*The hair relaxer cancer lawsuit is based on studies showing a strong link between chemical hair straighteners and hormone-sensitive cancers. The most influential research came in 2022 from the ...

In the U.S., people spend billions on hair care products. Now, thousands of Black women have filed lawsuits against companies that sell chemical relaxers charging they bring risks of certain cancers.

Sept 30 (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the sprawling litigation over claims that chemical hair relaxer products made by L'Oreal USA, Revlon and others cause cancer refused to dismiss a proposed ...

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Someday, federal judges in the U.S. will likely be required to abide by a single, nationwide standard for how to compensate the lawyers they’ve appointed to lead sprawling cases ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Women across the country are suing hair relaxer brands, citing cancer and other long-term health problems they say were caused by years of product use. The lawsuits are part of a ...

The Georgia Supreme Court is considering a pivotal case that could determine the fate of hundreds of product liability lawsuits involving chemical hair relaxers in the state. The issue is whether the ...

Relaxers have been a long-controversial staple when it comes to Black hair care. Just last year, we reported on four women who sued L’Oreal and Strength of Nature for health issues they believed were ...

In 2022, the NIH published a study stating the links between uterine cancer and hair relaxer use. Over 33,000 women participated in the Sister Study with 378 diagnosed with cancer over the course of ...

Growing up in rural Georgia, Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell’s hair at home for years, using a product called ...