Category Archives: "Hair Care"
Congressional Hearing on Cosmetics Safety-Finally, Someone is Listening
Our voices have been heard. All of us who have expressed our concern over the toxic chemicals present in so many of today’s personal care products can celebrate the fact that on March 27, 2012, Congress held its first hearing on cosmetics safety in more than 30 years. Repeated Toxic Alerts Reached Government Ears You […]
Toxic Hair Dyes: How to Reduce Your Toxic Exposure at Home and at Your Salon
A lot of people have been asking me about hair care lately, particularly about toxic hair dyes. What’s safe and what’s not? Why should we be concerned? What sort of salons are likely to be more health conscious? Why Should We Be Concerned About Chemicals in Hair Dyes? It comes down to accumulated toxic exposure. […]
Losing Your Hair During Cancer-How to Cope, from an Expert on the Subject
For many women, coping with hair loss during chemotherapy treatments can be one of the most difficult challenges of cancer. Susan Beausang, founder of “4women.com” has researched the topic of hair loss to determine just how much it affects women and what they can do about it. Susan comes from a family with three generations […]
New Scalp-Cooling Devices May Help Patients Keep Their Hair During Chemotherapy
I’ve posted before about how keeping your hands and nails very cool while getting a chemotherapy transfusion may help to reduce skin and nail damage.
