This revelation sparked a tidal wave of concern on the Web. Recently, as the American version of Huffpost reported, Internet users discovered a “deception”. JoJo Siwa (real name Joelle Joanie Siwa), an American influencer, singer, dancer and actress exposed from a very young age, is in fact identified by many Americans as being blonde. But it seems that this is not the case, for a reason not without consequences for health…
“I’ve been dying my hair since I was two.”
If some experience this as a betrayal, the majority of Internet users are outraged: for her daughter to have such light hair, and correspond to the cliché of the perfect American girl, wise, smooth, and blonde with blue eyes, Jessalyn Siwa bleached JoJo’s hair since she was two years old, or even one and a half years old. Indeed, an excerpt from the reality TV show “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” (spin-off of the show “Dance Moms”, which revealed JoJo and Jessalyn Siwa) has resurfaced on X (formerly Twitter), in the message from a user frightened by what he had just discovered. In the video dating from 2013, we see in episode 7 of season 2 JoJo Siwa having her hair dyed by her mother.
“Nothing is off limits when it comes to doing what I think will benefit JoJo,” Jessalyn says in the episode, just before she begins bleaching her daughter’s roots, wearing heavy makeup and an outfit. dancer in rhinestones from head to toe. “I’ve been dyeing my hair since I was two years old, maybe a year and a half,” explains the child. She added: “I’m not naturally blonde, I’m actually naturally brunette. I have brown roots, so I have to dye them to make them look naturally blonde.”
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“I feel so bad for the little girl she was,” said one user on X (formerly Twitter) upon hearing the news. “I found out today that Jojo Siwa is not a natural blonde and his mother has been bleaching his hair since he was 2,” another tweeted. “2 years?! That means she has really damaged hair”, “Some parents sometimes see their child just as a cash cow” we can read in particular.
“A child’s scalp and brain are still developing”
Experts advise against dyeing a child’s hair. As Huffpost reports, James G. Wagner, MD, associate professor of pathobiology and diagnostic investigation at Michigan State University, told Self in 2017 that research into health risks Health studies associated with the use of hair dyes have had inconclusive results or have been conducted by industry sponsors. Yet when these products are tested for safety, they are used on animals and adult humans – not children.
“We generally consider children to be more sensitive to exposure to toxic substances – lower body volume means higher doses (of toxic substances; editor’s note),” he told the magazine. “The growth and development of certain body systems, particularly those responsible for endocrine, metabolic, neurocognitive, and reproductive functions, may be sensitive to DNA-altering chemicals, and host defense systems may not be completely ripe to detoxify foreign substances.” A child would therefore have more difficulty managing the chemicals included in dyes than an adult.
Dr. Daniel Ganjian, a board-certified pediatrician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, agrees. “I do not recommend it because a child’s hair, scalp and brain are still developing and are sensitive to ammonia and other harsh chemicals that can be found in hair dyes ” he told Self. “I don’t consider it completely safe.” So avoid it.
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