However, the FDA said it has found a link between those chemical straighteners and certain cancers. A study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences reports that women who use ...

This is especially true for women who chemically treat or straighten their hair about four times a year. As a result, the ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced it would decide by April 2024 whether chemical hair straightening products sold in the U.S. would be banned from using formaldehyde or ingredients that ...

It's imperative that we continue to disseminate information about the harmful effects of chemical hair straightening agents. It is also vital that workplace leadership and human resource ...

There are many factors that may cause uterine cancer, but chemicals found in hair straightening products could be playing a part. Chemically straightening and relaxing hair has been commonplace ...

A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products—linked to cancer and other health risks—has hit a ...

She is exploring the mystique of Afro hair in a special six-part series for Stylist.co.uk, with her third edition uncovering the truth and technique behind chemical hair straightening - plus the ...

(AP Photo/Kenya Hunter) (Kenya Hunter) ATLANTA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years ...

Research suggests a potential link between hair products like dyes and straighteners and breast cancer, particularly for women. These products may contain hormone-disrupting chemicals and carcinogens.

A proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products is now in limbo after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing all federal regulations. The Food and Drug Administration ...