Girl Passes Out From Hair Dye
When London party girl Peaches Geldof recently collapsed, word on the street was she passed out from extreme dieting or a drug overdose. The British tabloids went bananas.
Soon after, The Daily Star reported that Peaches was knocked because she inadvertently inhaled ammonia fumes from her hair dye. And that's when we went crazy. Is dyeing your hair dangerous?
Relax, says Jim Hammer, a cosmetic chemist.
"Though inhaling too much ammonia could certainly give the feeling of being unable to catch your breath, it's uncommon for people to collapse from ammonia fumes," he says.
Phew.
In addition to the permanent and demi-permanent dyes that often contain ammonia, it's also in items we use day to day, like household cleaning products.
Though episodes like Peaches's aren't common, nervous types might want to check out ammonia-free demi-permanent dyes, which emit much less odor, says Hammer.
As for everyone else, Hammer advises using ammonia-infused products in areas with adequate ventilation and-this goes without saying-"Don't intentionally sniff the product in the container."
Umm... duh?
--image via www.telegraph.co.uk
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