Dangerous Chemicals Were Detected in 100% of the Braiding Hair We Tested
CR tested 10 of the most popular synthetic braiding hair products for heavy metals and VOCs. We found carcinogens and more in ...
Style Without Sacrifice: These Are Healthy And Sustainable Black-Owned Braiding Hair Options
For many Black women, braiding hair isn’t just a protective style—it’s a cultural tradition, a form of self-expression, and ...
Why Black Women Are At Risk After Testing Reveals Braiding Hair Products Contain Toxic Substances
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 ...
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New Study Reveals Toxic Chemicals In Braiding Hair — Here’s What To Use Instead
A new study finds synthetic hair, commonly used for protective styles, is reportedly costing consumers their livelihood and health.
Toxic chemicals found in synthetic hair used for braids and extensions
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, ...
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Synthetic Braiding Hair Contains Toxic Substances And Black Women Are At Risk
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 ...
Toxic braiding hair study forces Atlanta's Black community to seek safer options
A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation, prompting the Black beauty ...
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Consumer Reports Study Finds Dangerous Chemicals in Synthetic Braiding Hair
Braided hairstyles offer convenience for mostly African American girls and women who add human hair or synthetic fiber ...
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Dangerous chemicals found in 100% of the braiding hair tested by Consumer Reports
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: ...