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2. 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.

3. Are chemical hair relaxers safe? - AOL

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   It alleges that hair products contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals that increase the risk of cancer. The plaintiffs further charge that companies knew the risks but failed to disclose them.

4. Are Keratin Hair Straightening Treatments Safe? Experts ... - AOL

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   A keratin treatment is a semi-permanent hair straightening method that aims to smooth and straighten frizzy or curly hair, says Ross Kopelman, MD, a board-certified hair surgeon at Kopelman Hair ...

5. FDA plans to propose ban on hair-straightening chemical ... - AOL

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   In women who did not use hair-straightening chemical products in the previous 12 months, the study found the risk of developing uterine cancer by age 70 to be about 1.6%.

6. 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 .

7. FDA once again pushes back proposal to ban cancer-linked ...

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   The FDA said in October that it planned to propose a ban on formaldehyde and other formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in hair-smoothing or hair-straightening products, often called relaxers, which ...