Could Your Hair Color Give You Liver Disease?
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.Organic Color Systems, which openly and fully discloses its ingredients, their sources, and it specific purpose for being included in the product; does not contain octynoic acid.
The results of the study also associates other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid and coeliac diseases with PBC.
The full results of the study were published here and featured on AOL’s the Stylist here.
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