INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Women of color are at an increased risk for cancer if they use hair relaxers with formaldehyde. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a ban on those products, but a ...
EPA’s draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde preliminarily finds that formaldehyde poses an unreasonable risk to human health. The draft risk evaluation preliminarily concludes formaldehyde does not ...
UPDATE (January 5, 2026): The future of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 's proposed ban on hair-straightening products ...
The battle over formaldehyde has shifted. In a recent risk evaluation, the EPA significantly recognized that formaldehyde does not pose an “unreasonable” risk for cancer. But it does pose health risks ...
WASHINGTON — Beauty may be skin deep, but the products we use to enhance that beauty go beyond the surface of our skin and are absorbed into our bodies. So it can be a shock to learn some products ...
Common personal care and beauty products like lotions, soaps, shampoos, eyeliner, and even eyelash glue can contain formaldehyde or preservatives that release formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that has ...