HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or absolutely no risk, some are linked to significant health issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other commonly used products. Still, no kind of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Salon Alkaline Perm for Normal - Resistant Hair Waving Lotion. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with serious health concerns, including cancer.