Hair dryers put women at risk for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. Previously, it was just hairdressers who worked around hairdryers for years in salons.
The U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission received an independent analysis in 1979 which confirmed that asbestos fibers emitted from hair dryers may pose a significant health threat to consumers. 
Asbestos-containing dryers were recalled and pulled from shelves, but by that time it was estimated that 90 percent of consumer-grade hair dryers already in existence did contain asbestos fibers. Only Barbie was perfect and apparently the things done for beauty can be dangerous. Even when that thing is as innocuous as blow drying hair.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the majority of hair dryers tested emitted asbestos fiber levels comparable to or greater than those found in certain school buildings and near construction sites.
Because hair dryers are most commonly used by women, some researchers say they believe that they will see an increase in cases of females diagnosed with mesothelioma over the next few decades.
Due to the long latency period between exposure and diagnosis, many seemingly healthy women that used asbestos-containing hair dryers in the 1960s and 1970s are at risk for developing mesothelioma.
Asbestos-containing hair dryers were manufactured and sold by the following companies:
- Andis Company Inc.
- Bonat Inc.
- Clairol
- Conair Corporation
- Dominion Division of Scovill Manufacturing
- General Electric Company
- The Gillette Company
- Hamilton Beach Division of Scovill Manufacturing
- J.C. Penney
- Korvette
- Montgomery Ward & Company
- Norelco
- North American Philips Corporation
- Presto
- Schick, Inc.
- Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- Sperry Rand Corp. (Remington)
- Sunbeam Corporation
Recognize these brands? Read the report.
