Creamy crack, perms, relaxers — known by many polyonyms, chemical hair straighteners have been a fixture in the Black beauty space since their inception in 1909. But now, with the FDA proposing a ban ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new study has found women who used hair straightening chemicals were at higher risk for uterine cancer. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) compared ...
Georgia's high court says women who used hair relaxers for decades can sue manufacturers, stating the clock restarts after ...
Although uterine cancer is a relatively rare disease, U.S. incidence rates have increased in recent years. Data show non-Hispanic Black women are at a heightened risk of aggressive forms of the cancer ...
Maria Loren Ackies remembers the first time she went to the salon to get her hair professionally straightened. “I was 14 and I was so excited,” Ackies, 49, of West Hempstead, recalled. But her mood ...
When Ashley León, 28, saw pictures of perm kit boxes on Twitter, it instantly took her back to her childhood days spent in a Staten Island beauty salon, a “cradle of womanhood if you will, especially ...
The phrase “old lady hairdo” isn’t the most sensitive thing one can say. But some of us can still picture specific hairstyles when we hear it — and it isn’t used in a flattering way most of the time.
That's what the CROWN Act means to many Black women, including those who spoke about the importance of natural hair on Basic Black. The CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World ...
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