Chemical Tests Find High Percentages of Formaldehyde in Brazilian Blowout

Some people will go to far lengths in order to get the straightest hair possible. But, how far is too far? According to msnbc.com, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel believes that acceptable amounts of formaldehyde in the hair is only .2 percent. Occupational Safety and Health Administration did research on the Brazilian Blowout and found 10.6 percent formaldehyde, while Canada's health department found 12 percent. It was reported that the chemicals were so harsh that someone had to wear a face mask. Although other salons continue to offer the Brazilian Blowout, Vasken Demirjian, owner of the Vasken Demirjian Salon in White Plains, N.Y., decided to discontinue giving the hair treatment out to people, because percentage rates of formaldehyde were just too "alarming."