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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. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 ...

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

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   Getting a relaxer at a young age was quite a common thing, but as is the case with many permanent chemical processes, relaxers can make hair more susceptible to damage and breakage, as it damages ...

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 ...