What is your nominee for greatest scam in the history of Australia?
The 1984 “Fine Cotton Affair” is my nomination for the biggest scam in Australia … not biggest in dollars but biggest in stupidity.Fine Cotton was a horse of limited abilities who was racing in southern Queensland, Australia.He ran in bottom level races but never advanced. However, one of the owners of Fine Cotton decided that the best way to win money on this horse was to race a better horse that looked like Fine Cotton, but say he was Fine Cotton.The owner then purchased a horse names Dashing Solitaire because he looked exactly like Fine Cotton. Dashing Solitaire was then entered for a race on 18 August, 1984, and the owners hoped for a big win. But unfortunately Dashing Solitaire was injured in the days leading to the race and wouldn’t be able to compete.So they got another horse called Bold Personality. He was many grades above Fine Cotton and would surely win one of the latters races.However, Bold Personality was a different colour. So, the owners painted him with hair dye and crudely painted his legs with ordinary white house paint.Unfortunately, they overdid it with their investments in the betting market. Fine Cotton started out at 33/1 in the early wagering but over the course of the next day or two the money really poured in and the horse came down in odds to 7/2!The tremendous avalanche of money drew the immediate attention of the racing stewards and police who were now on the lookout for any suspicious activity involving the race. It turned out they wouldn't have to look too hard. The scam was discovered and the owners arrested and charged, and banned for life from being in the racing industry.You can see why I call it our greatest scam in stupidity.
Can i dye my hair after using detangler?
I heard that you're not supposed to dye your hair after you wash it. If I use detangler to brush my hair, will I be able to dye it after? I don't know if it will effect anything
Is it safe to get a keratin treatment in Australia?
Here, there, or Australia, makes no difference WHERE you get them. They're not safe. Hair straighteners are known as hair relaxers, keratin treatments and hair-smoothing products. They work by breaking and reforming the chemical bonds in keratin, which is the main protein that gives shape to each hair. > > > > BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT HAD BEEN BANNED by the Food & Drug Adm. Sept. 12, 2011. Google keratin treatment warnings. About 1,980,000 results (0.17 seconds) Five months ago, the federal government put out a hazard alert about the hair-smoothing treatment, Brazilian Blowout etc. warning that it contains liquid formaldehyde that can turn into formaldehyde gas when heated during a treatment. Now, the company's bottles of solution carry a warning label to alert stylists to the potential formaldehyde risk and the need to perform the treatment in a well-ventilated area. Hair-straightening products are allowed to contain small concentrations of formaldehyde (0.2 percent). But several hair-straightening solutions have been found to contain well above the allowable limit. For example, one popular hair-straightening product that advertised itself as “formaldehyde-free” actually contained 6.8 percent to 11.8 percent formaldehyde. BTW: A variety of hair-straightening products used in professional salons can expose both hairdressers and their customers to formaldehyde. The results show that three professional hair-smoothing treatments labeled "formaldehyde free" can produce the cancer-causing chemical at concentrations above the occupational exposure limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They tested four products: Coppola Keratin Complex Blonde Formula, Global Keratin Juvexin Optimized Functional Keratin, La Brasiliana Escluso Keratin Treatment with Collagen, and Brazilian Blowout Acai Professional Smoothing Solution. While ChemRisk tested four popular brands of hair straighteners, there are hundreds on the market. Nov. 11-11 By contrast, beauty salon owners and stylists generally lack a scientific background and don't have a keen awareness of the danger of working with products that contain formaldehyde, experts say. Chemicals can enter the body through the skin. Sources: Google FDA.gov & search for Hair Dye & Relaxers. Google: Hair Dye FAQ's Are Hair Dyes Safe?
What can you take on airplanes....are hair colouring kits allowed?
Packing a hair coloring kit in your checked baggage should be absolutely fine -- yes, they do contain hydrogen peroxide, but it's a very small amount (about 2.59 oz) and doesn't seem to fall under any TSA bans. (Taking liquid bleach on a plane, for example, isn't allowed -- even in checked baggage -- but this certainly isn't the same set of circumstances.) If you're worried, you could always call your airline and check with them, though honestly I'm not sure it's worth your time. Personally, I've done it before and never had any problems -- although as a commenter above suggested, you might want to keep the kit in the original packaging and wrap it in something just to keep it a little more protected. The complete listing of items prohibited on planes by the TSA is here if you want to peruse it: as I said, I didn't find any rules on hydrogen peroxide or hair dying kits, so I'm fairly sure you're fine. I can't see why there would be a problem. http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/p... Hope that helps -- have a safe flight! --Holly
Is there formaldehyde in Garnier Olia hair dye?
I know that it's ammonia free,but I want to buy Garnier Olia Hair dye 9-1/2 .1 and I don't see formaldehyde written in any of the ingredients, but maybe there is a different name for formaldehyde that I don't know. Thanks. :)
Why can't you buy L'Oreal's Elnett hairspray in the US? I heard it's banned or is illegal here....but why?
do you know about sodium laureth sulfate? this is a substance that can cause a cancer to human. if you look at the ingredients on L 'Oreal's Elnett hairspray there you can see the sodium laureth sulfate.. so it's really better if it is banned.
What do Americans think of Asians dying their hair light brown? Does it come across as denying Asian heritage?
“What do Americans think of Asians dying their hair light brown? Does it come across as denying Asian heritage?”In Japan it used to be an extremely controversial topic, and is still somewhat controversial.A minority of people in Japan have naturally very dark-brown hair. When I was in Japan, I noticed it among people who I could never imagine dyeing their hair in a million years (like… male construction workers for instance).I have also heard of people with natural dark-brown hair getting into trouble with their schools, because their schools believe they dyed it.In the mid 1990s, a fashion trend started among teens who died their hair light brown, exactly the shade in your image. Conservatives were outraged and schools banned it. Now many Japanese people dye their hair brown as soon as they graduate from primary school.Because schools think this is bad, many people with brown hair naturally are forced to dye their hair black when they are in school. Some more conservative work places also punish this.Today it is no longer viewed as a complete outrage, but it is viewed as rebellious.As for what I think… I think Japanese people are thinking about this too much and some are getting all racist over something as silly as hair colour.
Why are bandanas banned in school?
Freedom is speech is often misinterpreted as freedom to say (wear) what I want, where I want, and when I want. The courts have never upheld this unrestricted view of this freedom. With our freedoms also comes responsibilities. You cannot say false things in public so as to cause harm to another, like slander. These things can put you in jail. Similarly, what you wear can mean something derogatory, insulting, or to the reasonable person impart a message that may incite violence. Such nonverbal speech (like clothing) can, and is, restricted or banned from places wear the public must congregate, like schools. So, bandanas are reasonably associated, perhaps, with gangs. Gangs mean, to the reasonable person, violence, and can incite violence. Bandanas are therefore resricted or banned in public gathering places, like schools. If you want to wear it...wear it elsewhere.