For a few years there have been reports and research of hair straightening chemicals causing health harms, specifically kidney damage. Even kidney failure. Yet the use of these dangerous products continues in a number of countries, including the US, France, and Israel.
The problem appears to be the glyoxylic acid in some hair-straightening products. Bottom line: Read the ingredient lists on hair straightening products and avoid those with glyoxylic acid.
Excerpts from The Times of Israel: 17-year-old girl hospitalized for kidney failure after hair-straightening treatment
A 17-year-old girl who underwent a hair-straightening treatment was hospitalized with severe kidney failure at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the hospital reports.
Another woman, 25, also suffered from kidney failure caused by hair straightening a little over a month ago. ...continue reading "Hair Straighteners Continue to Cause Kidney Harm"