Harmful chemicals lurk in extensions and braiding hair marketed to Black women, study finds

The same chemicals found in pipes, pesticides and floor tiles are also present in some synthetic and human hair extensions, a ...

41 popular hair extensions have toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health risks

Those chemicals included flame retardants, phthalates, pesticides, styrene, tetrachloroethane, and organotins, which are linked with cancer, hormone disruption, developmental problems, and disrupting ...