This is one of the major hair trends of recent years: permanent coloring. Blond, brown, red, red or even rainbow (!) … With a little patience and dexterity (or a good hairdresser-colorist), it is possible to access precisely the hair of our dreams !
Yes, but here it is: according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), women with permanently colored hair are said to have an increased risk of developing cancer during their lifetime.
Breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma or basal cell carcinoma
The researchers followed 117,200 women for 36 years, all nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston (United States).
Analysis of their medical data showed that the use of permanent hair dyes increased (at least slightly) the risk of developing basal cell carcinoma in women with light hair, Hodgkin lymphoma in women with dark hair, a breast cancer or ovarian cancer. How about using natural hair colors instead – like henna?
This is not the first time that hair products have been blamed for an increased risk of cancer. Thus, in December 2019, an American study showed that women with curly and frizzy hair who regularly use straightening and straightening substances have an approximately 30% higher risk of having breast cancer …
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