Zeitschrift für Kosmetologie und Trichologie

Skin Toxicity of Selected Hair Cosmetic Ingredients: A Review Focusing on Hairdressers

Abstract

Zohreh Hashemi Dezaki

Due of skin damage from their jobs, hairdressers are a high-risk category for occupational skin illnesses. Therefore, hand dermatitis is the most common OSD. Hairdressers had a pooled lifetime incidence of HE of 38.2 percent and a 1-year prevalence of 20.3 percent, according to a recent systematic review and metaanalysis of published material from 2000–2021. The most important variables in the development of HE in this occupational field are wet work and skin contact with irritants and allergens. Numerous primary components in numerous hair cosmetics are serious allergies. The likelihood of getting occupational contact dermatitis increases due to the loss of the epidermal barrier function caused by the typical work practises of hairdressers and the emergence of an inflammatory environment.