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New details about a study that warned against black plastic spatulas and other kitchen tools have come out. (Getty Creative) (Анатолий Тушенцов via Getty Images)
You may want to rethink reusing those takeout containers.
Black-colored plastic used in kitchen utensils, takeout containers and children’s toys may contain potentially cancerous chemicals due to mistakes in recycling practices, a new study finds ...
A woman with dyed pink hair. Hair coloring, or hair dyeing, is the practice of changing the color of the hair on humans' heads.The main reasons for this are cosmetic: to cover gray or white hair, to alter hair to create a specific look, to change a color to suit preference or to restore the original hair color after it has been discolored by hairdressing processes or sun bleaching.
Bleaching the hair is a gradual process and different colors may be achieved dependent on the original hair color, application time, and strength of the product used. Applied on black hair, the hair will change its color to brown, red, orange, orange-yellow, yellow, and finally pale yellow. [19]
“Results from our analysis in the Black Women’s Health Study showed that postmenopausal women who reported using hair relaxers more than twice a year or for more than five years had a greater ...
The dye itself can be directly absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream. [14] The stratum corneum (the outermost layer of skin also called the “horny layer”) contains a “lipid domain” that allows the dye to pool and provide opportunity to diffuse into the body. [14] Some hair dyes can also irritate the skin with prolonged ...
Black women buy $7.5 billion worth of beauty products every year, and spend 9x more on ethnic hair products than any other demographic. The measures in place to protect them aren’t enough.