“I think some women have never even seen their natural hair,” Wright said. “Maybe they were relaxed at a young age, and they didn’t know what it was to take care of their natural curly hair.

"We want to do everything to make our hair beautiful, and by using relaxers, that was a way for my hair to be beautiful to me." Young lives in Douglasville, Georgia. She is among the millions of ...

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 ...

"We want to do everything to make our hair beautiful, and by using relaxers, that was a way for my hair to be beautiful to me." Young lives in Douglasville, Georgia. She is among the millions of Black ...

"When I started doing hair, everybody's hair was chemically. They had relaxers...the more we relaxed it, the more it fell out," she said. "Then it got to the point where the only styles you could ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s worth mentioning, however, the US isn’t known for having high health and safety standards in cosmetics, which has even led to a lawsuit against hair relaxer brands for causing cancer in ...

Box braids, cornrows, twists, faux locs, weaves, crochet hair–the possibilities are endless. But are these beloved styles more harmful rather than helpful? Synthetic hair, commonly used for ...