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Not unless they wanted to die of any of a wide assortment of maladies including liver malfunction and possibly cancer. TNT (TriNitroToluene) is a highly toxic chemical compound that can be absorbed through the skin, so even though it was used early on as a yellow dye, it should not have been used to dye hair.
Women who handled TNT in munitions factories during WWI were sometimes called "canary girls" because their skin would turn yellow through assimilation of the material into their skin. It is theoretically possible that prolonged exposure to trinitrotoluene through the skin could even make a person's hair begin to change color as well, as happens when people who are exposed to copper for prolonged periods will sometimes notice their hair beginning to turn green.
So, while it is possible that someone decided to try using this material for making their hair blonde, or even that someone's hair turned yellowish from handling the material, it is not likely that it was ever a common practice to use this stuff as a hair dye.
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they used gunpowder from the ammunition factories in which they worked to dye their hair
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Why were women who worked in the World War 1 munitions factories often called Canaries?
because the TNT they worked with was harmful and the toxic powders involved in making it turned their skin yellow, over 400 'canaries'died from overexposure to TNT.
How did women wear their hair in World War 2?
Women wore their hair short because they worked in the factories and it was more practical, less dangerous and it was out of their way.
What kind bombs did the soldiers use in World War 1?
TNT ( it's DYNAMITE!!)
What did women use for hair dye in World War 1?
Women used henna to dye their hair at this time.
When was Monument to the Women of World War II created?
Monument to the Women of World War II was created in 2005.
What did women wear in world war 2?
They had bandannas in their hair with there hair curly.
Why were women who worked in the World War 1 munitions factories often called Canaries?
because the TNT they worked with was harmful and the toxic powders involved in making it turned their skin yellow, over 400 'canaries'died from overexposure to TNT.
How did women wear their hair in World War 2?
Women wore their hair short because they worked in the factories and it was more practical, less dangerous and it was out of their way.
What were a few of the roles women had during World War 2?
Some women went to war as nurses to help with the wounded men. Many women stayed in London and heped evacuate children. Also when men went to the war the women had started becoming part of industrial production like TNT ans airplane parts(ie. where Rosey the Rivetter comes)
What was the name that Hitler gave to women with blue eyes and blonde hair in World War 2?
Aryan
Before world war 1 most women wore their hair?
long and piled up on there head
What kind bombs did the soldiers use in World War 1?
TNT ( it's DYNAMITE!!)
In world war 2 why did children have to cut their hair short if they had long hair?
because during World War II, it was considered patriotic to wear short hairstyles, such as the Victory Cut. Short hair symbolised devotion to the war effort, as women factory and military workers were required to have hair above the collar.
Why was the atomic bomb dropped on Japan in world war 2 have so much TNT?
The bomb did not have tnt. The atomic power is measurred using tnt was the base. TNT is a unit of energy equal to 4.184 gigajoules, which is approximately the amount of energy released in the detonation of one ton of TNT, and a bomb with one kiloton has the blast compared to one ton of tnt.
What did women do in World War I that is about World War 1?
in WW1 (world war 1) women were making food in factory and weapons for the solders
Why were women in World War 2?
Women that were in World War 2 did not fight in the war. The women did many of the other types of jobs such as being nurses and driving vehicles.
What did women use for hair dye in World War 1?
Women used henna to dye their hair at this time.
