Hair Relaxers

 NY Times: What to Know About Chemical Hair Relaxers and Health A growing body of evidence shows a link between these products and a number of health disorders in Black women. By Linda Villarosa - Linda Villarosa is a contributing writer for The Magazine.  

Burns and abrasions, often caused when the products are applied to the scalp, give the endocrine-disrupting chemicals an efficient entry into the body, and research done over the last several years...frequent use is linked to an elevated risk for both breast and uterine cancer.