A new study by the National Institutes of Health shows using the products may increase your risk of developing uterine cancer over time.
Studies find chemicals used to straighten hair linked to higher cancer riskWASHINGTON — Hair straightening products like chemical relaxers are very popular, especially among Black women.shows using these products may increase your risk of developing uterine cancer over time.
“Your skin can absorb chemicals that are placed on your scalp, so that’s one way in which chemicals can enter the body,” said Symielle Gaston, staff scientist for the study. “We investigated the relationship explicitly across racial groups because we know products differ by race,” said Chandra Jackson, an investigator on the study.They said women who used chemical straighteners four times a year or more were more than twice as likely to develop uterine cancer. That’s compared to women who never used the products.
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