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Can hair oils/lotions seep into your blood stream and affect your birthcontrol?
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Lotion affecting BC: I agree. In theory, it is possible for there to be some absorption. However, medicines applied on the skin for absorption are specially made to be absorbed. The difference comes in the size of the molecules and the medium or fluid that the lotions are made of that limit any significant absorption. Still, be cautious of products that you use and keep them as natural as possible.
Answered 4/17/2015
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