You know what's scary? All of the toxic chemicals in the majority of hair products out there. They're filled with so much fake crap and end up doing more harm than than good to your scalp and skin.
Look up your favorite beauty product brands on the Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep website, which lists hundreds of different beauty product brands and the harmful chemicals contained in them, then decide whether you still want to continue using products which could cause cancer and other health-related side effects.
This article appears in May 13-19, 2010.