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In 2023, the FDA proposed a ban on using formaldehyde in chemical relaxers. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Regulation

Simplified: FDA proposed ban on using formaldehyde in chemical relaxers in 2023

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Franklin also suggested a possible at-home remedy that is commonly found in kitchen cabinets: apple cider vinegar. 0.700

👤 Franklin 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health

Simplified: Franklin suggested apple cider vinegar as at-home remedy

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5 months ago
The two products deemed to be safe, from the brands Spetra and Latched & Hooked, were labeled as “non-toxic” or “toxic-free.” 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Safety

Simplified: Two safe products from Spetra and Latched & Hooked were labeled non-toxic or toxic-free

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., along with three other members of Congress, reintroduced the Safer Beauty Bill Package to expand the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of cosmetics last summer. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Regulation

Simplified: Rep Ayanna Pressley reintroduced Safer Beauty Bill Package to expand FDA regulation of cosmetics last summer

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The responsibility lies on the companies, who need to remove the chemicals from their products. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Safety

Simplified: Companies need to remove chemicals from their products

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Four samples tested contained 23 so-called organotin compounds. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Chemicals

Simplified: Four samples tested contained 23 organotin compounds

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5 months ago
Human hair was classified as raw (unprocessed) or virgin (minimally processed); several types of synthetic hair were included, as well as blended synthetic and human hair, referred to as mastermix. 0.900

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Simplified: Human hair was classified as raw or virgin

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Elissia Franklin, a research scientist at the Silent Spring Institute and the lead author of the new study, said that 41 out of the 43 products tested contained hazardous chemicals. 0.950

👤 Elissia Franklin 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Chemicals

Simplified: 41 out of 43 products tested contained hazardous chemicals

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Seventeen of the chemicals identified were linked to breast cancer, including dibutyl phthalate and DEHP, which are both used to increase flexibility in plastics. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Cancer

Simplified: Seventeen chemicals identified were linked to breast cancer including dibutyl phthalate and DEHP

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5 months ago
They can also be inhaled — particularly when heated during styling — and absorbed through a person’s hands. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Chemicals

Simplified: Chemicals can be inhaled particularly when heated during styling and absorbed through a person's hands

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The Black Women’s Health Study in 2023 found a 50% increased risk of uterine cancer in postmenopausal Black women who used chemical hair relaxers more than twice a year or used the products for more t... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Cancer

Simplified: The Black Women’s Health Study found a 50% increased risk of uterine cancer in postmenopausal Black women using chemical hair relaxers more than twice...

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5 months ago
Harsh chemicals found in synthetic braiding hair and other hair extensions can be absorbed through the scalp, causing irritation, burning and redness, according to Dr. Chris Pernell, director of the N... 0.950

👤 Dr. Chris Pernell 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Chemicals

Simplified: Harsh chemicals in synthetic braiding hair can be absorbed through the scalp causing irritation burning and redness

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(Uterine cancer accounted for about 3% of new cancer cases in the U.S. in 2025.) 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Cancer

Simplified: Uterine cancer accounted for about 3% of new cancer cases in the U.S. in 2025

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Nine of the 10 samples also tested positive for lead. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Chemicals

Simplified: Nine of 10 samples tested positive for lead

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A dozen of the compounds found are listed under California’s Proposition 65, known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, which warns residents of chemicals known to cause birth... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Regulation

Simplified: A dozen compounds found are listed under California's Proposition 65

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Researchers tested 43 hair extension products and identified 169 chemicals present overall, including dozens of harmful substances, such as flame retardants, pesticides and compounds used to stabilize... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Chemicals

Simplified: Researchers identified 169 chemicals in 43 hair extension products including harmful substances

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And the people we’ve wronged deserve their chance to speak and be heard. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Ethics

Simplified: People wronged deserve their chance to speak and be heard

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The American people need to know the full story of what has been done in our name. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Ethics

Simplified: American people need to know the full story

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5 months ago
And looking ahead to a Democratic-led House, or Senate or both, the first step in that journey must be more of the kind of public investigation and testimony we’ve already seen in Los Angeles, Minneap... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: The first step must be more public investigation and testimony

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But while the odds are somewhat against a serious reckoning with the brutality and wrongdoing of Trump’s mass deportation effort, it does not have to be true of the atrocities of ICE and the Border Pa... 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law

Simplified: Odds are against a serious reckoning with Trump’s mass deportation effort it does not have to be true of the atrocities of ICE and the Border Patrol

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