A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation around Black beauty and health.

Throngs of celebrities are rumored to wear them. Made of human hair, synthetics or mixed blends, hair extensions can be added individually, in groups (weft), or by clip-on method. In the strand-by ...

By the time it’s sold in New Zealand as perfectly packaged extensions ... human hair, raising questions about whether or not animal hair is surreptitiously padding out the manufactured products ...

Some popular synthetic hair products used for braids, twists and extensions may contain cancer ... most were at least moderately hazardous to human health. The agency's Skin Deep database allows ...