L’Oréal: toxic hair relaxers

 An NIH study links chemical hair relaxers to uterine cancer

A 2022 National Institutes of Health study found that women who used chemical hair relaxer products had a greater risk of developing uterine cancer. Uterine cancer rates among African-American women have been increasing in the past decades, and according to researchers, chemical hair relaxer products may be the cause. The women who used L'Oreal chemical hair straightening products accuse the cosmetics giant of marketing the hair relaxer products as safe when they knew or should have known that they contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals that have harmful effects on human health. SoftSheen-Carson L'Oreal makes and sells the following hair relaxers that contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals:

• Optimum Care
• Dark & Lovely

L'Oréal named as a defendant in nearly all chemical hair relaxer lawsuits

Plaintiffs affirm that they would not have purchased the company's hair relaxers if they had known that they might contain chemicals that could potentially increase the risk of hormone-sensitive cancers such as uterine or ovarian cancer.

If you intend to file a toxic hair relaxer claim against L'Oreal, know that you need to meet the following eligibility requirements: you must have used L'Oréal chemical hair relaxer products for at least 2 - 5 years, you must have used the products at least four times a year, you must have a diagnosis of one of the following severe health conditions:

• uterine cancer (endometrial cancer, uterine sarcoma)
• ovarian cancer (non-serous and serous tumors)