FDA mulls ban on black women’s hair-straightening products due to cancer risk — as stylists say they’re out of fashion
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But black hair stylists say such products — specifically the ones being looked at by the FDA, which contain formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing … Read more