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Hair relaxers could be banned as part of FDA crackdown

Por: Newsweek Health October 10, 2023

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Certain hair relaxers—used by millions of women, particularly African Americans—could be banned in the U.S. after two Black congresswomen raised fears that toxic chemicals used in some products pose a cancer risk.U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Shontel Brown raised their concerns about the presence of formaldehyde—a known carcinogen—in some relaxers with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has reportedly responded with... + full article



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