Almost every Black woman or girl has purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists, faux locs and other ...

Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux ...

A new study suggests that natural hair extensions may contain toxic chemicals. Here are the potential health risks associated ...

However, a new study from the scientific research organization Silent Spring Institute says many hair extensions—including ...

A sweeping new study has uncovered a troubling mix of hazardous chemicals in popular hair extensions, including products made from human hair. Researchers detected dozens of substances linked to ...

A Newton-based organization’s recent study into potential risks in hair extensions used primarily by Black women found that ...

For our second evaluation of braiding hair, CR tested 30 human and synthetic hair products to determine if there are less ...

Hair extensions, popular for adding glamour, length, and volume, may pose serious health risks due to toxic chemicals, according to a recent global study published in Environment and Health. Both ...

A new study published Feb. 11 in the American Chemical Society journal Environment & Health has found that synthetic and human hair extensions, popular among Black communities, contain more chemicals ...

Hazardous chemicals in popular hair extension products are raising concerns about the health risks tied to a largely unregulated part of the beauty industry that disproportionately affects Black women ...

In the most comprehensive analysis to date, a new study by Silent Spring Institute identified dozens of hazardous chemicals in hair extensions, including products made from human hair, providing the ...

Human and synthetic hair extensions are often treated with chemicals to clean them, and to make them flame resistant ...