Hairdressers are no more exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals than the general population
Press release, 18th Aug 2016, Helsinki, Finland According to research by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) and the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), hairdressers are no more exposed than the general population to endocrine-disrupting parabens, bisphenol A or resorcinol. The study measured 77 hairdressers’ urinary concentrations of these chemicals, using biomonitoring. The hairdressers were from all over Finland.The urinary concentrations of endocrine-disrupting chemicals among hairdressers and the rest of the population were below the levels that cause