Concerns are growing over the safety of chemical hair relaxers as research suggests that heavy use may be linked to an ...

Thousands of Black women across the country are suing chemical relaxer manufacturers, alleging the products caused cancer.

Thousands of women claim hair relaxers cause cancer, citing studies linking them to increased risks. Legal battles grow ...

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 ...

“It’s not surprising because there are chemicals like sodium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, you’ve got parabens, and sometimes formaldehydes are found in some of those chemical relaxers and ...

When it comes to chemical hair relaxers, Flewellen offers them to her clients but not without warning. "I have clients who really like the relaxer,” Flewellen said. “We talk about the possible ...

"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 ...

The lawsuits focus on findings from multiple scientific studies linking the long-term use of hair relaxers to potentially increased cancer risks. In October 2022, the National Institutes of Health ...