FDA warns public of toxic hair dye

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday warned consumers that three South Korean hair-dyeing products contain cancer-causing chemicals.

The FDA said the products are Seedbee’s Water Colouring Medium Brown and Seedbee’s Water Colouring Wine Brown, both by Soky C&T Co Ltd, and Mielle Professional’s Blondie Anne Treatment Colour Cream by JPS Cosmetics Co Ltd.

Malachi Co Ltd imports the Seedbee products, while Dimensionhair Co Ltd imports the Mielle product.

The FDA said hair dye sample lab tests showed the three products contain o-aminophenol and m-Phenylenediamine, prohibited in cosmetics.

The administration also warned the public against buying uncertified beauty products.

Cosmetics should be given Thai labels which show the details of the manufacturer, importer, ingredients, expiry date, instructions and warnings.

It said that retailers must buy the…