Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Henna 草本染髮工作坊

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台北榮總臨床毒物科　楊振昌醫師

染髮劑是日常生活中常使用的一種化學藥劑，特別是銀髮族與新一代的所謂 “酷哥辣妹”，為求恢復青春或是為了追求眩目外觀，接觸的機會相對地提高 。然而染髮劑畢竟是化學藥劑，使用多了難免會令人擔心它對人體可能造成的 危害；特別是染髮是否會致癌，更可能是相當多人心中揮之不去的陰影。為使 讀者能瞭解染髮劑之安全性，以下謹針對染髮劑是否致癌的常見疑問加以解答。

答：大部份染髮劑中主要的成份，為煤焦油的衍生物對苯二胺類化合物， 另外有的還含有過氧化氫、酚類化合物等氧化劑。其中對苯二胺類化合物在動 物試驗，經口餵食後確實有證據顯示可能會導致泌尿道、肝臟、皮膚、乳腺、 前胃、甲狀腺或淋巴系統的癌症。至於經由皮膚的試驗，亦有少部份證據顯示 它會經由皮膚吸收而致癌；但是也有部份動物實驗指出，皮膚給予對苯二胺類 化合物，並不會致癌。至於過氧化氫與酚類化合物，雖然其致癌的疑慮遠較對 苯二胺類化合物為低，但過氧化氫仍有實驗動物致胃癌的報告。


答：關於常染髮是否會較易罹患癌症，如根據國外現有的資料顯示，兩者 間並無一致的相關性，換句話說也就是『染髮不一定會致癌』。

雖然曾有部份的研究指出，經常接觸染髮劑的人（包括美髮師及一般民眾）， 可能會較一般人有更高的罹患乳癌、子宮頸癌、外陰部癌症、淋巴瘤、白血病、 多發性骨髓瘤、肺癌、膀胱癌、及黑色素瘤的機會；但是增加的比率一般而言並 不高，且不同研究間的結論並不盡相同。在1979年發表於著名的刺胳針雜誌上， 一項針對120,000名30~55歲已婚護士的研究指出，染髮者較未染髮者約有高10% 的機會，會罹患子宮頸、陰道及會陰癌症。但因此研究並非長期追蹤研究，且在 調整抽煙及時間因素後，致癌的機率明顯降低，因此其結果受到相當程度的質疑 。至於另一項針對385名罹患血液癌症與1,432名對照者間的研究則指出，長期使 用較深色（黑色、紅色與棕色）的染髮劑，可能會明顯增加罹患非何杰金氏淋巴 瘤的機會，另外也可能會增加罹患多發性骨髓瘤與何杰金氏淋巴瘤的機會。但是 因此研究的規模仍不夠大，因此亦有人質疑其結論是否真的可信。

此外也有多篇研究顯示，常使用染髮劑者並不見得會較一般人容易罹患癌症。 以美國癌症學會，在1994年所發表的一篇針對573,369名年齡在30歲以上的婦女 ，所作一項長達6年的追蹤研究顯示；雖然長期(20年以上)使用深色染髮劑的婦女 ，可能會稍增加罹患淋巴瘤與多發性骨髓瘤的機會(3%)，但是一般而言，染髮並 不會增加罹患其他癌症的機會。而哈佛大學在同年發表的一篇針對99,000名護士 長達14年的研究亦顯示，染髮與罹患淋巴瘤、白血病、多發性骨髓瘤間，並無相 關性。因此有關染髮與癌症間究有無相關，各方說法仍莫衷一是。不過至少可以 確定的是，雖然目前還不能完全排除染髮可能罹癌的可能，但至少其可能性應不 至於太高也因此還不需要『聞染髮劑而色變』。

問：雖然染髮並不一定會致癌，但是也沒辦法完全排除這種可能性，那麼請問 　　要怎麼樣，才比較不會因為染髮而增加得到癌症的機會呢？

答：由於因染髮罹患癌症的潛在危險仍不能完全忽視，因此要想免除因染髮 而致癌的可能，最好做到以下幾點：
  1. 可能的話，儘量不要染髮，或至少不要長期染髮超過20年。
  2. 少使用深色且不褪色的染髮劑，多用清洗1~3次或5~10次後即可洗淨的染髮劑。
  3. 染髮時多使用含海娜(henna)或其他植物性染料的染髮劑，儘量少使用可能致癌 的含煤焦油衍生物的染髮劑。或者也可以使用漸染式的染髮劑，但因此種染髮劑常 含有醋酸鉛，會不會因染髮而導致鉛中毒，則是另一個常被提出的疑慮（但至少目 前尚無人因此而導致鉛中毒）。
  4. 染髮時務必戴手套。
  5. 染髮完成後立即以清水充份洗淨頭部。
  6. 染髮時應確實依照包裝上的標示進行。
  7. 可以使用髮飾或其他方法讓頭髮變得更漂亮，不一定要染髮。
  8. 染髮時不要抽煙或吃東西，免得手上沾到染髮劑而食入口中，增加其吸收量。


答：染髮劑的標示常不清楚，確實是一個問題。由於染髮劑的包裝上如果清 楚標示，則其成份自然可由標示得知；至於標示不清或根本沒有標示，如何得知其 中有無前述的致癌成份呢？一般而言，各種染髮劑中，或多或少都會含有一些可能 致癌的物質，因此染髮就可能會有風險。不過一般而言，愈深色（例如黑色、紅色 或棕色）的染髮劑，含有前述致癌物的量通常愈高。此外，較不會褪色的染髮劑， 含有的致癌物量也多半較高，因此儘可能的話應少用上述染髮劑。


