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?

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subignition@fedia.io ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

The European Union regulates more than 1,300 ingredients for use in cosmetics; the F.D.A. prohibits or restricts only nine ingredients that have been proved harmful to human health. [...] In fact, hair relaxers marketed to children in the United States have been found to contain the highest levels of five of the chemicals prohibited in the European Union.

for fuck's sake

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- AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Why do you hate shareholders? How very unamerican of you.
  
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Letstakealook@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
We all know the answer to that.

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feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Is it like, a perm but you make it straight instead?

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- silence7@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes, the effect is to straighten curly hair
  
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- 2ugly2live@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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