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CPSC NEISS Data 2005–2024

Hair Grooming Equipment Or Accessories, N.s.

Twenty years of CPSC NEISS emergency-room records for this consumer product category, combined with demographic breakdowns, multi-year injury trends, and matching recall notices.

Personal Care & Safety Products · CPSC Code 1662

Up 145% over 5 years

The verdict

Hair Grooming Equipment Or Accessories, N.s. carry a danger score of 38/100 (low risk), driven by roughly 567 ER-treated injuries a year that are rising by about 145% over the last five years.

38/100
danger score (low risk)
567
ER visits per year (avg)
2.7%
end in hospital admission
0-4
most-injured age group

Every figure is rendered from the CPSC NEISS record for product code 1662 - last data year 2024.

PlainSafety danger score

0/100100/10038/100
PlainSafety danger score

Source: CPSC NEISS danger-score model As of 2024

How this 38/100 score is built

The score is computed from four CPSC-derived factors for hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. - no opinion, no editorializing:

  • Injury volume567 ER visits/yr
  • Severity (hospitalization rate)2.7%
  • Fatality rate0.00%
  • 5-year trend+145%

See the full methodology for the exact weighting of each factor.

What the CPSC Data Shows

Hair Grooming Equipment Or Accessories, N.s. (CPSC product code 1662, in the Personal Care & Safety Products category) generate an estimated 567 emergency-room visits every year in the United States, adding up to roughly 11,347 ER-treated injuries across the 20-year span from 2005 to 2024. PlainSafety derives a danger score of 38/100 for this category (low risk), combining raw injury volume, demographic reach, severity of outcome, and multi-year trend. The five-year trajectory shows that injury counts are rising by about 145% over the last five years, with the busiest year on record being 2024 (1,834 estimated ER visits) and the quietest 2013 (123 estimated visits).

The single most common ER diagnosis for hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. is ingestion to the internal, accounting for approximately 1,029 visits across the 20-year NEISS window, followed by foreign body to the face (1,004 cases). The 0-4 age group absorbs the largest share of injuries, about 3,562 cases over the NEISS window, and females appear slightly more often than the opposite sex in that cohort. Severity outcomes from the NEISS disposition field show that 2.7% of ER visits involving this product end in hospital admission or transfer.

Beyond the hospital-sampled NEISS projections, this page also aggregates 8 consumer incident reports filed directly on SaferProducts.gov, plus 20 anonymized ER narratives - together forming a layered picture of how hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. fail in real households. Every figure on this page comes from CPSC-published data: NEISS projects national estimates from a probability sample of about 100 U.S. hospital emergency departments, while SaferProducts.gov collects voluntary reports from consumers, manufacturers, and clinicians. The danger score, trend indicators, and demographic breakdowns update automatically when CPSC releases a new yearly NEISS file, which is why this page is dated 2024-12-31. For regulatory context, consult CPSC recall notices and the SaferProducts.gov public database linked below.

567
Injuries / Year
2.7%
Hospitalization Rate
0.00%
Fatality Rate

Annual Injury Estimates (2005–2024)

05001K2K2K 20052008201120142017202020232024 2K
Estimated annual emergency-room visits for Hair Grooming Equipment Or Accessories, N.s., CPSC NEISS

Source: CPSC NEISS national injury estimates As of 2024

Source: CPSC NEISS national estimates CPSC NEISS national estimates Injuries represent ER-treated cases only

Who Gets Injured?

Age Group Male Female Total
0-4 1,088 2,474 3,562
5-14 437 878 1,315
15-24 589 1,571 2,160
25-34 219 1,134 1,353
35-44 578 607 1,185
45-54 329 242 571
55-64 64 597 661
65-74 75 120 195
75+ 0 346 346

Most Common Injuries

Body Part Diagnosis Est. Injuries
Internal Ingestion 1,029
Face Foreign Body 1,004
Head Other 706
Neck Other 458
Eyeball Contusions, Abr. 453
All Parts Body Other 414
Finger Laceration 395
Face Other 345
Head Laceration 271
Eyeball Derma/conjunct 262
Head Contusions, Abr. 228
Head Derma/conjunct 218
Eyeball Other 211
Wrist Strain, Sprain 195
Face Laceration 186

Severity Breakdown

Treated/examined And Released 94.9% (10,775)
Treated And Transferred 2.0% (231)
Treated And Admitted/hospitalized 1.8% (204)
Left Without Being Seen 0.7% (82)
Held For Observation 0.6% (65)

ER Visit Narratives

Real anonymized emergency room reports from the CPSC NEISS database.

