11-Year-Old Girl Goes Bald After Using Hair Product; Government Can’t Do Anything

If apple sauce makes a hundred children sick, the FDA has the power to issue a recall and prevent further damage from happening to other children. But what happens if a hair care product makes your child go bald?

As it turns out, the U.S. government can’t remove a product from the shelves, even if it’s proven to be unsafe.

However, after 9-year-old Eliana Lawrence went bald as a result of using shampoo, legislators in Washington are now discussing expanding these laws.

However, the exact opposite. “I noticed that her hairbrush was overflowing with hair. I’d never seen her brush in that condition before,” Mirian said. Now, 11-year-old Eliana has some of her red curls finally growing back.

The company has received more than 21,000 complaints from dissatisfied customers who report baldness, rashes, and hair loss after using the product.

Despite the issues, the hair product still remains on the shelves.

“We have shared our formulations and ingredients with the FDA,” the company told CBS News. “We … exceed the FDA’s requirements for cosmetic manufacturers and have always been transparent.”

And while an investigation is ongoing, the FDA can’t do anything to regulate this problem because of a 1938 law.

That’s right, in a cosmetic industry that’s worth $62 billion, the FDA is relatively useless.

“We’re talking baby wipes, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, hair gel,” said attorney Tina Sigurdson, with the Environmental Working Group.

“There’s no legal requirement that a company makes sure a product is safe before they sell it,” she told CBS.

Is this right? Should the FDA be able to regulate products, especially when they cause issues like baldness in children. Please tell us your thoughts in the comments and SHARE with friends and family.

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