unruly manes transformed into smooth, manageable locks after just one service. The treatment works by applying a keratin protein to the hair then applying heat to the hair to seal the keratin in. This process straightens and smooths frizzy hair. Women who have had the treatment done swear by it. "My blow dry time went from forty minutes before the treatment, to about 10 minutes after having the treatment," states Fran Lovaglio, a customer of the Fairfax, VA hair salon, Salon Khouri. "What I love best," she continues, "is the fact that I can wear it straight easily, but I haven't lost my curl." However, for as many keratin converts there exists just as many keratin skeptics. There is a lot of controversy about the safety of the treatment as many of the products used for keratin treatments contain formaldehyde, a compound suspected to be a carcinogen. The FDA recently issued a warning to the makers of Brazilian Blowout stating that their product releases dangerous amounts formaldehyde and gave them an ultimatum -- relabel or reformulate, or have your product seized. In April 2011, OSHA issued a hazard alert to salon owners and employees about the potential exposure to formaldehyde from keratin treatments.
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