Age 3 · Female · Face · Foreign Body · 2024

3YOF PT MOTHER REPORTS THAT SHE WAS DOING PTS HAIR WHEN PT GRABBED ONE OF THE HAIR BEADS AND SHOVED IT UP HER LEFT NOSTRIL DX: NASAL FOREIGN BODY

Age 31 · Female · Head · Other · 2024

31YOF PT C/O KNOTS TO THE BACK OF HEAD, STATES SHE HAD HAIR BRAIDED NOTICED THE KNOTS AFTER TAKING BRAIDS OUT DX: SCALP IRRITATION

Age 209 · Female · Internal · Ingestion · 2024

9MOF PT PRESENTS TODAY WITH MOTHER STATING THAT SHE BELIEVES HER BABY SWALLOWED HER HAIR BOW BECAUSE ITS MISSING AND PT IS BREATHING DIFFERENTLY DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY

Age 2 · Female · Face · Foreign Body · 2024

2YOF-CAUGHT HER STICKING A MINI HAIR RUBBER BAND UP HER LEFT NOSTRIL. MOM TRIED TO GET IT OUT BUT COULD NOT. NO SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS OR TROUBLED BREATHING.-DX: FOREIGN BODY NOSTRILS

Age 29 · Female · All Parts Body · Other · 2024

29YOF WAS OUTDOORS ALL DAY HAIR GROOMING DOGS AND FEELS LIKE SHE GOT OVERHEATED. DX: HEAT EXHAUSTION

Age 15 · Female · Neck · Burn, Chemical · 2024

15YOF DYED HAIR FRIDAY AND STARTED HAVING BURNING TO BACK OF NECK. DX: SUPERFICIAL CHEMICAL BURN OF NECK.

Age 58 · Female · Face · Other · 2024

58YOF, C/O INTENSE ITCHING & REDNESS SWELLING TO SCALP AFTER USING MENS HAIR COLOR DX: ALLERGIC REACTION, CELLULITIS FOREHEAD

Age 35 · Male · Eyeball · Derma/conjunct · 2024

35YOM COMES TO THE ER WITH BLURRED VISION. HE STATES HE HAS BLURRED VISION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE THINKS HE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN HAIR PRODUCT IN THAT EYE THIS MORNING. DX: BLURRED VISION; CONJUNCTIVITS CHEMICAL ACUTE LEFT

Age 49 · Male · Head · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

49YOM PRESENTS TO ED FOR ABRASION TO SCALP AFTER A HAIRCUT. DX: ABRASION OF SCALP

Age 31 · Female · Wrist · Other · 2024

31YOF STATES SYMPTOMS STARTED 4 DAYS AGO AFTER SHE WAS BRAIDING HER HAIR WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT WRIST. SHE DESCRIBES PAIN AS SHOOTING AND STABBING. PAIN LOCATED OVER THE RADIAL ASPECT OF THE RIGHT HAND. DX: INJURY OF RIGHT WRIST

Age 65 · Female · Eyeball · Other · 2024

65 YOF C/O PAIN AND IRRITATION TO LEFT EYE, WAS DOING HER HAIR WHEN AN ELASTIC BAND POPPED HITTING HER EYE, DX: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE OF LEFT EYE

Age 35 · Female · Eyeball · Contusions, Abr. · 2024

35YOF WITH HUGGING SOMEONE, WHOSE HAIR ACCESSORY HIT HER IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION

Consumer Incident Reports

Reports filed by consumers on SaferProducts.gov.

7/24/2023 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · ONESTARZ INC. · United States

There is a company called Bleame that uses targeted ads on [REDACTED] that advertises pain free hair removal. There are several issues with this product and business. The product should be investigated as it is advertised as nano-crystalline technology, but is in fact, glass, that will cut up skin and cause rashes, burns, and extreme uncomfort. When using as the instructions direct, this product causes burns, cuts, and rashes that last weeks. When emailing customer service, they tell you you are using the product incorrectly, even though you are following the instructions found with the product. I'm also concerned, as the instruction packet tells you it is safe to use on wet/dry skin on the chest, arms, legs, back, and bikini line, but the website recommends against using the product on the chest and bikini line. The weirdest part? There are several video ads they have that advertise using the product on your bikini line. The company also is deleting all negative reviews and comments on their site, [REDACTED]. My comments stating this product caused me to bleed and scar were removed and one of my profiles were blocked. There are also major inconsistencies within their website (FAQ, Instructions, etc) v. what customer service will tell you. Another example is the money back guarantee. The main page of the website advertises that it is a 100% money back guarantee, but when I emailed customer service, they did not assist and told me I was using the product wrong. After emailing them several times demanding a refund, they said they could only refund 70% of the total amount I spent on the product. This company is also linked to other scam companies that are fraudulent, such as BeBleame, [REDACTED], and others. They are also listed in China and WY, but advertise that they work from NY. Please investigate them as they are causing bodily injury to many people.

7/1/2023 · Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received · ONESTARZ INC. · California

I bought a crystal exfoliating hair remover after reading raving reviews online and used it today for the first time. I was left with huge burns on my legs and welts and blisters 20 mins later. I followed all the directions from the box and the website that even touts “painless and no skin irritation” so I was shocked to see this result.

