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Health Ministry Warns Against Hair Straightener After Teen Hospitalized

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The Ministry of Health warned the public against using the DRAGONFLY hair straightening product after a teenager was hospitalized with kidney damage. The product's license was previously canceled, and it is no longer registered with the ministry, despite its label claiming otherwise. The ministry is calling for an immediate halt to its use and sale.

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  • Ministry of Health warns against DRAGONFLY hair straightener after teen's hospitalization.
  • Teenager suffered kidney damage from using the product at a home salon.
  • The product's license was canceled at the manufacturer's request.
  • DRAGONFLY is no longer listed in the ministry's cosmetics database.
  • The ministry urges an immediate stop to the product's use and sale.
Health Ministry Warns Against Hair Straightener After Teen Hospitalized
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The Ministry of Health has issued a public warning against using the hair straightening product DRAGONFLY, following the hospitalization of a teenager who suffered kidney damage after using it at a home salon. An investigation by the ministry revealed that the product's license was canceled at the manufacturer's request. Despite the product label stating it is "licensed by the Ministry of Health," it is no longer listed in the ministry's cosmetics database.

In light of the teenager's severe reaction, the ministry is alerting the public and professionals to cease all use, marketing, and distribution of the DRAGONFLY product immediately. They urge everyone to stop using and selling it without delay.

YnetCentre · Rishon LeZion

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