'Later this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban the use of formaldehyde in hair-straightening and hair-smoothing products in response to mounting concerns about the ingredient's harmful health effects. The same ban would also bar chemicals known to release formaldehyde upon being heated.'
I highlighted that earlier, that is messed up, but consistent with a pattern of "developed nations" dumping their (insert whatever shit here) on "less developed nations." This comes to mind as I had a student come for a consult on that sort of dumping (in her case, looking at e-waste but still).
It has enraged me for years that there are requirements for Black hair to look more "professional" by looking like white people hair. And nobody cares if that means cancer. Drives me wiiiiild.
Yep, that is pretty much the corporate world, whatever their product is fucking up (pardon my language), they've always known and mobilized their PR teams, paid docs, etc. to obfuscate, minimize, etc.
On a side note, reminds me of this book I read last year. My #review if anyone is curious.
BLACK WOMAN HERE @researchbuzz@bloodravenlib@StillIRise1963 we've known since the late 1980s. but most of the hype was around LYE. yet so many of the substitutes were so bad to the scalp if not worse, there was a push to have these new products re-tested & re-regulated.
then BILL CLINTON & THE 1994 FDA DEREGULATIONS HAPPENED. everything bad about OTC pharmaceuticals & body care products can be traced back to Bill Clinton. he really was the fucking worse inre: deregulation.
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