5/22/2014 · Incident, No Injury · LCL Beauty Inc. · Georgia

My spouse purchased a hair steamer for me from LCL Beauty Quality Salon & Spa Furnishings phone #425-388-9988 for Mother's Day. The item is listed as "Personal & Home Use Tap Water Hair Steamer" Brand LCL Beauty Model # PRO-175-LUSTR4 . My steamer arrived with assembly instructions only and was missing the advertised free gift "Includes a FREE 4oz Bottle of Lustrous Reconstructive Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment (a $20 Value! " Upon the the first use, on 5/17/14, I removed the water container and plugged the machine in the wall. I went to get water for the steamer and returned to find a fire in progress. The steamer had plastic pieces that were on fire that were melting dropping firey pieces on my carpet in my living room which set the carpet on fire. I was able to put the fire out and unplug the machine.

3/3/2023 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · ONESTARZ INC. · Connecticut

I purchased the Bleame crystal hair eraser. I followed their instructions exactly, but was left with what looked and felt like razor burn type painful rashes on my legs and arm pits. They took 3 weeks to fully heal.

2/24/2023 · Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional · ONESTARZ INC. · North Carolina

I tried the hair "eraser" product made by Bleame to remove hair on my legs. I followed directions exactly as described by the company and was very reasonable with the amount of pressure I used on my leg. Shortly after finishing using the product on my right lower leg (about 5-10 min after), my leg started getting red and began to burn. Soon, my leg started to swell with inflammation and it was so painful I had to ice it. Luckily I only tried it on one leg! This is a super dangerous product. I did not even use it excessively and it caused significant injury to the skin on my leg.

2/11/2015 · Incident, No Injury · T3 MICRO INC · California

(02/10/2015) The consumer was using the unit. All of a sudden the consumer saw sparks coming from the base of the flat iron near the handle. The consumer quickly unplugged the unit. There was a burnt smell coming from the unit. (02/10/2015) The consumer contacted the company and advised them of the incident. She was advised that the product had been upgraded. The consumer was also advised that the product was out of warranty. The consumer offered to send the product back to the company so that it could be inspected. The company advised her that she would have to pay for shipping cost.

11/12/2025 · No Incident, No Injury · Nora Styler · Massachusetts

I purchased a styler from Nora Styler.com - basically a [REDACTED] duplicate. I paid $69.90 for the item. After a couple of weeks it became defective after only a few light uses making loud rattling noises and emitting smoke. It felt like it was going to blow up or go on fire. I was concerned for being electrocuted. I have contacted customer service as clearly this should not happen at anytime not mind after 6 weeks of barely using it and they refuse to offer any sort of customer service. This is clearly a manufacturing fault and I should not be peanlized.

11/10/2019 · Unspecified · L'Oreal USA Products, Inc. (Loreal) · Colorado

Redken 10 exploded blowing the door off of the bathroom cabinet and punctured other shampoo and conditioner in the cabinet. The redken 10 bottle fractured into thousands of little pieces. Mirror on cabinet broke. Back of cabinet blown out. Cabinet door hinges broke. Caused significant damage to bathroom. Could have caused substantial injury if someone was in the bathroom while this occurred.

Product Recalls

Search for active and past recalls related to hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. on the CPSC website.

Frequently Asked Questions

How dangerous are hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s.?

Based on 20 years of CPSC data, hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. have a danger score of 38/100 (low risk). An estimated 567 ER-treated injuries occur annually in the U.S. related to this product category.

What are the most common injuries from hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s.?

The most common injury is ingestion to the internal, accounting for approximately 1,029 injuries over 20 years.

Are injuries from hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. increasing or decreasing?

Up 145% over 5 years.

Who is most at risk for hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s. injuries?

The 0-4 age group accounts for the most injuries, with approximately 3,562 cases recorded over 20 years. Females are more frequently injured in this age group.

What happens when someone is injured by hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s.?

Of all ER visits involving hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s., approximately 2.7% result in hospital admission. The majority of patients (97.3%) are treated and released from the emergency department.

How can I report a safety problem with hair grooming equipment or accessories, n.s.?

You can file a consumer incident report at SaferProducts.gov, the official CPSC reporting portal. Reports help the CPSC identify emerging hazards and trigger investigations or recalls. You can also call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772.

Safety Guides

What this means for you

Treat the 38/100 score as relative risk between products, not your personal odds of injury.

  • See where this category ranks against every other tracked product. Full rankings
  • Injuries cluster in the 0-4 age group, take extra care if that describes your household.
  • Check for active recalls on this product before you assume it is safe. CPSC recalls

NEISS estimates ER-treated injuries from a national probability sample of hospitals; they do not capture injuries treated elsewhere or not treated at all.

Data: CPSC National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) 2005–2024 and SaferProducts.gov consumer incident reports. Injury estimates are based on a nationally representative probability sample of U.S. hospital emergency departments. This page is for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with the CPSC.