Archives by Tag 'Formaldehyde'

Does the Popular Brazilian Blowout Contain Chemicals Hazardous for Hairdressers? OSHA Says Yes.

After a worker at a Portland, OR salon reported nosebleeds, eye irritation and respiratory problems after applying the hair-straightening product Brazilian Blowout on customers over the course of a month, testing found the products contained high levels of formaldehyde, even on bottles labeled “Formaldehyde Free.” Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Research on Occupational [...]

Banned contaminated Katrina FEMA trailers housing Gulf oil spill cleanup workers

An article in The New York Times says FEMA trailers used to house residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina, found to contain high levels of formaldehyde that sickened many people, are finding a second life housing Gulf oil spill cleanup workers, despite being banned for long-term housing by the government. Within months after Katrina in August [...]