UPDATE (January 5, 2026): The future of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 's proposed ban on hair-straightening products ...

Salon workers have pushed for a ban on the chemical, which increases the risk of hormone-related cancers, since 2021.

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Review the side-effects of Formaldehyde as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks researcher Kimberly Bertrand about hair relaxers containing formaldehyde and moves by the FDA to ban them. People use hair relaxers for many reasons - for day-to-day ...

The observations presented herewith seem to demonstrate three distinct, but related facts : formaldehyde, in suitable, small concentrations prevents a sensitized smooth muscle from contracting on ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde ...