Saeed Jones: “A study that followed a cohort of nearly 34,000 women, found that those who frequently used chemical hair-straightening products, a majority of whom were Black women, were two and a half times as likely to develop uterine cancer as those who did not use the products.”

“A study that followed a cohort of nearly 34,000 women, found that those who frequently used chemical hair-straightening products, a majority of whom were Black women, were two and a half times as likely to develop uterine cancer as those who did not use the products.”

The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxerswww.nytimes.com They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?

Yes!! I am hoping this will amplify the on going conversations about how “professional dress codes” often require Black women to straighten or relax their hair. Every company with that requirement should be held liable.

EXACTLY.

Here’s hoping the Crown Act becomes the law of the land.

How the fuck is it 2024 and ANYBODY thinks they have any say over somebody else’s hair?

Honestly we need to name and shame.

Excellent point!

Thank you! I’ve been obsessed with this since 2022 when the study came out and how the states with the most Black people living there haven’t passed the CROWN Act yet.

I would love to see class-action lawsuits on that.

Me too.

so heartbreaking, what a cruel toll white supremacy and misogyny exact

Here's hoping that being "professional" will look differently soon.

I have no idea how many times my hair was chemically straightened, and will always wonder how my health has been and will be affected. Persistent shadow's looming.

Nothing in the beauty industry is regulated. They can put as much poison in the products as they want.

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Oh. My. God.

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