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?”
