How about Formaldehyde free Brazilian Keratin Hair Straightener

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How about Formaldehyde free Brazilian Keratin Hair Straightener

by Bleu Belle
(London, England)

Hi, I just read this article and was shocked to read what you have to say about Keratin. I've been buying a product called Escova Progress for a year or more now.

I have curly, almost afro hair and once every ten or twelve weeks I've been applying it with fantastic results. And I know you mention formaldehyde, but the product I use does not contain any - it even has the thumbs up from the Brazilian Ministry of Health - and has been declared 100% safe. I've been buying it online from a store called www.escovaprogress.com and I have to say, the results are fab.

Have I been duped? If so, why does my hair look so good?

I found an Escova Progressiva product that's natural and doesn't contain any Formaldehyde - Guaranteed
by: Bleu Belle

Hi, I posted before about a Brazilian product I've been buying that is called Escova Progress, and I had wondered if it contained Formaldehyde.
I've made a few investigations of my own - even contacted the company who make it, Niasi - and have been assured that this product contains absolutely No Formaldehyde, or any of the chemically related chemicals often used in Keratin hair straighteners. The guy I spoke to was very helpful and even sent me a document from the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

I'm so pleased i'm gonna start selling it myself. All my girlfriends want to try it now.

Just wanted you to have an update.

Tchau,
BB

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How about Formaldehyde free Brazilian Keratin Hair Straightener

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What they use then?
by: Jo

Its more interesting to know what they use rather what they don't use. Its always easy to replace one chemical with another and call it for example Formaldehyde-free. But what would be the chemical replacement? And what The Brazilian Ministry Of Health Approved? I was looking for a good Keratin product and this is not very helpful!! It makes you doubt even more!

On Real Brazilian Keratin we at least know for the fact that they use 100% Formaldehyde. If its safe, then why not just let public know the ingredient list for main chemical used to straight the hair? Sooner or later someone will put it on Internet and people google it in 10 sec. So why not do it themselves and build some credibility!!!

Ingredients
by: Anonymous

Here are the ingredients of the escova progredss. Can you tell me if it's good or bad?

Aqua, Glyoxlic Acid, Cylomethicone, Cocodimonium Hydroxpropyl, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Ceteraryl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Diisopropyl Adipate, Coffee Arabica Extract, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Isodecyl Neopentaoate, Cydodextrin, Polyquaternium 55, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Ceteamidopropyldimonium Chloride, Behenyl Alcohol, Isocetyl Alcohol, Quaternium 70, Propylene Glycol, Dimethyl, Methyl Siloxane, C11-C15 Ethoxlatedsecondary Alcohol, Disodium Louriminodipropionate, Tocopheryl Phosphates, Dimethylpadamidopropyl, Loudimonium Tosylate, Oxybenzone, Lauroyl Lysine, Glycine N-Acetil Cystein, Arginine HC1, Polyquaternium 44, Sodium PCA, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Quaternium 91, Cetrimonium Methosulfate, Isopropyl Myrislate, Oleth-10, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol, Cetyl Acetate, Phenoxethanol, Methylparaben, Oropylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Parfum

Hydrolized Keratin
by: RE: Ingredients

I see nothing unsafe about this ingredient list. The key ingredient in this Escova Progress product is Hydrolized Keratin which coat the hair with keratin and make it thicker and straight. But it won't last as long as the one with formaldehyde because formaldehyde is the one that change the bonds in the inner cortex of the hair and make it last longer.

It does have Formaldehyde creating ingredient
by: Anonymous

Methyl Siloxane when heated releases formaldehyde

Study on formaldehyde released from methyl silaxane.
by: Carol

Hi, I found a study that looks at the evolution of formaldehyde from Methyl Siloxanes (GE Silicones, 1999). While it is true that methyl siloxanes release formaldehyde, it is at the following value for temperature heated and the percent theoretical formaldehyde

150 C - 302 F - 0.000002%
200 C - 392 F - 0.001%
250 C - 482 F - 0.26%
265 C - 509 F - 1.01%
300 C - 572 F - 19%
320 C - 608 F - 87%

Now, if you are using the product with a blow dryer (say it goes up to 300 F) and a hair straightener (mine goes up to 450 F), then it will be releasing between 0.001%-0.26% of the formaldehyde compound from methyl siloxane.

