Formaldehyde has long been classified as a carcinogen, so why is the FDA only now moving to ban it in hair relaxers? In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human ...

*The hair relaxer cancer lawsuit is based on studies showing a strong link between chemical hair straighteners and hormone-sensitive cancers. The most influential research came in 2022 from the ...

They say beauty is pain, but with these seven hair relaxers, you get to cheat the system. They contain healthy ingredients, prevent hair breakage, and protect your scalp from burning. Have you ever ...

DALLAS — Thousands of women across the country have sued major hair relaxer manufacturers and brand companies, claiming that chemical straightening products have led to uterine cancer and other health ...

Across the country, Black women are learning about the health consequences linked with using hair relaxers and are banding together to demand these products – used predominantly by Black and brown ...

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Relaxers are known for their ability to straighten and smooth out curly or kinky hair. Hair relaxers are chemical treatments that work by breaking down the protein bonds in your hair, making it ...

Maria Loren Ackies remembers the first time she went to the salon to get her hair professionally straightened. “I was 14 and I was so excited,” Ackies, 49, of West Hempstead, recalled. But her mood ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Women across the country are suing hair relaxer brands, citing cancer and other long-term health problems they say were caused by years of product use. The lawsuits are part of a ...

In the wake of thousands of complaints being levied against manufacturers of allegedly harmful hair relaxer chemicals over a period of years, the Motley Rice law firm is leading the charge in pursuing ...

In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food and Drug Administration is tentatively scheduled to unveil a proposal to consider banning the ...