Chemicals of concern in select packaged hair relaxers available on the Kenyan market: an examination of ingredient labels and measurement of pH

Chemicals of concern in select packaged hair relaxers available on the Kenyan market: an examination of ingredient labels and measurement of pH

BackgroundThere is an emerging interest in the investigation of hair relaxers as important sources of exposure to chemicals of concern (CoCs) and their associated adverse health effects. We focused on documentation of CoCs by examining labels of selected relaxers currently available on the market in...

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Main Authors: Beatrice N. Irungu, Adana A. M. Llanos, Mary Nyangi, Teresa Olisa, Esther Matu, Amber Rockson, Alexis Schaefer, Adiba Ashrafi, Mary Beth Terry, Jasmine A. McDonald, Janet Nudelman, Laura Dobbs Gillan, Pujeeta Chowdhary, Sabina Wachira, Cecilia Kimani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Hair products
personal care products
hair relaxers
cosmetics
chemicals of concern
pH
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1532113/full
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