What you do with this information is up to you. Keep in mind that plenty of products (including the vaccine for the H1N1 virus) has formaldehyde in it. Can't be all deadly if they're injecting it into you.

Here is the study: www.arlon-std.com/.../Formaldehyde%20Generation%20-%20GE%20Silicones.pdf

Escava Safe
by: Anonymous

Many come from people who have had a keratin straightening treatment in professional salons, but a few come from girls using Brazilian straightening products at home, which is worrying. From what I?m hearing some people experience breathing problems and/or irritation of the scalp in the days after a treatment, which are both classic symptoms of exposure to a chemical called Formaldehyde.

So as a concious kind of a gal I decided to do a little research?

Now if you're a regular reader you'll know that my website www.escovaprogress.com ? (shameless plug, sorry) sells Brazil's leading Formaldehyde-Free Keratin hair straightener, Zene Progress, but I'm not just here to sell. I love my blogging too much for that most of the time and I'm just happy to rant about hair 'n' stuff.

Here's what I discovered after an hour or two looking on the Internet. Many products on the market use chemical cousins of Formaldehyde, which may have different names but are essentially the same thing and pose the same health risks.

They include them for two reasons, they're cheap and very effective, (Companies selling hair straightening products containing these chemicals may claim results lasting 6 months or offer unbelievably low prices). Without turning this blog into science class, the most common names I found were:

BFV,

Karsan Fannoform,

Lysoform,

Methyl Aldehyde,

Formalin,

Methylene Oxide,

Formalith,

Morbicid (this one sounds so grim it's almost unbelievable),

Formic Aldehyde,

Oxomethane,

Formol,

Oxymethylene,

Fyde Paraform,

HCHO,

Superlysoform,

Ivalon

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<img src="http://www.short-hair-style.com/images/av_styling2.jpg" width="50" height="50" align="left">Many come from people who have had a keratin straightening treatment in professional salons, but a few come from girls using Brazilian straightening products at home, which is worrying. From what I?m hearing some people experience breathing problems and/or irritation of the scalp in the days after a treatment, which are both classic symptoms of exposure to a chemical called Formaldehyde. So as a concious kind of a gal I decided to do a little research? Now if you're a regular reader you'll know that my website <a href="www.escovaprogress.com" target="_blank">www.escovaprogress.com</a> ? (shameless plug, sorry) sells Brazil's leading Formaldehyde-Free Keratin hair straightener, Zene Progress, but I'm not just here to sell. I love my blogging too much for that most of the time and I'm just happy to rant about hair 'n' stuff. Here's what I discovered after an hour or two looking on the Internet. Many products on the market use chemical cousins of Formaldehyde, which may have different names but are essentially the same thing and pose the same health risks. They include them for two reasons, they're cheap and very effective, (Companies selling hair straightening products containing these chemicals may claim results lasting 6 months or offer unbelievably low prices). Without turning this blog into science class, the most common names I found were: <ul> <li>BFV,</li> <li>Karsan Fannoform, </li> <li>Lysoform, </li> <li>Methyl Aldehyde,</li> <li>Formalin, </li> <li>Methylene Oxide, </li> <li>Formalith,</li> <li>Morbicid (this one sounds so grim it's almost unbelievable),</li> <li>Formic Aldehyde,</li> <li>Oxomethane,</li> <li>Formol,</li> <li>Oxymethylene,</li> <li>Fyde Paraform,</li> <li>HCHO,</li> <li>Superlysoform,</li> <li>Ivalon</li> </ul>

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INCI list
by: Anonymous

Glyoxylic acid acts as an aldehyde and is the first ingredient on the list i.e. highest amount. Formaldehyde is only one type of aldehyde - there are many more. All of these products require high levels of ventilation and very limited exposure in use. Just because it says it doesn't contain one problem doesn't mean it doesn't contain another!