Hair Salons: Facts about Formaldehyde in Hair Products
Additional Resources
Highlights
OSHA has issued an updated hazard alert on formaldehyde dangers to hair salon owners and workers after new agency finding and FDA warning letter. See press release.
You can learn more about formaldehyde and the hazards of formaldehyde exposure from hair products by clicking the links below.
OSHA Resources
- OSHA Updated Hazard Alert English | Vietnamese
- OSHA Health Alert: Hair Smoothing Products That Could Release Formaldehyde - Background
- OSHA Formaldehyde Safety and Health Page
- OSHA Letter to Brazilian Blowout distributor seeking corrections of misleading statements
- OSHA Formaldehyde Fact Sheet
- OSHA Formaldehyde Standard 29 CFR 1910.1048
- OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200
- OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134
Other Government Resources
- Department of Labor News Release about Brazilian Blowout, 2011
- Food and Drug Administration Warning letter issued to importer and distributor of Brazilian Blowout Hair Straightening Product
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Health Hazard Evaluation of Formaldehyde in Hair Smoothing Products at Salons
- California Department of Health Q&A on Keratin-based Hair Smoothing Products
- Cal/OSHA Update on Products that May Release Formaldehyde
- Connecticut Department of Public Health Health Advisory Cautioning About the Presence of Formaldehyde in Keratin-based Hair Smoothing Products
- New York State Health Department Consumer Health Alert: Hair Straightening Products and Formaldehyde
- Oregon OSHA Keratin-based Smoothing Product and the Release of Formaldehyde Report
- Oregon OSHA Hazard Alert
- Washington Department of Labor and Industries eBulletin for Stylists and Cosmetology Schools
News Highlights
- October 31, 2011: ChemRisk, LLC releases report confirming the presence of formaldehyde in some hair-smoothing products
- September 22, 2011: OSHA issues updated hazard alert on formaldehyde dangers to hair salon owners, workers after new agency findings and FDA warning letter
- September 8, 2011: OSHA cites Florida manufacturers and distributors of hair products containing formaldehyde for health violations
- August 22, 2011: FDA issues Warning Letter to importer and distributor of Brazilian Blowout
- May 10, 2011: Select Members of Congress Letter to FDA to act on Brazilian Blowout
- April 13, 2011: Cal/OSHA Brazilian Blowout investigation completed
- April 11, 2011: OSHA OSHA issues press release announcing Hazard Alert
- March 14, 2011: Cosmetic Ingredient Review Board Reaffirmed 2005 Statement on Formaldehyde in Cosmetics
- February 11, 2011: Oregon OSHA Reaffirms its Stance on Formaldehyde in Keratin-based Hair Smoothing Products
- December 9, 2010: American Chemistry Council Decides in Favor of Oregon OSHA's Interpretation of Formaldehyde in Solution
- November 13, 2010: California Attorney General's Office Files Suit Against Supplier of a Keratin-based Hair Smoothing Product
- October 29, 2010: Oregon OSHA Reiteration of Caution When Using Keratin-based Hair Smoothing Products
- October 5, 2010: Oregon OSHA Develops Local Emphasis Program for Keratin-based Hair Smoothing Products