Safe Nail Salons
Still, the hair and nail stylists who are exposed to the chemicals daily say Congress needs to act.
Cosmetologist Van Nguyen, who immigrated to the U.S. more than a decade ago and works at a San
Francisco nail salon, said she fears the chemicals at her job are responsible for two miscarriages and
memory loss.
“We came here for a better life, but I didn’t know I’d end up working with harmful chemicals. My doctor
has advised me not to work around these chemicals, but this is how I know to make a living,” she
explained. “What can I do?”
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