L’Oreal Urged To Recall Hair Relaxers Due to Cancer Risks
Consumer group urges maker of Dark & Lovely and other hair relaxers to make its products safer for use or remove them from the market entirely
Consumer group urges maker of Dark & Lovely and other hair relaxers to make its products safer for use or remove them from the market entirely
Plaintiff claims African Pride Olive Miracle and other hair relaxing perms contain endocrine disrupting chemicals which interfere with the body's natural functions.
Unaware of the toxic chemicals in hair relaxer, plaintiff's Dark & Lovely uterine cancer lawsuit indicates she used the product in her hair for decades.
Women say they began using Dark & Lovely and similar products at a young age, due to a lack of label warnings about the hair relaxer cancer risks, raising allegations similar to those presented in individual lawsuits in the U.S.
Lawsuit indicates regular and prolonged exposure to hair relaxer caused ovarian cancer, alleging that users are not warned about the potential risk
Phthalates and other harmful chemicals in hair relaxers like Dark & Lovely, Olive Oil, Africa’s Best, African Pride, Just for Me and other widely used perms caused uterine cancer, Missouri woman claims
Side effects of hair relaxers used since she was 10 years old caused an Alabama woman to develop uterine cancer, which she indicates was a direct result of chemicals in Dark & Lovely, Just for Me and other straighteners
Plaintiff and potentially millions of others used Dark & Lovely and Optimum for years without being warned hair relaxer side effects could lead to uterine fibroids
Despite the potential risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids and other reproductive problems, hair relaxer products like Just for Me, Olive Oil Girls and others are marketed towards young Black children, the lawsuit notes.
Regular use of Dark & Lovely hair relaxer caused endometrial cancer diagnosis, after an Illinois woman applied the chemical straightener to her scalp for decades.