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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD)
DATE: D DOC#: HD0
OCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 'D>DZ/ZZZ ^Z^ZhZ,,,
0-. March 21. 1974
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L. Hardy
H. Cluchu
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To. J. Lajoie
~ InfOX'lll4~ion Request for
Concerning Safety-Related Studies Conducted
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or were .Generally apeaJcin&. Gm:L bas baaed ita 1Dedieal
."approval upon the resul~s o~ these .: . of prototype and production units.
stuc!!. . as wen as personal Additior.ally. our' apPrcn-al
inspection bas alw
been
conditional
upon
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Appllance
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usuring
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tDeChanical. integrity of the \mits ia ..tablfaJ)ed and malntaiMd in
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Below I ha';e'~iDeru~ tb'-"~ioua'barr m7er~-~' ~hich '~e have data
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our fl1e8:!~'l'lea not. 'that Da:rJte't~ type and 'nUmber of'attacMenta~--:.'CKtL
model.a feels;
lIay differ the:r:ucre.
only that
in
eolor
Clinic
results
obtained
on
one
model
may
be
applicable
to
a
Beauty sieUar u:odel
i f such models differ only in thes~ attributes.
Model THD-2A
Equivalent to THD-2 except for a change in brush attachment.
Hodel THD-2 Hodel IID-3
(sao watt ~nit). Equivalrnt to HD-S with differences
in attachments only.
(sao watt unit - Hax For Hen). Same as HD-S except
for color and number of at~~chm~nts. Has two (2) attacJ-..I:Ients.
Model HD-II Hodel P.D-S ~1C'c el Hj)-7
Di=fers fron IlD- ~ in colcr and comb attach;:ent.
(sao watts - Sllper Hax). Has five (5) attachments.
(650 watts - Super !-!a>:)
!-!cd<:l IiD-9
(650 watts - Max Fo::- Hen). fer culor and attach~ents.
Equivalent to HD-7 except
Hodel HD-lO
(850 w~tts - Mighty ~ax)
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Model HD-9
Tested on 10 subject4. No adverse comments. ~ee also Hodel HD-7.
Hodel HD-lO
Tested on 2S subjects. One adverse comment by an operator. The operator commentd that the part of the dryer that holds the brush attachment got too hot and that she had to c!.ange frOID dry to style and that: her index fineer got red from the heat. She also found the llni~ too nC~3y and indicated that the hair
eot too hot for her to hancle.
Gentle !!ax r..ls be-en tested on 6 subjects with no ad'lerse comments while
Pro ~~ax CilS been test<:'G 0:1 a total of 9 subjects with no adverse ccr.:ments. Nei~hcr of these u~it~, as mention~d, is nationally cistributed.
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