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Clean Beauty Action Network Urges FDA to Take Action on Hair Relaxers

Open letter to Commissioner Robert Califf urges Agency to prioritize the rule-making process on the use of formaldehyde.

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By: Christine Esposito

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Daphne Nguyen, founder and president of the Clean Beauty Action Network (CBAN)—a grassroots youth-based nonprofit—has issued an open letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf urging the Agency to take action on “its promise to ban hair relaxers.” The letter states: “Dear Commissioner Califf, I’m writing to ask you to immediately prioritize the FDA rule-making process on the use of formaldehyde in hair relaxers. Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, and there is ...

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