Hair Relaxer

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FDA to Propose a Ban on Hair Relaxers with Formaldehyde

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signaled that it would soon announce a proposal that would ban formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from being used in hair relaxer products sold in the United States. This news arrives not long after the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published a study linking regular use of hair relaxers to

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Boston University Study Weighs in On Hair Relaxer Cancer Risk

Just one year after the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published the first study connecting hair relaxer use to uterine cancer, Black Women’s Health Study at Boston University released its own study connecting hair relaxer products to uterine cancer. The study reported that women who regularly used hair relaxers, especially older women, were more

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