Formaldehyde shows up in beauty products not because brands want to alarm consumers, but because it has long been used to ...

Learn how you can identify formaldehyde in hair-smoothing products. March 1, 2012 — -- Five months ago, the federal government put out a hazard alert about the hair-smoothing treatment, Brazilian ...

UPDATE (January 5, 2026): The future of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 's proposed ban on hair-straightening products ...

The US Food and Drug Administration will propose a ban on formaldehyde and substances that release this carcinogen from certain hair-straightening and hair-smoothing products. The announcement comes 7 ...

Keratin hair treatments marketed as formaldehyde-free can rapidly cause acute kidney injury through oxalate buildup. Glyoxylic acid hair treatments can trigger rapid kidney failure in young women ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has missed its self-assigned deadline to address proposed rule banning formaldehyde in hair smoothing, ...

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 15, 2006–USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) announced today that with its newly reformulated ceiling panels, it is the first manufacturer to offer formaldehyde-free ceiling ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Jan. 2 the final risk evaluation for formaldehyde conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA has determined ...

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