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Nonammonia Hair Dyes Make Your Hair Fall out?

ecocolors — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:04:44 +0000

A recent study in 2012 from The Journal of Dermatology Science reveals that mixing hydrogen peroxide and nonammonia haircolors containing monoethanolamine may cause dermatitis and hair loss.

EcoColors Haircolor does not contain this chemical.

Ethanolamines are toxic to sea life

ecocolors — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:10:42 +0000

A recent study by The Department of Environmental Sciences at the University Venice , in Venice Italy revealed that monoethanolamine, triethanolamine , and diethanolamine(MEA,TEA,and DEA)have the potential to be toxic to sea life depending on the concentrations of exposure. I wonder how this relates to nonammonia haircolors with ethanolamines being dumped down someone’s drain..especially salon drains in relation to exposure of these chemicals in the water tables.
Another study revealed drug remnants were present in our drinking water! http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-10-drugs-tap-water_N.htm

A more recent study revealed a possible link between prostate cancer and estrogen by-products from urine in our water.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15720478

Keeping Up With Regulations and Trends

ecocolors — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:35:23 +0000

Lisa Saul, owner of EcoColors Salon in Atlanta GA, and EcoColors Haircolor Laboratories, was asked to speak at a Global Haircolor and Cosmetics Summit, last week in Berlin, Germany. The conference hosted many of the major worldwide companies in the cosmetic industry. Discussions and presentations included the future of cosmetics, trends in hair and advances in chemistry. She also taught a three day hair color class to advanced stylists at a prestigious salon located in Knightsbridge London UK. EcoColors Haircolor is a permanent oxidative hair color formulated with nontoxic in mind.

http://www.ecocolors.net
EcoColors Salon
1860 N Rock Springs Rd
Suite 101
Atlanta GA 30324
404-875-2620
EcoColors Haircolor
skype: 1-404-448-1114
1-877-852-4515

Do Your Homework

ecocolors — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:40:34 +0000

It’s interesting how some companies disguise ingredients, or don’t list them at all.

Recently I noticed a company advertising organic propanediol to replace propylene glycol. This is a propylene glycol derivative, derived from the element CARBON and according to The National Cancer Institute as well as other studies, this chemical may cause broad systemic toxicity as well as possibly being mutagenic. So I am unsure why I would want to be exposed to this chemical at all.

What does organic mean? An organic chemical is merely a chemical derived from the element Carbon.In the periodic table there are 118 known elements so far. The chemistry of CARBON is called organic chemistry. The chemistry of other elements is called inorganic chemistry. So when someone says something is ORGANIC, are they referring to a carbon derived chemical or a chemical or substance not exposed to pesticides?

My daughter came home from a party with a lip gloss that she had won. It was a purple liquid in a glass tube, made from another country. The ingredient listing said “castor oil”. It was the only ingredient listed. The lip gloss had a fragrance and was purple!

I have never seen purple castor oil that smelled like bubble gum.

EcoColors is easy to apply

ecocolors — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:09:26 +0000

New Study Reveals Exposure to Ethanolamines results in increased incidence of asthma

ecocolors — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:30:54 +0000

A recent study by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, published in the Journal of Occupational Medicine London reveals that people who clean professionally have a higher incidence of asthma. What does this have to do with hairstylists? Well the chemical in many cleaning products called ethanolamine is what is causing the asthma with repeated exposure. Ethanolamine is also the ingredient in the nonammonia haircolors. It has an odorless fume, yet it still affects the body by weakening lung function. How many of you stylists out there have asthma?

