Women who use chemical hair-straightening products may be at a higher risk for uterine cancer, and Black women may be more affected due to their higher rate of use, according to a new study. The study ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For years there has been a constant battle between women and hair straightening companies. Some women have come forward with concerns that they have with some hair straightening ...

CHICAGO -- A move by the federal government may lead to some hair straighteners pulled from shelves, including products most popular with African American women. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Better Living Through Chemistry” once promised glamour and convenience — but in today’s litigious climate, it’s delivering ...

UNDATED (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will proposed a ban on a chemical found in certain hair-straightening products. The future of formaldehyde in hair ...

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban hair-straightening products that contain or release formaldehyde – a known human carcinogen – has been pushed back again. According to ...

Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are now asking the agency why it ...

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women? A woman at a salon having relaxer applied to her hair.Credit...Naila ...