"Skin deep" in more ways than one.
Very little if any media attention or research has looked at the possible connections between African American beauty salons, the personal care products utilized primarily by Black women and adverse health outcomes, specifically in the area of reproduc...
Soaps, makeup and other items contain deadly ingredients, say consumer advocates.
According to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, cosmetics and other personal care products contain numerous ingredients — such as phthalates, parabens, formaldehye and diethanolamine — that we should be...
California investigates skin-lighteners for dangerous mercury.
There could be a dark side to skin-lightening creams often found in stores that cater to ethnic communities. Starting next week, California health officials will collect and test a sampling of skin-lightening products in the Bay Area for possible mercu...
SC Johnson Becomes First Mainstream Company to List Ingredients On All Cleaning Product Labels
Date: Jan. 31, 2012 RACINE, Wis. – In an unprecedented move, SC Johnson & Son has become the first major cleaning product manufacturer to announce... Read More
Toxic Hair Treatments: Lawsuits Settled on Brazilian Blowout; California Attorney General Suit Forces Hazard Warning
Products cause dangerous exposure to carcinogenic formaldehyde For immediate release: January 30, 2012 Los Angeles—Health advocates are ramping up pressure on the U.S. Food and... Read More
Keratin hair straightener treatment gets first sanction by U.S. government.
SunSentinel.com January 21, 2012 Rod Hagwood Here in humid South Florida where straight hair is the Holy Grail the news about the keratin treatment lawsuit... Read More
Brazilian Blowout Settlement Forces Hazard Warning
Public News Service January 31, 2012 Lori Abbott Brazilian Blowouts are now coming with a hazardous warning label. A settlement reached between the state and... Read More
Breaking Brazilian Blowout News
Virginia Sole – Smith blog January 31. 2012 Hey, remember waaay back in 2010 when the supposedly “formaldehyde-free” Brazilian Blowout hair straightening treatment tested positive for... Read More
Brazilian Blowout NOT Formaldehyde Free.
Allvoices local to global news January 31, 2012 Debbie Nicholson U.S. National Toxicology Program lists formaldehyde as a carcinogen That popular hair straightening treatment Brazilian... Read More
Brazilian Blowout Legally Labeled Carcinogenic … Will It Matter?
Forbes January 30, 2012 Amy Westervelt Last year women’s magazines and pop culture blogs were afire with the news that the popular Brazilian Blowout–an expensive... Read More