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2. FDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals ...

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   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of ...

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

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   Thousands of Black women who have sued L' Oreal, Revlon and other companies allege hair products are responsible for their uterine cancer and infertility. A rite of passage for many Black girls ...

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Black Women Say Products for Black Hair Are Dangerously Toxic

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   Black women buy $7.5 billion worth of beauty products every year, and spend 9x more on ethnic hair products than any other demographic. The measures in place to protect them aren’t enough.

8. 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 ...

9. Bronner Bros. - Wikipedia

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   The Bronner Bros. Enterprise is one of the largest private African American hair and skin care producers in the United States. Founded in 1947 [2] by brothers Dr. Nathaniel H. Bronner, Sr. and Arthur E. Bronner, Sr., Bronner Bros. has over 300 full-time and part-time staff members.