Even other chemical hair straighteners marketed as safer to use, including no-lye relaxers, still pose potential risks. “In our study, women who reported using non-lye relaxers were pretty much ...

The scalp burns and unpleasant smells of lye-based hair relaxers, along with growing evidence of cancer risks, have led stylists and cosmetics companies to search for safer alternatives.

Black women are calling for a ban on toxic hair ingredients - which have been linked to an increased risk of cancer and ...

Smelling the lye in the relaxer, also known as a perm for Black hair, feeling the products burn their scalp as they sat still and quiet in the salon chair, their faces etched with discomfort ...

She said there are lye and no-lye relaxers, the former often used by professional stylists and the latter used by consumers at home. But no one has found a way to relax hair without the ...

In 1975, the Federal Trade Commission demanded that Johnson put warning labels on lye-based products. By the mid-1980s, many manufacturers had removed sodium hydroxide from its relaxer ingredient ...

A 2021 study, published in Oxford University’s Carcinogenesis journal, found possible links between heavy use of lye-containing relaxers and breast cancer, though it found little evidence to ...

Chemical hair relaxers typically contain sodium hydroxide (lye) or calcium hydroxide (no-lye) formulations, both of which work by breaking down the protein bonds in hair. This process essentially ...

A clip from the documentary Good Hair (2009) features a scientist discussing the harmful effects of sodium hydroxide, the primary ingredient in lye relaxers, which can cause skin burns and bald ...

The discussion kicked off after @prettiestluxury tweeted a collage of models who posed on a box of no-lye relaxer saying, “I remember wanting to be the face of a hair relaxer so bad.” ...

With the introduction of ELAN NO-LYE relaxer and AVIV hair extensions, we’re taking another giant step in further empowering African women to embrace their natural beauty and express their ...