Lawsuits Allege Chemical Hair Straightener Caused Fibroid Tumors Leading To Hysterectomy

Most brands of hair relaxers and straighteners contain dangerous endocrine system-disrupting chemicals

Sunday, January 1, 2023 - Companies that manufacture and sell chemical hair straighteners are being held accountable for failing to warn consumers of the dangers of using the product. If a company fails to place an adequate warning label on its product, and a consumer suffers serious injuries or death from using said product, the company may be held liable in a court of law for compensatory and punitive damages. Thousands of hair relaxer lawsuits are expected to be filed this year by women who have suffered damage to their reproductive system or have developed uterine or breast cancer as a result of the negligence, carelessness, and recklessness of companies like L'Oreal, and others. Chemical hair straighteners are being accused of causing a variety of physical injuries to those who use them like scalp and eye irritaon, allergic reactions, and lung damage when the fumes of the toxic chemicals are heated into steam and inhaled. Beauty parlors are urged to update their ventilation systems to remove toxic fumes from their work area. Chemical hair straighteners are suspected of causing fibroid tumors that may require a woman to undergo a hysterectomy, a dangerous surgical procedure where a part or all of the female reproductive system is removed. If you have had a hysterectomy to remove fibroid tumors and have used chemical hair straighteners repeatedly for more than one year, you may qualify to file a chemical hair straightener claim and seek monetary compensation.

AboutLawsuits.com wrote the other day about the details of a lawsuit filed by Shawnette Hanson in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the makers of Dark & Lovely and Optimum chemical hair relaxers, for causing fibroid tumors that resulted in the woman having to undergo a hysterectomy. " The complaint (PDF) was brought by Shawnette Hanson in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 22, pursuing damages from L'Oreal and its Soft Sheen-Carson subsidiary, for failing to warn about the health risks associated with phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals in the hair straightening products. In addition to Dark & Lovely and Optimum lawsuits, claims have also been filed against the makers of Just for Me, Motions, Olive Oil, and other widely used brands, including lawsuits over uterine fibroids and uterine cancer caused by hair relaxers."

Scientific studies show that chemicals in commercial hair straighteners may cause a distribution in the endocrine system. One hard-hitting study published by the National Institute of Health (NIH) tested 45 chemicals, many of which are secretly contained in commercial hair relaxers, thought to be endocrine system disrupters. "Root stimulators, hair lotions, and relaxers frequently contained nonylphenols, parabens, and fragrances; anti-frizz products contained cyclosiloxanes. Hair relaxers for children contained five chemicals regulated by California's Proposition 65 or prohibited by EU cosmetics regulation. Targeted chemicals were generally not listed on the product label. The endocrine system is comprised of the hypothalamus, pineal gland, pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, thymus, adrenal glands, and pancreas, a collection of glands and organs that make hormones. Hormones are immediately released into the bloodstream where they find their way to selected organs. According to Cancer.org, hormones control many vital bodily functions such as growth, development, metabolism, and reproduction.

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