Jan Paul Zock, A leading health expert from Centre of Research in environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona Spain announced new research that reveals an increase in asthma and worsening of existing symptoms when exposed to ammonia or other chemicals. Zock said that through experiments and studies higher rates of asthma had found among professionals who can experience regular exposure to ammonia and other chemicals in the workplace. The expert said, people inhaling ammonia more than a week are 20% more likely to develop asthma or wheezing. Professionals who use ammonia and similar chemicals more frequently will be at more risk than those who use them for longer durations. The concentration of the chemical, in addition to room ventilation, also affect the risk.
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In the June 2010 issue of Modern Salon Magazine, “The Goods: Products and Tools for the Professional” section on page 106, Organic curl Systems was mentioned as being a “hot” thioglycolate-free, natural perm product! Plus, they published a link to our site! …
Read MoreCongrats to Deborah and Salon Blu in Santa Monica for this excellent story on their local Fox affiliate! It’s really nice to see the industry welcoming and fixing all the home hair coloring diasters. Awesome mention and shot of the OCS products! Great Job!
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As you probably already know, International Hair and Beauty Systems is committed to offering non-diverted product lines and is against product diversion from the professional salon industry. We take a great deal of pride in our approach and strategy to distribute healthier, gentler, and higher quality products on an absolutely exclusive basis to select salons that are environmentally responsible, socially conscious, and interested in building long-term value in their business. Therefore, we are fiercely opposed to product diversion particularly because of the negative effects it has on the excellent salons that deserve all of the credit for the brand credibility being exploited by “Big Beauty” today.
The beauty industry has collided with an eco-friendly approach in the Lehigh Valley. It’s the region’s first green salon. It seems like a no-brainer to me, said Stephanie Faerber, owner/manager of Lux eco-Friendly Salon in Bethlehem.
Imagine a salon where the hair dye has no ammonia or formaldehyde and the nail polish is non-toxic. It doesn’t smell like a salon, said Faerber. The color smells line anisette, a licorice smell, and the lightener smells like roses.
It’s a green salon on New Street in Bethlehem. Everyone’s so worried today about what we put into our bodies, said Stephanie Ricci, customer, but they don’t think as much about what we put on our bodies.
Summer is coming and that means your clients tresses are increasingly subjected to the negative effects of the sun, salt water, and chlorine. Organic Care Systems helps your clients to fight back with the power of Sunflower Oil. This natural, renewable, and sustainable ingredient is found in all of the Power Build, Aqua Boost, and Status Quo products.
A recent study out of England has linked, octynoic acid, a commmon chemical found in hair color products but not contained in Organic Color Systems, with progressive liver disease and other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid and coeliac diseases.
Published in the international gastroenterology journal, aptly called Gut, British researchers revealed the findings of over 5,000 people who were surveyed about their risks for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) which is an early form of liver cirrhosis and long-term progressive autoimmune disease. PBC is thought to be caused, at least in part, by certain chemicals commonly found in hair colors, specifically octynoic acid.
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As early as the 1800′s, so-called “scalp flaps” where used to address natural balding. Today, hair transplantation has grown widespread for both men and women. While natural hair loss is more common among men, women are often faced with the challenges of dealing with hair loss too. Hair loss in women has been a fast growing problem for both the individual and their chosen beauty professional as the population has been aging, and medical advancement has been developing highly effective treatments for specific diseases that have proven to compromise other aspects of patient’s health such as their hair, transplantation has become a more and more popular option.
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A technology that turns hair into absorbent barriers against oil could now be used to save our beaches from the oil spill in the Gulf.
Around one pound of hair is thrown away every day by every salon in the country.
“I’ve been a hair stylist for 23 years and I think we used to ask that question every day. ‘What can we do with it?’” said Andrea Sorrenti of Andrea’s Organic Salon in Naples. Andrea’s Organic Salon has been on the forefront of environmental and social responsibility in the salon industry and has been using Organic Color Systems since 2008.
She said she has been collecting hair clippings for the last four years.
“Every time they see me throwing hair in my little bag, now they’re going to see a good cause,” she said.
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My hair is very easy to color, but I do react badly to too many chemicals. So I decided to investigate. I found out that many women react badly to the high amounts of ammonia in permanent hair dye. And the stylists know it! Some, such as my last stylist, even mixed packets of sweetener into the hair color to help prevent the itching. It is this ammonia that makes hair salons smell so darned awful in the color area.
There are options for women who don’t want to itch and burn, but still want pretty colored hair. I spoke with Hilton Bell who founded Organic Color Systems, a professional line of ammonia-free color. It was the first ammonia-free line in salons around the world with a full range of natural shades full-range of shades. Mr. Bell’s company did extensive research, and found out that most hair color reactions – up to 99 percent, according to their results – came from ammonia.
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