Women Who Style Their Hair Regularly Look To A More Natural Approach That Avoids Chemical Hair Relaxers

More and more beauticians are specializing in toxin-free haircare

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - There are alternatives to using toxic chemical hair relaxers. Women who are worried that continuing to use hair relaxers are looking to other means of straightening their hair and adopting a more natural approach to their beauty regimen. A growing number of beauticians are specializing in natural, toxin-free haircare, not only because of the long-term life-threatening diseases hair straighteners allegedly cause but also because the product may cause hair loss and chemical burns. According to Yahoo News (YN), hair straighteners contain harsh chemicals like formalin (just another name for formaldehyde), and ammonium thioglycolate. The Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) warns the users of chemical hair relaxers and others that, "Formaldehyde can cause irritation of the skin, eyes, nose, and throat. Women may be inhaling toxic levels of formaldehyde gas that are released during the heat styling phase of the hair straightening treatment. High levels of exposure may cause some types of cancers." Having hair relaxer treatments more than four times per year or starting using hair relaxers at an early age may lead to illnesses and also developmental delay issues. One Black woman who used chemical hair relaxers regularly starting at age seven for around 20 years developed breast cancer at age 35. Women who have used chemical hair relaxers and developed uterine, breast, or ovarian cancer should speak with a hair relaxer cancer lawyer for a legal advice.

Scientific studies are coming forward linking the use of chemical hair relaxers or straighteners to several different forms of cancer, uterine cancer in particular. One study that a lawyer who filed ahair relaxer lawsuits claim is pointing towards was published by The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study found that after tracking 33,000 women for more than a decade, those who used chemical hair straighteners were about three times more likely to develop uterine cancer. YN points out that other studies have indicated a greater risk for several other types of cancer also. "Previous studies revealed an increased risk of certain hormone-related cancers, including breast and ovarian cancers linked to hair-straightening chemicals." That study and others have fostered a tsunami of lawsuits against the manufacturers of chemical hair straighteners for failing to warn women of the risks. Currently, about 54 lawsuits have been filed according to Reuters and that number is expected to grow. Chemical hair straighteners may have been marketed specifically toward Black women wishing to achieve a more Euro-centric look. Yahoo News recently reported, "Black women are most vulnerable as hair-straightening chemicals are largely targeted at Black women and girls." As a result of marketing efforts, about 60% of all Black women use chemical hair straighteners. Plaintiff lawyers are recommending that the lawsuits filed throughout the country should be consolidated into multi-district litigation (MDL) to avoid repetitive procedures, speed up the process, and facilitate a potential monetary settlement without having to go to trial. Most chemical hair straightener lawsuits have the use of specific brands of hair straighteners, and the type of cancer they allegedly caused in common.

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