firm news: March 2011 Archives

March 4, 2011

Brazilian Blowout - Hair to die for part 2

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The situation that started like two snipers carefully picking their shots has now turned into the opening scene from Saving Private Ryan! Pop pop pop as OSHA sends a few over Brazilian Blowouts bow quickly followed with a tat tat tat as Brazilian Blowouts attorneys return fire, claiming OSHA didn't perform proper tests on the product and (talk about desperate) even insinuated that stylists may have filled another keratin companies product and used Brazilian Blowout's bottles! We need to ask ourselves...all this for soft, frizz-free hair?

Some wonder how after all this time and the treatments success why now? Didn't anyone see this coming? Truth is it was just a matter of time. Many beauty industry websites and blogs spoke up when the popularity of these treatments first started. Several salons refused to compromise dollars in favor of their employee's health but with this crazy economy caved and realizing that their customers were simply making appointments with their competitions they began offering the service. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that heating a dangerous chemical that if accidentally spilled on public roads you would witness what looks like (sorry movie buff here) a scene from the film Outbreak. Yea that's right HAZMAT suites, firefighters and a lot of yellow tape! Just a little FYI but I thought it interesting to see a basic protocol for a Formaldehyde spill ...ready? Hold your breath!

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