Organic hair care is rapidly growing in popularity as awareness increases of the potentially toxic substances used in conventional hair care products. Danica Winters, founder of the first organic hair salon in San Francisco gives a short but illuminating presentation on what we should be looking to avoid regarding hair care products, and why organic hair care offers an infinitely healthier alternative.

Danica is concerned with not only what we put into our bodies, but also what we put on our bodies. Danica likens some of the chemical compounds used in hair salons to the toxicity of smoking! Formaldehyde, a recognised carcinogen, is still being used extensively in products used by hairdressers. Such is the potential harm, that increasing numbers of hairdressers are using mouth and nose masks to avoid inhaling such chemicals. Equally ammonia, used in hair colouring and bleaching, is highly detrimental to our bodies and even small amounts can cause respiratory distress, skin burns and eye damage.

Ask your hairdresser about the products they are using, and particularly the ingredients contained in the hair care products. Sulfates and parabens, extremely common in both skin and hair care, are also carcinogenic. Question your hair salon as to why they still use products with these sorts of ingredients when there are more alternatives than ever before. Plumorganicbeauty.com is Danica’s website which offers information on healthy and organic hair care products and techniques.

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