CR tested 10 of the most popular synthetic braiding hair products for heavy metals and VOCs. We found carcinogens and more in ...

In 2023, a student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the City University of New York, Chrystal Thomas, started to feel severe discomfort after getting braids using synthetic hair brand ...

For many Black women, braiding hair isn’t just a protective style—it’s a cultural tradition, a form of self-expression, and ...

Harmful substances were discovered in 10 synthetic hair products, often used by Black women to create braids and other hairstyles, according to a recently released Consumer Reports study. Last year, ...

started to feel severe discomfort after getting braids using synthetic hair brand Kanekalon. Shortly after receiving the service, Thomas said she couldn’t sleep, felt irritation in her throat ...

Thomas says she went to a professional stylist to have braids done using what she recalls was the popular synthetic hair brand Kanekalon. Her problems started that same day, she says: ...

Braided hairstyles offer convenience for mostly African American girls and women who add human hair or synthetic fiber ...

The braided hairstyles many Black women and children wear are popular for their beauty and ease of maintenance. But a consumer watchdog’s laboratory analysis has found that the synthetic hair ...

A new study finds synthetic hair, commonly used for protective styles, is reportedly costing consumers their livelihood and health.