A new study has found that an alarming number of personal care products contain a known carcinogen. Formaldehyde has been linked to cancer — but the chemical, and preservatives that release it ...

Given that formaldehyde is known to cause cancer in humans, ... safety gaps in how personal care products are regulated in the US and their disproportionate health impacts on women of color, ...

Formaldehyde, and preservatives that release the chemical, ... in a growing body of research on hair straightening chemicals and other personal care products marketed to women of color.

The Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to ban the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners on the market in the U.S. has been pushed back yet again.

Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives hide in hair relaxers, soaps, lotions, shampoos, and other everyday products favored by women of color. iStock. By. Lisa Rapaport.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Women of color are at an increased risk for cancer if they use hair relaxers with formaldehyde. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on those products ...

Past research has found people of color are more likely to be exposed to dangerous chemicals in personal ... Some of the common formaldehyde releasers used in cosmetics include: Imidazolidinyl urea; ...

Controversy over formaldehyde in hair straighteners has persisted for years. The Environmental Working Group, an advocacy organization, petitioned the agency in 2011 and again in 2021 to ban hair ...

Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any of them by far. So According to the EPA's numbers, it's more than 20 cancers per million people. But what we found in our investigation and what the EPA ...