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2. 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 .

3. 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.

4. Johnson Products Company - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The company produced Ultra Wave, a hair relaxer aimed at men that George developed while at Fuller Products, an African American cosmetics company. [1] [3] The product was sold in Chicago, Harlem and other African American neighborhoods of New York City to barbers. [3] Joan repositioned the product in 1957 as Ultra Sheen and marketed it ...

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. 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 ...

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 ...