Here are just three of their storiesBy Lauren KirchnerThis article is part of Consumer Reports’ Beauty Justice series, which launched with our tests for chemicals and contaminants in synthetic ...

Twitter users gasped when the Black girls from the famous relaxer boxes revealed where ... who modeled for African Pride’s Dream Kids line. In an interview with Allure, she revealed that she ...

MOORE: Johnson takes pride in ... hair of African descent is coily and dense. Going back to slavery, the texture was seen as inferior to white beauty standards. Relaxers use semipermanent ...

Though there are some relaxers, such as Dark and Lovely, African Pride, and Optimum Care, who exclude lye from the ingredient regimen, there are other chemicals used that are still hazardous.

Across the country, Black women are learning about the health consequences linked with using hair relaxers and are banding ... connected them with the divine. African hairstyles were also status ...

Hairstyles rooted in culture, pride and identity are now causing health risks due to the extensions used to create them. For Black women especially, the beauty of braids, sew-ins and relaxers ...