On Wednesday, Guinness World Records announced that Ms. Martinez, 29, had officially set a new mark for a woman with an Afro ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a ban on hair-straightening and smoothing products that contain cancer-causing chemicals. Black women, who are historic consumers of the hair ...
STORY: Thousands of Black women allege hair relaxers gave them uterine cancer. And they're taking cosmetic heavyweights to court in the U.S.. Sheila Bush is among them. The 69-year-old has relaxed her ...
In December 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act bolstered the FDA’s regulatory abilities to address vital safety issues in the widely-unregulated cosmetics industry. The bill’s subtitle, known ...
A New York woman has set a Guinness World Record with her Afro, which measures 190 centimeters (about 6 feet 3 inches) in ...
Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos is demanding that L'Oreal remove a hair relaxer from shelves, reports TMZ. The request for an urgent recall comes on the heels of a class action lawsuit filed in ...
Though relaxer box girls inspire nostalgia for the '90s on Black Twitter, growing up, many Black women felt undercut by beauty expectations. And, now, they worry about cancer risks. Jasmine Purdie The ...
While they're now considered a luxury, for most people, their introduction to the world of hair extensions came via high ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use chemical relaxers to straighten their hair do not seem to be at increased risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. Sign up here. There's no evidence ...