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Hair straightener poisoning

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This poisoning is from swallowing hair straightener.


Poisonous Ingredient
  • Sodium hydroxide (found in relaxer/straightener products that use lye)
  • Guanidine hydroxide (found in relaxer/straightener products that do not use lye)
  • Ammonium thioglycolate (found in relaxer/straightener products that do not use lye)
  • Polyethyelen glycol
  • Mineral oil

Where Found
  • Various hair straighteners

Review Date: 03/08/2006
Reviewed By: Stephen C Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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