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2. 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.

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

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   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 ...

4. Hair iron - Wikipedia

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   historical image of hair irons (top) A hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the arrangement of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons, used to make the hair curl; straightening irons, commonly called straighteners or flat irons, used to straighten the hair; and crimping irons, used to create crimps of the desired size in the hair.

5. Hairstyling tool - Wikipedia

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   Early hair tongs. A hair iron is a tool used to change the structure of the hair with the help of heat. There are three general kinds: curling tongs, also known as curling irons, [2] used to make the hair curly; straighteners, also known as flat irons, [3] used to straighten the hair; and crimpers, [4] used to create small crimps in the hair.

6. Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack’ hair ...

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   As chemical hair straighteners and relaxers are increasingly linked to breast and reproductive cancers, Black women must confront long-held beauty The post Black women weigh emerging risks of ...

7. Hair-straightening products linked with uterine cancer risk ...

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   Hair-straightening products may significantly increase the risk of developing uterine cancer among those who use them frequently, a large study published on Monday suggests. "We estimated that 1. ...