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“FDA’s proposed rule, ‘Use of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-Releasing Chemicals as an Ingredient in Hair Smoothing Products ...

UPDATE (January 5, 2026): The future of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 's proposed ban on hair-straightening products ...

The topic of relaxers has become the topic of discussion at the Designer Beauty Clinic in north Charlotte. These conversations come after the United States Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban formaldehyde as an ingredient in chemical hair straighteners, also known as relaxers. Theresa Werner, MD, deputy director of Huntsman Cancer ...

In my teens and twenties, I would spend up to an hour every couple of days using a hair straightener to manage frizz. After having my son, even my reliable decade-old flat iron hasn’t been able to ...

Hair straighteners and hair smoothing products are often marketed for and used by Black women. But the Food and Drug Administration plans to ban hair straighteners that release formaldehyde gas — a ...

Keratin hair treatments marketed as formaldehyde-free can rapidly cause acute kidney injury through oxalate buildup. Glyoxylic acid hair treatments can trigger rapid kidney failure in young women ...

A growing number of case reports and studies indicate that keratin hair straightening products containing glyoxylic acid, ...

True to its name, the Moxie Beauty Firefighter Heat Protection Spray acts as your hair’s first line of defence before ...

Regularly cleaning hair straighteners with a damp cloth is essential for preventing product buildup and removing bacteria. How often you need to clean them depends on factors such as frequency of use.