Concerns about health risks, including links to gynecological tumors and uterine cancer, are driving a shift in Black hair care away from chemical relaxers.

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

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Smith believes the easy accessibility of harmful chemicals has always been a danger to Black women who for years treated their own hair at home. “You can buy bananas and tomatoes and a relaxer ...

U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, and Nydia Velásquez, D-N.Y., are urging the Food and Drug ...

"I still believe that a relaxer-free style is probably best for most people." Through her haircare brand LivSo, Hill hopes that the future of Black hair care will include Black women investing ...

New research raises concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Now, many Black women want safer alternatives.

Hair relaxers, also called perms, are chemical treatments used at home or in salons to straighten hair. Box perms are often marketed to Black women as an inexpensive way to make hair more ...