Hair straightener poisoning occurs when someone swallows chemicals used to straighten hair.

This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

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

• Various hair straighteners

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Hair straightener poisoning Symptoms

Review Date: 01/21/2010
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)