Natural hair can be difficult to maintain; that’s why most women prefer to use relaxers to manage their hair. However, relaxers are dangerous and can cause fibroids. Fibroids are a non-cancerous ...

Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell’s hair at home for years, using a product called “Just for Me,” which came in ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing [email protected] Certain hair relaxers—used by millions of women, particularly African Americans—could be banned in the U.S. after two Black congresswomen ...

Black women wear their hair proudly — they're diverse in shape, style, and texture. But the use of some products is reportedly harming them. Around the country, Black women have brought lawsuits ...

Black women have relied on hair relaxers to straighten hair since they became widely used starting in the ’50s. But now, some researchers and health experts are saying they may contribute to health ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A NIH study published in 2022 has led to numerous lawsuits filed against the makers of hair relaxer products, alleging that ...

There are very few Black women over the age of 40 who have not used relaxers to straighten their hair, which isn’t to say, of course, that Black women and girls far younger than that haven’t used them ...

Getting a silk press doesn't have to mean permanent heat damage, here celebrity hair stylist Lorraine Dublin shares her ...

In 2022, the NIH published a study stating the links between uterine cancer and hair relaxer use. Over 33,000 women participated in the Sister Study with 378 diagnosed with cancer over the course of ...

Relaxers have been a long-controversial staple when it comes to Black hair care. Just last year, we reported on four women who sued L’Oreal and Strength of Nature for health issues they believed were ...