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.

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 ...

The Georgia Supreme Court will determine how much time a person has to claim that prolonged use of hair relaxer products caused injuries, in a case set to influence hundreds of such cases pending ...

As of April 2025, the hair relaxer litigation is deep in the discovery phase. Over 1.1 million corporate documents have been produced. The first bellwether trial begins November 3, 2025, with a ...

The Black Women’s Health Study, published in October 2023, found post-menopausal women who used chemical hair relaxers for more than 15 years, or many times per year, had about a 60 percent increased ...

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 ...

A beautician washes a relaxer out of a client’s hair at a salon in Atlanta. Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to straighten their hair.

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 class action brought ...

Her latest creation, Samuel’s Science—a nontoxic hair relaxer alternative made specifically for Black hair—is both a testament to her father’s memory and her own entrepreneurial spirit.

Flewellen’s Hair Salon has been a staple in Oak Cliff for more than 50 years. Flewellen offers chemical hair relaxers to her clients but not without warning.

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. At issue is whether ...