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2. Are chemical hair relaxers safe? - AOL

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   Lawsuits alleging harm from popular hair straighteners are amplifying concerns about the products raised by scientists and the government.

3. FDA plans to propose ban on hair-straightening chemical ... - AOL

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   In women who did not use hair-straightening chemical products in the previous 12 months, the study found the risk of developing uterine cancer by age 70 to be about 1.6%.

4. A rite of passage for many Black girls and women now raises ...

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   Concern about the health risks associated with chemical hair straighteners has grown over the last year since the National Institutes of Health released a ... Chemicals in the hair products, like ...

5. Hair straightening - Wikipedia

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   Hair straightening is a hair styling technique used since the 1890s involving the flattening and straightening of hair in order to give it a smooth, streamlined, and sleek appearance. [1] It became very popular during the 1950s among black males and females of all races.

6. Congresswomen press FDA on why a proposal to ban hair ...

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   Black women and women of other ethnicities have used chemical hair-straightening treatments for decades, and many of the relaxers, creams and keratin treatments contain formaldehyde — a chemical ...

7. FDA misses own deadline to propose ban on cancer-linked ... - AOL

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   Not all chemical hair-straighteners include it, but many do include components that, once heated, can release formaldehyde. It is highly toxic and linked to certain cancers, according to the ...