Also known as thin hair. It is the smallest diameter of the 3 hair textures. It only has two of the hair layers; cuticle and cortex. It has a silky feel It’s prone to break easily. Its light nature ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black ...

CHEMICAL FREE ALTERNATIVES. TO. CONSUMER REPORTS. WRITER YADIRA RODRIGUEZ HAS A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH HER LONG, CURLY HAIR. I LOVE HAVING MY HAIR AT THIS LENGTH. I LOVE HAVING MY CURLY HAIR.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Nearly 90%. That’s how many Black women have used hair relaxers at some point in their lives to chemically straighten their hair. For many, it’s something they started doing as ...

The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain hair-straightening products, such as chemical relaxers and pressing products, that have been linked to health risks, ...

Concerns are growing over the safety of chemical hair relaxers, as research suggests that heavy use may be linked to an increased risk of certain cancers. So, Consumer Reports looked into some ...

STORY: Thousands of Black women allege hair relaxers gave them uterine cancer. And they're taking cosmetic heavyweights to court in the U.S.. Sheila Bush is among them. The 69-year-old has relaxed her ...

*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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Permanent chemical hair relaxers remain popular, despite studies linking usage with uterine and other cancers. Two studies supported by the National Institutes of Health show a higher ...

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 ...