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 ...

Relaxers for hair have long been a beauty staple, but what exactly does it mean to have relaxed hair? In simple terms, relaxed hair refers to hair that has been chemically straightened using the same ...

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women? A woman at a salon having relaxer applied to her hair.Credit...Naila ...

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INDIANAPOLIS — Permanent chemical hair relaxers remain popular, despite studies linking usage with uterine and other cancers. Two studies supported by the National Institutes of Health show a higher ...

Sheila Bush, a cosmetologist, was lounging in the recliner at her St. Louis-area home last winter when an advertisement from a law firm flashed up on her television screen, urging viewers to call a ...