答：除了可能致癌的危險外，染髮劑最常造成的健康危害其實是對皮膚的刺激 ，甚至於產生嚴重的皮膚過敏。因此在使用一個新品牌的染髮劑前，最好先滴一小 滴於耳後皮膚上，不要洗掉觀察2天後，如無紅腫等過敏反應才可以安心使用。而 除了皮膚刺激外，染髮劑如使用不當或不慎食入，也可能產生腸胃刺激（甚至於出 血潰爛）、肝腎功能變差、變性血紅素血症（四肢皮膚及嘴唇發紫發紺），乃至於 其他更嚴重的中毒症狀，因此使用時不可不謹慎。

　　總之目前雖然還無法確定染髮與得癌症間究竟有無相關性，但是因為染髮劑中 常含有可能的致癌物，因此要想避免因染髮而罹患癌症的風險，最好的辦法還不要 染髮或少染髮！

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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Chemical hair dye caused CANCER ??

CFSAN/Office of Cosmetics and Colors
November 1997

Hair Dye Products

Hair dye products may be divided into three categories, i.e., permanent, semi-permanent and temporary hair colors. Permanent hair colors are the most popular hair dye products. They may be further divided into oxidation hair dyes and progressive hair dyes. Oxidation hair dye products consist of (1) a solution of dye intermediates, e.g., p-phenylenediamine, which form hair dyes on chemical reaction, and preformed dyes, e.g., 2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine, which already are dyes and are added to achieve the intended shades, in an aqueous, ammoniacal vehicle containing soap, detergents and conditioning agents; and, (2) a solution of hydrogen peroxide, usually 6%, in water or a cream lotion.

The ammoniacal dye solution and the hydrogen peroxide solution, often called the developer, are mixed shortly before application to the hair. The applied mixture causes the hair to swell and the dye intermediates (and preformed dyes) penetrate the hair shaft to some extent before they have fully reacted with each other and the hydrogen peroxide and formed the hair dye.

Progressive hair dye products contain lead acetate as the active ingredient. Lead acetate is approved as a color additive for coloring hair on the scalp at concentrations not exceeding 0.6% w/v, calculated as metallic lead (21 CFR 73.2396). Bismuth citrate, the other approved color additive (21 CFR 73.2110), is used to a much lesser extent. Progressive hair dyes change the color of hair gradually from light straw color to almost black by reacting with the sulfur of hair keratin as well as oxidizing on the hair surface.

Semi-permanent and temporary hair coloring products are solutions (on rare occasions dry powders) of various coal-tar, i.e. synthetic organic, dyes which deposit and adhere to the hair shaft to a greater or lesser extent. Temporary hair colors must be reapplied after each shampooing. The vehicle may consist of water, organic solvents, gums, surfactants and conditioning agents. The coal-tar dyes are either listed and certified colors additives or dyes for which approval has not been sought. The dyes may not be non-permitted metallic salts or vegetable substances.

A hair dye product containing a non-approved coal-tar color (but not a non-approved metallic or vegetable dye) which is known to cause adverse reactions under conditions of use cannot be considered adulterated if the label bears the caution statement provided in section 601(a) of the FD&C Act and offers adequate directions for preliminary patch testing by consumers for skin sensitivity. The caution statement reads as follows:


If the label of a coal-tar color-containing hair dye product does not bear the caution statement of section 601(a) and the patch testing directions, it may be subject to regulatory action if it is determined to be harmful under customary conditions of use.

Several coal-tar hair dye ingredients have been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals. In the case of 4-methoxy-m-phenylenediamine (4-MMPD, 2,4-diaminoanisole) which had also been demonstrated in human and animal studies to penetrate the skin, the agency considered the risk associated with its use in hair dyes a "material fact" which should be made known to consumers. The regulation requiring a label warning on hair dye products containing 4-MMPD published in October 1979 was to become effective April 16, 1980. The regulation required that hair dyes containing 4-MMPD bear the following warning:

Warning - Contains an ingredient that can penetrate your skin and has been determined to cause cancer in laboratory animals.

Some hair dyes manufacturers held that the potential risk was too small to be considered "material" and challenged the validity of the regulation in court. The agency decided to reconsider its earlier position, entered into a consent agreement with hair dye manufacturers, and stayed the effectiveness of the regulation until completion of an assessment of the carcinogenic risk of 4-MMPD in accordance with scientifically accepted procedures.

In addition to 4-MMPD, the following other hair dye ingredients have been reported to cause cancer in at least one animal species in lifetime feeding studies: 4-chloro-m-phenylenediamine, 2,4-toluenediamine, 2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine and 4-amino-2-nitrophenol. They were also found to penetrate human and animal skin.


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防腐劑 PARABEN ??

Concerning about PARABEN (preservative) in your cosmetic ?

CFSAN/Office of Cosmetics and Colors
March 20, 2006


FDA has received a number of inquiries on the safety of parabens as used in cosmetics. The following information is intended to answer questions on this subject.

What are parabens?


Why are preservatives used in cosmetics?


What kinds of products contain parabens?



Does FDA regulate the use of preservatives in cosmetics?









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