Hair Dyes and Cancer – What You Need to Know

All chemical-laden hair dyes currently on the market may be hazardous to your health. Recent studies in toxicology and ecology have identified dangerous carcinogens and mutagens in certain types of coal tar hair dyes, and he European cosmetic regulatory body has confirmed that paraphenylene-diamine (PPD), a substance used for the majority of hair dyes on the market, is linked to bladder cancer. If you want to color your hair, how can you lower the risk of exposing yourself to these cancer-causing agents?

The answer is to use only natural hair dye that’s free of paraphenylenediamine and other toxic agents that can negatively affect your health. Natural hair dyes, and organic hair care products are free of many synthetic chemicals, carcinogens and artificial ingredients that may trigger allergies or cause other health problems.

It won’t be long before certain hair dye colors are completely banned from the market, so now is the best time to make the switch to an all natural hair care product line and all natural hair dyes.

Does Hair Dye Really Cause Cancer?

In 2008, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that hair dyes used in hair salons and barbershops probably increase the risk of cancer. While results of the studies completed so far are inconsistent, many studies have shown an increased risk of bladder cancer, breast cancer and other health problems linked to the use of personal hair dye. (Source: Cancer.gov http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/hair-dyes).

More information about specific hair dye ingredients is available through the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a Federal interagency program organized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. You’ll find a number of common hair dye ingredients in the Eleventh Report on Carcinogens http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc.

Reasons to Switch to Natural Hair Dye

All natural hair care products such as Act Naturals Natural Hair Dyes are designed to not only color your hair without causing damage, but also condition and strengthen the structure of your hair during the coloring process.

This all natural hair dye does not have the same destructive effects as the harsh chemicals found in common hair coloring products that contain synthetic, oxidative dyes – the same ingredients that may be linked to cancer.

Some of the key reasons to switch to natural hair dye include:

·         May lower your risk of cancer

·         Conditions the hair while coloring, instead of stripping away moisture

·         Safe enough to be used by women who are pregnant

·         Suitable for people who have allergies to synthetic hair dyes

·         Plant-based dyes are made with botanical extracts and are ‘earth friendly’

·         Free of PPD, artificial colors and resorcinol

·         Contains fortifying minerals that catalyze the bleaching reaction

·         Does not raise the pH of the hair so hair is protected from damage

Why Act Naturals?

Act Naturals Natural hair Dyes are free of bleach or peroxide so they do not ‘lift’ the color out of your hair in the same way that chemical-based hair dyes do. The patented formula is made with pure, natural plant dyes and botanicals that actually deposit fresh color into the follicle and cover up gray, deepen your current color or highlight your hair. Act Naturals hair dyes combine 100% plant-based dyes with RBE-Colors ™ (Renewable Botanical Enviro-Colors) that bond to the hair shaft without the need for synthetic chemicals.

Click here http://www.actnaturals.com/permanent-hair-color-kit.html for more information about this breakthrough in natural hair dyes.