“Better” Litigation Through Chemistry: The Hair Relaxer Story
“Better Living Through Chemistry” once promised glamour and convenience, but now it's delivering more lawsuits. A 2022 NIH study linking hair relaxers to uterine cancer has triggered a legal avalanche.
The phrase “Better Living Through Chemistry” was coined in 1935 by DuPont and has taken on a double meaning as chemical uses have increased, bringing both luxury and litigation. Beauty products, including hair relaxers and dyes, are regulated by the FDA, OSHA, and the EPA.
These products are designed to achieve the ideal of straight hair, often marketed to the Black population.
The “science” beneath the lawsuits may be far less solid than plaintiffs’ rhetoric suggests.
Author's summary: Lawsuits over hair relaxers and uterine cancer link.
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