7 Trends Beauty is Dangerous to Health

Now a lot of beauty trends of interest by the youth and adults such as blackening of the skin and hair straightening. But some of the beauty trends are not entirely safe for your health.

The following 7 beauty trends that are harmful to your health, as reported from MyHealthNewsDaily, Thursday (06/21/2012), among others:A. Skin tanningMany people feel that having brown skin impression sexier than whites, so some people choose to make the process of skin tanning or blackening of the skin to make it happen.A study states that indoor tanning process, which is done by lying on the tanning device is equipped with a tanning lamp (sunlamps) has a serious health risk.Sunlamps emit ultraviolet rays that can damage the skin, which can cause premature aging of the kulut, burns, eye damage and skin cancer. In addition, frequent exposure to UV rays can cause a person addicted to tanning.2. Hair weaving braidsAccording to a study published in 2011 in the Archives of Dermatology, braided hair weaves can cause permanent hair loss. This type of hair loss is called centrifugal cicatricial alopecia occurring in the crown of hair and can spread to the entire scalp.Researchers conducted a survey of 326 African-American woman whose hair was braided weaves hair care habits. Dermatological experts then conduct the examination of the scalp for hair loss and gave a result almost 60 percent of the women showed signs of severe hair loss.3. TattooTattoo on a person's body has been associated with an increased risk of hepatitis C. Moreover, if the needle is used to create your tattoo is contaminated with infected blood.Hepatitis C is caused by a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cirrhosis or scarring of the liver, liver cancer and liver failure. People who are tattooed are also prone to skin infections, causing redness, swelling and pain.In addition, tattoos using red dye, green, yellow and blue can cause allergic skin reactions, such as an itchy rash at the tattoo site.4. BotoxBotox injections have been an improvement for facial wrinkles fast. Botox, a form of botulinum toxin type A drug that can relax the muscle for several months. This toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that causes botulism, a rare but serious illness.Although injections inu generally safe, side effects and complications can occur including pain and bruising at the injection site, headache, nausea and muscle weakness while.In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Botox for cosmetic use, but to include a warning label on the packaging that states the risk of spread of the toxin to other areas of the body, causing symptoms similar to botulism, including difficulty swallowing, breathing and even death.5. Contact lenses that give the effect of widening of the eyesAccording to some experts, circle contact lenses that make your eyes look bigger, it can cause serious vision problems. Users can experience a significant risk of eye injury, even blindness when buying contact lenses without a valid prescription or help from a professional eye.Lenses of this type have not been approved by the FDA and its sale is still illegal. Such lenses have been popular among teenage girls.6. Skin-lightening creamsAccording to the FDA, several cosmetic products including skin-lightening creams, contain high levels of mercury. Mercury is used in skin lightening cream to inhibit the production of melanin pigment in the skin. High levels of mercury can also be found in some soaps, lotions and anti-aging products."Exposure to mercury has serious health consequences. This can damage the kidneys and nervous system, and can interfere with brain development in children and unborn children are very young," said Charles Lee, MD, medical adviser at the FDA.FDA recommends that you check the label of any product or skin whitening anti-aging products. If you see words like 'mercurous chloride', 'calomel', 'mercuric', 'Mercurio', or 'mercury' in the beauty products you use every day, then immediately stop using.7. Hair straightener productsParticular hair straightening products, containing a variety of chemicals such as dangerously high levels of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a pungent gas that can irritate the eyes and nose, and cause allergic reactions such as skin rashes and itching, as well as respiratory problems like asthma when inhaled.Even in the U.S. health agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a warning in April 2011 to the hair salon owner who uses the product.