FDA proposes ban of toxic chemical found in hair products used primarily by Black women

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FDA proposes ban of toxic chemical found in hair products used primarily by Black women
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Beauty can be a pain and in some cases it can even be cancerous. Hair relaxers are most commonly used on African American women's hair to chemically straighten

or to smoothen it.. That's because they say the chemical is linked to short term health effects like breathing problems and long term health effects like an increased risk of certain cancers.

Formaldehyde is a colorless gas that is used for a variety of things. Some examples are the production of fertilizer and resin. It's also used for certain hair straightening products that women in the African American community know well; relaxers. "Monitor your client, make sure that it's left on for the proper amount of time for your client because you can't get on the phone, go to lunch and come back,” says Henshon. “You have to really stay there and make sure it doesn't burn the scalp,"Boston University’s Black Women’s Health Study

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