EcoColors in Martha Stewart’s “Living” Magazine

ecocolors — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:40:09 +0000

Check out the January issue of Martha Stewart’s “Living ” Magazine, page 57

Metal exposure in the body from water, food, air and cosmetics

ecocolors — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:31:09 +0000

The European Directive was established in 2002. This piece of legislation established a guideline for determining which cosmetics were not allowed to be sold in the EU based on toxic levels of ingredients. This list seems to be updated on occasion adding new chemicals and the quantity of these chemicals allowable in cosmetics, based on scientific studies of exposure and disease.
EcoColors was created with nontoxic in mind. Nontoxic is my passion, beginning with the gestation of my son in the womb in 1990. This journey never really ends as I keep learning more, studying more in an endless quest for what is honest, scientific and most importantly non toxic to my body and the bodies of my family, friends and clients.
When I go to the Beauty Supply to purchase products for my salon, I look at ingredients. This first step in evaluating what I expose my body, and my clients heads to day after day in the salon helps me make my decision.
The next step is trying the product. I usually try it on myself first. A streak here, a color there, my hair has turned into a rainbow of experimental shades and techniques. My body also indicates other subtleties. How do I feel after this color? How does it smell? How well does it work? Does it make me cough? Many of the “new trends” in haircolor brands use monoethanolamine(MEA) or ethanolamine. In the Journal of Toxicology, a recent study suggests this popular chemical additive in haircolor and some detergents causes asthma like symptoms. This common chemical may have an odorless fume, but when I have used a product in the salon containing this, I cough.
We are exposed to chemicals daily, through air, water and food. We can’t live in a bubble, but we can be mindful of when and where we expose our selves, and most importantly, listen to your body. If you are feeling badly, is it something in your environment affecting you, or something you just ate or drank? Perhaps it’s the cosmetic you just slathered on your body, made in a manner that contains toxic or even illegal ingredients. Perhaps you have allergies to an ingredient. Listen and explore this, as allergies aren’t to be taken lightly. If you have itchiness or a reaction to a cosmetic you are using, discontinue use immediately.
There are other exposures to also consider. Certain metals in our air, food soil and water and work spaces are invisible to the naked eye, yet can cause damage to our bodies with repeated exposure.
For example, there is naturally occurring cadmium in air, soil water, fertilizers(end up in plants and soil) and sometimes end up in the sea and also in sea animals. We eat the cadmium containing plants and sea animals, swim in the sea(in the Gulf, the recent oil spill makes me curious whether the oil dispersant chemicals aren’t floating around as well).
Analysis of 194 water supplies in 139 municipalities showed a mean cadmium concentration of 0.008 PPM. The drinking water standard is 0.01 PPM. A more recent study of 939 water systems indicated the cadmium levels of .2% of all systems had an excess of the cadmium standards. Cadmium concentrations can be increased in drinking water if the pipes they travel through are galvanized or polyvinyl chloride . Water containers soldered with a silver cadmium alloy may also pose a risk of contamination.
Since cadmium can be taken in through food as well, the World Health Organization has recommended a maximum dose of a weekly intake of 400-500 ug.
If someone smokes near you and you inhale their smoke, you can be exposed to .4-.4 ug, whereas a person who smokes may be exposed to .1 ug per cigarette.
Chronic exposure results in pulmonary emphysema.
The future isn’t bleak. There have also been studies showing that intracellular glutathione protects against metal toxicity. I am a firm believer of taking nutritional supplements and herbs to support the body. Supplements such as N Acetyl Cysteine, and Chlorella both have shown positive impacts on aiding the healing of bodies that have had metal exposure.

monoethanolamine shown to cause asthma(It’s in nonammonia colors)

ecocolors — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:27:13 +0000

The journal of applied toxicology reports a medical study done at Kitasato University School of Medicine on the effects of inhaled monoethanolamine on bronchoconstriction.These results suggest that asthma-like symptoms may result partly from agonistic MEA effects at histamine-H(1) receptors and muscarinic receptors.This means non ammonia colors may aggravate or cause asthma in certain individuals. Just because you can’t smell it, doesn’t mean it’s not harmful.

More Info on toxic Ingredients

ecocolors — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:12:05 +0000

A recent study in Germany indicates that some haircolors still contain toxic arylamines. But apparently all arylamines are not created equal, as some cause cancer and some don’t. The concentration apparently determines whether some are toxic. And some are toxic if they are present.

Some people think if a product has PPD it’s toxic. According to the FDA, PPD is toxic in amounts greater than 6%. EcoColors DARKEST color has <.2% PPD. Some people develope allergies to PPD with repeated exposures.