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Top Doctor Warns: Glyoxylic Acid Hair Products Linked to Kidney Failures
1/5/2026
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Story summary
- Prof. Linda Shavit, a top doctor, warns against glyoxylic acid hair products after a 17-year-old girl was hospitalized with kidney failure in Israel.
- Since 2023, 38 cases of acute kidney failure linked to hair straightening have been reported.
- Shavit notes that glyoxylic acid can enter bloodstream through the scalp, causing harmful oxalate crystals in the kidneys.
- Health officials have banned these products in Israel.
- They remain accessible online.
