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Last month, a study with consumer reports revealed carcinogenic carcinogenic in ten synthetic lichen hair marks, including sensation and shake-N-go. After two samples have been tested, lead in 9 out of 10 of the brands, among other fleeting organic compounds (VOCs) such as Aceton and Benzene, was demonstrated. However, experts are wondering whether the results have a reason for serious concern.
“They came to the conclusion that all ten products contained that exceeded the maximum permissible dose level defined by California because there is no national level for it,” said the cosmetic chemist Javon Ford in a Tikok video. “The MADL (maximum permissible dosage level) from which they have been held is not on dermal exposure for drinking water, which is only based on oral exposure.”
While you do not eat your braids, the exposure to harmful chemicals can arise with your mouth in order to separate strands, eat the hair after touching your hair or put children with braids in your mouth. And although Ford claims that he understands why consumer reports used the oral test model, he does not agree to the validity.
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“I don't agree because they do not intentionally take braids,” he said. With regard to an SGS -SA report from 2009, the border for leads permitted in the lipstick is 5 ppm (which is the current border in 2025), while none of the samples of BRAID reports reported in the consumer were exceeded above 0.2 ppm. “It is much more likely that you will take lead over lipstick than through hair.”
Lead is elementary, which means that it is difficult in most products to avoid in most products, and with regard to the synthetic hair findings, Ford says that the leads tested are “very conservative limits”, while the vocs such as Benzol “are far below the standard for daily exposure”. However, it is worth noting that the United States is not known for having high health and security standards in cosmetics, which even led to a lawsuit against Haar -Relaxer brands for cancer for almost 10,000 customers. The EU has stricter regulations that prohibit or restrict over 1,300 chemicals in cosmetics, while the United States has banned fewer than 30.
According to the Ford, the greatest concern in the study is the acetonnistic level, although we are often exposed to chemical in the nail valley. However, if synthetic braids are dipped in boiling water to seal the ends, the emitted VOCs can worsen the breathing problems. “Otherwise, I don't think that your results cause the alarm because the levels are far below other things, such as Bentonit tone,” he said, an ingredient that is often used in skin care.
Ciara Imani May, founder of the non -toxic plant -based braiding hair brand Rebundle, says Essence that she is still worried. “I'm worried that the chemicals are present, but I'm not surprised,” she says. According to Rebundle, every third carrier will experience the toxins in plastic synthetic hair. “It is fair to look at these test results and to feel anger or disappointment that there is no safe level of lead consumption.”
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Some hair stylists even use synthetic hair in apple cider vinegar to prevent their customers from having skin reactions. “I recently braided my hair and had to take it out because I got an allergic reaction,” says a Tikok hairdresser. “My armpits, my stomach, my throat, itching, itching, itching. And even my customers said that they needed the hair in front of the wheels.”
After Rebundle carried out an independent study years ago, he found toxins like consumer reports and used their platform to find out why alternatives should exist. With regenerative materials, the hair of rebundle braids consists of 97 percent biologically based from banana fibers and developed to replicate structured hair. “Most synthetic hair is made of plastic,” says May. “We are pursuing a more careful approach to the procurement of skin -proof ingredients.”
However, safe, reusable lichen hair have a price. “Price is a conversation for us from the start,” she says. With a pack of rebundle hair at $ 36, the price of synthetic hair is cheaper and easier to access in a beauty supply store instead of ordering online. Although Rebundle is reusable and better for our skin, which can help justify the price, “we cannot compete with the price of synthetic hair and do not try,” she says. “Quality and security are sacrificed [to reach the low price] As we know now. “