Pregnancy tips Hair Spray, Hair Salons and Birth Defects

I've often thought about the toxic smell of beauty parlors. There's one in the local indoor mall which you can smell long before you even approach it. I frequently worry about the people who work in salons because they must breathe in the fumes all day. Apparently there's good reason to worry. This recent article in newscientist.com talks about a link between hairspray and birth defects:

Hairspray link to genital birth defects (www.newscientist.com)

Here is another post I did on my other blog about the dangers of hair salons:

How Safe Is It To Work in A Salon if You're TTC or Pregnant?