Over 3,000 beauty products targeting Black women contain health hazards, study shows

Analysis finds products contain at least one moderately hazardous ingredient, and most contain multiple

A new analysis finds 80% of more than 4,000 beauty products marketed toward Black women contain at least one moderately hazardous ingredient - and most contain multiple.

The analysis follows a 2016 study with similar findings, and the authors suspect the chemical load in products like hair straighteners and skin lightening creams probably contributes to elevated rates of some diseases in Black women, including uterine and breast cancers.