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    Glossary Hair Relaxers

    products that chemically straighten curly or coiled hair

    Hair relaxers, also known as chemical relaxers or hair straighteners, are products used to permanently straighten curly or coiled hair. They work by breaking the disulfide bonds in the hair's protein structure, allowing the hair to be reshaped and straightened. This process can make hair more manageable but may also cause damage or weaken the hair if not used properly.

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    1. The pH of lye and no-lye hair relaxers, including those advertised for children, is at levels that are corrosive to the skin South African Medical Journal · 2019 · 12 citations
    2. Cuticular damage to African–American hair during relaxer treatments – A microfluorometric and SEM Study International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2009 · 3 citations
    3. Serum levels of minerals and vitamins in two categories of female alopecia subjects using hair relaxer Dermatologica Sinica · 2011 · 1 citations
    4. Cytotoxic Evaluation of Hair Relaxers and Straighteners Actives in Human-Derived Skin Cells Preprints.org · 2021 · 1 citations
    5. Hair relaxer use and breast cancer risk by tumor molecular subtypes. Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2026
    6. Chemical hair relaxer use and its potential effect on incidence of endometrial cancer in Black women. Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2024
    7. Evaluation of Polymethylene Waxes as Conditioning Agents in Hair Relaxers Microscopy and Microanalysis · 2005
    8. ‘Relaxers’ damage hair: Evidence from amino acid analysis Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery · 2011
    9. The Effects of the Chemical Relaxer Lye on Hair Cortisol Concentrations Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026
    10. Caffeine relaxes hair follicles in androgenetic alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2020 · 1 citations
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