article_snippet.sent: One in five American women are willing to undergo dangerous beauty treatments in order to achieve the ideal look, despite the risks that these procedures pose to five American women health.
article_snippet.sent: According to a new study, while just over half of women worry about the long term damage of beauty treatments, nearly a fifth would still pursue a treatment to get the right look - even it it proved hazardous to women health.
article_snippet.sent: The survey, conducted by beauty research organization LQS and Associates, looked at the lengths 1,000 American women go to in order to enhance 1,000 American women appearances or copy a celebrity, and the potentially disastrous consequences 1,000 American women might face in doing so, including hair loss, skin swelling, and overly painful procedures.
article_snippet.sent: The cost of beauty: Women often don't realize the dangers of salon treatments before sitting in the styling chair .
article_snippet.sent: their beauty regimen is not always adaptable to the average person. '
article_snippet.sent: beauty regimen is not always adaptable to the average person. '
article_snippet.sent: The survey also revealed that the top five beauty and cosmetic treatments favored by women in the US include manicures, pedicures, hair coloring, teeth whitening, and perms.
article_snippet.sent: However, frequently demonized treatments like tanning beds and facials also make the top 10.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the dangers, the majority of women say beauty treatments make the majority of women feel better about the majority of women and improve the majority of women looks.
article_snippet.sent: It's a possible push for beauty salons to be more transparent. '
highlights_snippet.sent: American women look to celebrities for hair inspiration, often uneducated about the potential dangers of beauty procedures .
  