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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. 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 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.

5. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   Both men and women coated their hair with a strong acid that stripped the outer layer and altered the shape of the hair shaft, causing it to "relax" or straighten, [49] and the longer the chemical was left on the hair, the straighter the hair would become. If left on the hair too long, the relaxer could burn the scalp and cause sores to form.

6. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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   After the American abolition of slavery in 1865, black populations looked to straighten their hair, so as to move closer to the dominant aesthetics in an effort to obtain work. At the time, the most used instrument for hair smoothing was the hot comb , prior to Garrett A. Morgan 's invention of a relaxer cream in 1909.

7. Kamala Harris’ silk press shines: The conversation her hair ...

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   "It's that straight hair with a little bump to it and lots of movement that says peak Black woman, professional. Kamala Harris, she has that look, so people are drawn to that." The reality of ...

8. Discrimination based on hair texture - Wikipedia

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   Discrimination based on hair texture, also known as textureism, is a form of social injustice, where afro-textured hair or coarse hair types, and their associated hair styles, are viewed negatively, often perceived as "unprofessional", "unattractive", or "unclean".

9. Frequent chemical hair straightening may raise uterine cancer ...

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