Black Women Reporting Hidden Relaxers in Non-Black Salons
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There's a shady practice many Black women are reporting from non-Black hair salons, and it involves hidden relaxer treatments that can damage natural hair.
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FDA may ban hair relaxers; stylists say Black women moved on
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