Black women wear their hair proudly — they're diverse in shape, style, and texture. But the use of some products is reportedly harming them. Around the country, Black women have brought lawsuits ...
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 health ...
The natural hair movement has swept the black hair community by storm. More and more women are doing the big chop, cleaning out their cabinets, and investing in curl-centered products. Even ...
Maria Loren Ackies remembers the first time she went to the salon to get her hair professionally straightened. “I was 14 and I was so excited,” Ackies, 49, of West Hempstead, recalled. But her mood ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to issue a new “proposed rule that would specifically ban hair-straightening products that contain formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing ...
Morgan Young (WFAA), Mark Smith To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app. Last October, the National Cancer Institute released a study that showed women who frequently used chemical hair ...
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban formaldehyde in hair care products has been pushed back once again, and the timeline for its release remains undetermined. The FDA said in October ...
In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the Food and Drug Administration is tentatively scheduled to unveil a proposal to consider banning the ...
Across the country, Black women are learning about the health consequences linked with using hair relaxers and are banding together to demand these products – used predominantly by Black and brown ...