It's an announcement that had the effect of a bomb, especially in this month of Pink October:according to a study conducted by the British surgeon Kefah Mokbel, women who are followers of hair coloring would have 14% risk more likely to develop breast cancer, compared to those who do not. He thus recommends not to do more than 6 colorings per year and to favor natural formulas such as henna. In an interview with the Sunday Times , he explains:“What worries me is that it is indicated on the coloring packs that it must be redone every 4 to 6 weeks. »
So should we definitely stop coloring our hair? Not immediately, because the professor recognizes that other studies are necessary to confirm these results and especially that it is impossible to establish a clear causal link between the use of colorings and the risk of breast cancer. . If so, what would be the explanation? For the scientist, women who use chemical coloring are generally consumers of cosmetics, in any case statistically more than those who do not color their hair. Thus, it is difficult to say from a single study that it is the colorations alone that are at fault...
In the meantime, you can actually space out your camps by cunning with root sprays such as Bye Bye Racines, Colored by Rodolphe, €35, Magic Retouch XXL, L'Oréal Paris, €11, or Hair Touch Up, L'Oréal Professional, €18.90.
