Gentler, safer hair dye based on synthetic melanin

Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating — and missing — using hair dye to cover up grays or touch up roots. Whether done at a salon or at home, frequent coloring, however, can damage hair and might pose health risks from potentially cancer-causing dye components. Now Northwestern University researchers […]

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