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2. Return of the relaxer? Why some Black women are ... - AOL

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   Hair relaxers have seen a considerable resurgence in popularity among the Black hair community. Here is why some women are deciding to go back to relaxers after years of dealing with their natural ...

3. Rio Hair Naturalizer System - Wikipedia

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   The Rio Hair Naturalizer System was a hair relaxer distributed by the World Rio Corporation Inc. It was available in two types; "Neutral", and one that claimed to have a "Color Enhancement Formula" that contained a black hair dye. [1] As a product designed for home use, it was promoted through infomercials in the early to mid-1990s.

4. Relaxer - Wikipedia

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   A relaxer is a type of lotion or cream generally used by people with tight curls or very curly hair which makes hair easier to straighten by chemically "relaxing" the natural curls. The active agent is usually a strong alkali , although some formulations are based on ammonium thioglycolate or formaldehyde .

5. Are chemical hair relaxers safe? - AOL

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   And hair relaxers were a means to be able to do that." Techniques for hair straightening include towel drying, blow drying, using a flat iron, and applying straightening chemicals known as relaxers.

6. Johnson Products Company - Wikipedia

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   [1] [3] By the 1960s had an estimated 80 percent of the black hair-care market and annual sales of $12.6 million by 1970. [1] In 1971, JPC went public and was the first African American owned company to trade on the American Stock Exchange. [1] [5] The company's most well-known product was Afro Sheen for natural hair when afros became popular.

7. FDA once again pushes back proposal to ban cancer-linked ...

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   Removing the chemical from hair relaxers has been a long-standing goal for advocates. A wide range of studies have linked formaldehyde to certain cancers, including uterine cancer and blood cancer .