StillIRise1963 on Nostr: "A robust body of scientific evidence has now shown that straighteners and other hair ...

"A robust body of scientific evidence has now shown that straighteners and other hair products marketed to Black girls and women have been linked to endocrine-disrupting substances associated with the early onset of menstruation and many of the reproductive-health issues that follow, from uterine fibroids, preterm birth and infertility to breast, ovarian and uterine cancer. Many of these hormone-health-related problems are more common in Black women…”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/magazine/hair-relaxers-cancer-risk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU0.5vWz.r-Rzkeu6c2lD&smid=url-share