Comment on The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers | They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?

feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes, the effect is to straighten curly hair

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• 2ugly2live@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s usually made with lye, so it can really burn. It’s supposed to break down the curl in the hair and make it “straight.” There are kiddy perms and the like, but it’s common knowledge that they’re not good for you, but are a “necessary evil” for some black women.

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