LAS VEGAS, Nev. (CONSUMER REPORTS) - Chemical hair relaxers are a beauty staple for many, but now they’re at the center of a legal and health controversy. People across the country are suing, claiming ...

For decades, hair relaxers promoted the creation of sleek styles, but the chemicals may have resulted in long-term health ...

Chemical hair relaxers are a beauty staple for many, but now they're at the center of a legal and health controversy. People across the country are suing, claiming the products are linked to some ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Women across the country are suing hair relaxer brands, citing cancer and other long-term health problems they say were caused by years of product use. The lawsuits are part of a ...

This article is part of Consumer Reports’ Beauty Justice series, which launched with our tests for chemicals and contaminants in synthetic braiding hair products and a campaign to get toxic chemicals ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — Concerns are growing over the safety of chemical hair relaxers as research suggests that heavy use may be linked to an increased risk of certain cancers. So, Consumer ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — There are growing concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Research suggests that heavy use of chemical hair relaxers may be linked to an increased risk of ...

U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, and Nydia Velásquez, D-N.Y., are urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move swiftly on advancing an already proposed federal rule ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — If there was ever a place to embrace change, it would be a hair salon. As a hairstylist for almost 40 years, Karen Hill has had a chair-side view of the ever-evolving state of Black ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hairstyles rooted in culture, pride and identity are now causing health risks due to the extensions used to create them. For Black women especially, the beauty of braids, ...