Chemicals of concern in select packaged hair relaxers available on the Kenyan market: an examination of ingredient labels and measurement of pH
These findings create awareness of CoCs listed on labels of selected hair relaxers. This justifies the need for consumer education on potentially harmful chemicals and their associated risks. Further, our findings justify the need for laboratory study to evaluate and quantify CoCs that are listed as well as those that are not listed on the label.
Authors
- Alexis A. Schaefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2789-2024)
- Esther N. Matu
- Amber Rockson
- Jasmine A. McDonald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8270-8074)
- Adiba Ashrafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-236X)
- Cecilia Kimani
- Mary Wanjiku Nyangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3061-1331)
- Mary Beth Terry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-5033)
- Adana A. M. Llanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-9121)
- Sabina Wachira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-7336)
- Teresa Olisa
- Beatrice Njeri Irungu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-0572)
- Janet Nudelman
- Laura Dobbs Gillan
- Pujeeta Chowdhary
Institutions
- Breast Cancer Research Foundation (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Michigan Cancer Research Consortium (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1532113
- Primary Topic
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Columbia University