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A British woman is in a coma after collapsing while dying her hair with L'Oreal Preference hair dye. Doctors think she's experiencing a severe allergic reaction to a chemical in the dye. More »
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A Norwegian newspaper created this unfortunate image by juxtaposing a hair-dye ad with a photo of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. AdWeek is calling it "devilish" but we're not really seeing Satan — it just makes DSK's head look stupid. And we're betting the dye company isn't psyched that he's now their mascot. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5821342&view=rss&microfeed=true If you use Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Dye, watch out. The company is recalling 10 shades because the included color-boosting packets, which you use two weeks after initial dyeing, are incorrect and could change your hair color. This sounds like the work of an evil hair dye prankster! But never fear, "the main Colorant, Color Activating Crème and Color Treat Conditioner in the package are still safe to apply." More »
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• A Canadian judge has ruled against a man who sued Air Transat after a flight attendant refused to examine his balls. The unhappy passenger was bleeding, but the (male) attendant opted not to look at his junk. •  More »
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NPR's Teshima Walker noticed that many of the black women at the Grammys had golden locks. Walker admits that she herself has blond tips, but says: More »
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In the future, stylists will cut hair with robotic metal attachments on their fingers. And hair dye won't smell. Oh wait: The future is now! [Telegraph, Scientific American] More »
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Red hair is apparently all the rage this year in Britain, and Sarah Vine of the Times of London says hair dye in general is enjoying a recession resurgence. More »
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Amelia Robbins is a 12-year-old girl who just got suspended from her school in Missouri because she dyed her hair pink. Amelia says that she colored her as a tribute to her father, who died of cancer, and that the decision was fully supported by her mother. Administrators at the school argue that the pink hair is a "distraction" but Amelia says that the school is always teaching students to "be different" and to not follow the crowd. Kind of a mixed message, don't you think? [Salon] More »
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• Bjork feels sorry for China. You know, over all that Tibet stuff. • Italian porn star runs for office, promises to create "cute" red light district. • H.S. teacher resigns after being outed as madam. • Macho, alcoholic men have trouble dealing with serious injuries. • Gabrielle Union sues Craigslist pranksters over faux ad. • India bans sale of cheap hair dye after farmers use it to commit suicide. • Uterine fibroids can now be treated with a non-invasive ultrasound. • Australians engage in wife-carrying competitions. • Hayden says: Sexual harassment is wrong, even if it makes you "feel good." More »
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First we hear about little girls getting pedicures, then bikini waxes, and now, at the tender age of 6, it's chemically treated hair. The New York Times reports that today's moms are paying for their daughters to get highlights. (Full disclosure: I was a hair model in high school, and for a good four years my hair got dyed every color of the rainbow. But I made money doing it and I was 15. The girls in the Times are much, much younger.) Says Tammy Curris of Toadly Kool Me salon in Fayetteville, NC, "We've had girls as young as 6 in for highlights, but 9 and 10 is more the norm." Echoes Mark Goodman of Hair Designers of Hilton Head, SC, "Five years ago, the rule of thumb was 15- to 16-year-olds would come in for their first color. Now, that girl is 10." More »
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Warning: if you're a hairdresser (particularly a male hair dresser), working with hair dyes will increase your risk of developing bladder cancer. And those who use hair dye may be at risk for bladder cancer, too, as well as lymphoma and leukemia. (Also, the darker the dye, the riskier it is.) Which means that the Naomi Watts of the world might be safer than, well, Cameron Diaz that time Cameron Diaz went brunette. [Independent] More »
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