‘You’re Undermining My Authority’: Federal Judge in Hair Relaxer MDL Goes on the Defense
At a hearing last month, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland of the Northern District of Illinois pushed back against Baker ...
She was diagnosed with uterine cancer at 30. Now, she wants to hold hair relaxer companies responsible.
Jessicca Alexander embraces her natural hair after years of using relaxers, linking them to her uterine cancer diagnosis.
The FDA could ban hair relaxers, other straighteners that contain formaldehyde. Here’s what you need to know.
The FDA has discouraged consumers from purchasing products containing formaldehyde or related ingredients due to potential ...
North Texas hairstylist calls for stricter regulations of chemical hair relaxers amid health concerns
Flewellen’s Hair Salon has been a staple in Oak Cliff for more than 50 years. Flewellen offers chemical hair relaxers to her ...
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Black women seek alternatives as chemical relaxers are linked to severe health risks
it would be a hair salon. As a hairstylist for almost 40 years, Karen Hill has had a chair-side view of the ever-evolving ...
Damage Control: Thousands of women sue, call for transparency after hair relaxers linked to cancer
Thousands of women sue after two studies, that followed a combined 78,000 women, showed an association between hair relaxer ...
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6 serious health threats linked to chemical hair relaxers
Chemical hair relaxers typically contain sodium hydroxide ... Occupational asthma rates remain notably higher among salon professionals who regularly apply these chemical formulations.
A devastating diagnosis: Georgia woman joins fight against hair relaxer companies
Thousands of Black women across the country are suing chemical relaxer manufacturers, alleging the products caused cancer.
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Black women seek alternatives as chemical relaxers are linked to severe health risks
"When I started doing hair, everybody's hair was chemically. They had relaxers...the more we relaxed ... Hill opened her business, Synergi Salon, on the east side of Columbus in 2008.