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DMDM hydantoin is an antimicrobial formaldehyde releaser preservative with the trade name Glydant. DMDM hydantoin is an organic compound belonging to a class of compounds known as hydantoins. It is used in the cosmetics industry and found in products like shampoos, hair conditioners, hair gels, and skin care products. [2] [3]
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 ...
Girard Gibbs filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Brazilian Blowout violated California law by advertising its Brazilian Blowout hair straightening product as safe and formaldehyde free, when it has been found to contain significant amounts of formaldehyde, as NTP defines a "known to be human carcinogen".
The Department of Health and Human Services lists formaldehyde as a carcinogen, and last year the FDA issued a warning against chemical hair straighteners that release formaldehyde when heated up ...
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 ...
A product falsely marketed as chemical-free in the 1990s, the Rio Hair Naturalizer System, led to a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer, the World Rio Corporation Inc., when the acidic chemicals it contained caused scalp damage and/or hair loss to thousands of users. [2] [3] The product was eventually withdrawn from the market. [3]
Customers who purchased one or more Batiste dry shampoo products may be able to cash in on million-dollar lawsuit Batiste dry shampoo settles $2.5m lawsuit over harmful levels of cancer-causing ...
Wen was at the center of a class-action lawsuit which alleged that the product had caused damage to hair after use. [5] [6] In March 2016, the FDA opened an investigation into complaints about Wen Hair Care products by consumers. [7] In October 2016, Wen agreed to settle out of court for a total of $26 million without admitting any wrongdoing. [8]