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I’m actually a big fan of Volks dolls, even though it doesn’t seem like it!! The only Volks doll I’ve owned before is a White Rabbit (tho he was modded to hell!) I adore many of Volks’ sculpts but their bodies just put me way off the grid. I like petite slim bodies with delicate little hands and feet (I’m talking MSD size here) and Volks’ MSD bodies are well…. supper chubby so I always end up passing over getting a Volks doll.

Whelp, I was browsing the marketplace when I saw this cutie up for sale and I couldn’t resist since I’ve fallen in love with Volks Dai ever since I saw winonaflammery‘s Volks Dai boy, Mamoru!! I thought to myself that I could live with his chubby body, no big deal!

And it end up: yes I could live with his body after all! It doesn’t annoy me as much as I thought it will, it’s pretty poseable(always a big ++) and it’s not as clunky as I thought!

So this guy is a keeper, for now anyways! XD

Ponytail! by EX22218 - ON/OFF

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Spotted at Clay Oven Indian Restaurant, Louisville, KY, USA

Eastgate Shopping Center. Meet Yamuna - she is a server at Clay Oven. Yamuna has a wonderful personality and is a beautiful soul.

OSHA Finds Hair Smoothing Products Contain Formaldehyde:

Recent reports from Federal OSHA, Oregon OSHA, and California OSHA should alert salon owners and stylists to look closely at the hair smoothing products they are using to see if they contain methylene glycol, formalin, methylene oxide, paraform, formic aldehyde, methanal, oxomethane, oxymethylene, or CAS Number 50-00-0. All of these are names for or treated as formaldehyde under OSHA's Formaldehyde standard. There are also chemicals, such as timonacic acid (also called thiazolidinecarboxylic acid), that can release formaldehyde under certain conditions, such as those present during the hair smoothing treatment process. Products that contain these chemicals can expose workers to formaldehyde. Employers who use, manufacture, import, or distribute the products must follow OSHA's formaldehyde standard.....

The violations include failing to list formaldehyde as a hazardous ingredient on the MSDS (the hazard warning sheet) provided to downstream users (e.g., salon owners, stylists), failing to include proper hazard warnings on product labels, and failing to list the health effects of formaldehyde exposure on the MSDS. Labels must include ingredient and hazard warning information and the MSDS must provide users with information about the chemicals in a product, the hazards to workers, and how to use a product safely.

What is formaldehyde and how can it affect my health?

Formaldehyde is a colorless, strong-smelling gas that presents a health hazard if workers are exposed. You can be exposed to formaldehyde if you breathe it into your lungs, if it gets into your eyes, or if it is contained in a product that gets onto your skin. You can also be exposed accidentally if you touch your face, eat food, or drink after using a product containing formaldehyde without first washing your hands. It can irritate the eyes and nose, and cause coughing and wheezing. Formaldehyde is a "sensitizer," which means that it can cause allergic reactions of the skin, eyes, and lungs such as asthma-like breathing problems and skin rashes and itching. When formaldehyde is in a product that gets sprayed into the eyes, it can damage the eyes and cause blindness. It is also a cancer hazard. Formaldehyde is a health hazard, whether in a product or in the air. OSHA's Formaldehyde standard 29 CFR 1910.1048 covers employers who use formaldehyde, and products that contain or release formaldehyde. OSHA has also published a Formaldehyde Fact Sheet. For more information about formaldehyde, click here.

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Why do some hair smoothing products expose me to formaldehyde?

Many keratin-based hair smoothing products contain formaldehyde dissolved (and chemically reacted) in water and other ingredients in the product. Because of the way the formaldehyde reacts in these products, some manufacturers, importers, or distributors might list other names for formaldehyde on product information or might claim that the product is "formaldehyde-free." Formaldehyde might be listed as methylene glycol, formalin, methylene oxide, paraform, formic aldehyde, methanal, oxomethane, oxymethylene, or CAS Number 50-00-0. All of these are names for formaldehyde under OSHA's Formaldehyde standard. There are also chemicals, such as timonacic acid (also called thiazolidinecarboxylic acid) that can release formaldehyde under certain conditions, such as those present during the hair smoothing treatment process. The bottom line is that formaldehyde can be released from hair smoothing products that list any of these names on the label and workers can breathe it in or absorb it through their skin. Workers can be exposed to formaldehyde during the entire hair straightening process, especially when heat is applied (e.g. blow-drying, flat ironing).

www.osha.gov/SLTC/formaldehyde/hazard_alert.html

MSD Pike Township by Nedlit983

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