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2. Return of the relaxer? Why some Black women are ... - AOL

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   In fact, according to a 2021 Dove CROWN research study, 66% of Black girls in majority-white schools report experiencing hair discrimination, compared to 45% of Black girls in all schools. And 100 ...

3. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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   Blogs: Black Girl Long Hair, [1] [20] [21] ... hair care suppliers have seen a rapid decrease in the purchase of relaxers, the harsh chemical hair straightener.

4. 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 .

5. Chemical hair relaxers carry an increased risk of uterine ...

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   Postmenopausal Black women who reported using hair relaxers more than twice a year or for more than five years had a greater than 50% increased risk of uterine cancer.

6. Conk - Wikipedia

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   Conk hairstyle. The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to the early-to-mid 1960s. [1] This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene, an initially homemade hair straightener gel made from the extremely corrosive chemical lye which was often mixed with eggs and potatoes.

7. The Little Black Girls We Adored On Relaxer Boxes Are Going ...

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