News on Hair and Henna

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on November 28, 2004 at 11:03:07:

Two quotes in the article below that raise a red flag:

"The so called ‘safe’ herbal based cosmetic industry is big. However,
in India over-the-counter products and herbal cosmetics (especially
hair dyes if we're talking about henna) are not required to publish
evidence based clinical tests for safety or go for peer reviews. This
means any product which has a chemical base with some herbs can claim
to be natural with impunity," he emphasised."

Since much of the henna hair dye and premixes coming into the US are
from India, that's how they're sliding in with little or no labelling,
regulation, and that leads to confusion about what is in hair dyes.

If a dye mix comes in from India or another country ... without proper
labeling ... a US company may repackage it with their own company name
.... and they can get away for a LONG time just saying its "100% pure
henna" because that's exactly the way it slid through customs.

Problems with labeling

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Re: News on Hair and Henna Dionne 14:40:10 11/28/2004 (0)
News on Hair and Henna Catherine Cartwright-Jones 11:05:42 11/28/2004 (2)
- News on Hair and Henna Catherine Cartwright-Jones 11:08:55 11/28/2004 (1)
  - News on Hair and Henna Catherine Cartwright-Jones 11:11:14 11/28/2004 (0)

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: Two quotes in the article below that raise a red flag: : : "The so called ‘safe’ herbal based cosmetic industry is big. However, : in India over-the-counter products and herbal cosmetics (especially : hair dyes if we're talking about henna) are not required to publish : evidence based clinical tests for safety or go for peer reviews. This : means any product which has a chemical base with some herbs can claim : to be natural with impunity," he emphasised." : : Since much of the henna hair dye and premixes coming into the US are : from India, that's how they're sliding in with little or no labelling, : regulation, and that leads to confusion about what is in hair dyes. : : If a dye mix comes in from India or another country ... without proper : labeling ... a US company may repackage it with their own company name : .... and they can get away for a LONG time just saying its "100% pure : henna" because that's exactly the way it slid through customs.
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