Growing up in rural Georgia, Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell’s hair at home for years, using a product called ...

Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell’s hair at home for years, using a product called “Just for Me,” which came in ...

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DALLAS — As concerns mount over potential health risks linked to chemical hair straighteners, one Black-owned haircare company is positioning itself as part of the solution. Autumn Yarbrough, founder ...

*The hair relaxer cancer lawsuit is based on studies showing a strong link between chemical hair straighteners and hormone-sensitive cancers. The most influential research came in 2022 from the ...

Growing up in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood in the late 1990s, Traccye Love wished for the long, smooth tresses of pop star Aaliyah. “That was the look then — smooth and straight,” said Love, of Oak ...

The Hair Relaxer MDL is now focusing on bellwether cases to test claims that chemical relaxers cause cancers. After extensive discovery and expert analysis, the court will narrow the cases for trial, ...

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 ...

In August, Judge Mary M. Rowland dismissed nearly 200 plaintiffs’ cases in the ongoing In RE: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, And Products Liability Litigation [Hair Relaxer], a multidistrict ...

Everyone can recall a traumatic hairdressers story, right? I mean, I have a few; a wonky haircut that made me scared of getting even a trim. A blow-dry at a European salon that was giving nothing but ...