New Delhi, April 8 -- Keratin hair treatments have become the go-to salon solution for anyone who desires poker-straight hair. But a recent case study has highlighted the disturbing experience of a woman who ended up with acute kidney injury due to ingredients present in the hair straightening products. Besides an irritated and itchy scalp, as well as allergies and rashes, severe side effects of keratin hair treatment also include respiratory issues and liver problems.

According to the case study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), certain ingredients used in such procedures could damage our bodily functions. The 26-year-old woman had undergone the procedure at a salon thrice between 2020 to 2022. Every visit was fol...