The pretty type of women’s hair in Egypt is curly like me 😉 but most of the girls specially the teenagers don’t really embraces just a beautiful and unique hair type. They tend to seek Keratin treatment in such an alarming frequency. The short term effect of the treatment is straighter and smoother hair but long term side effects are bad. Researching what Keratin does, Formaldehyde is released during keratin treatment, which may cause irritation to the eyes and is a known carcinogen. Carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. It poses a greater risk to salon professionals because of frequent exposure. Formaldehyde, in many formulas, can be dangerous if inhaled