If you are pregnant, you should read this. If you go into a hair salon for a treatment that involves chemicals, there is a chance you could be harming your baby. The chances go up if this is your first trimester.
The culprit is those pesky chemicals used to straighten your hair or bleach it or even dye it another color. These chemicals are harmful. For adults, we can tolerate these low levels for a short period of time. But your unborn child does not have any defenses to them.