Hair extensions—especially braiding hair and other add-in styles—are a staple of protective styling and a multibillion-dollar global industry. But new research is raising alarms that many extension ...

A new study finds a variety hair extenions—from natural to synthetic—contain chemicals associated with cancer, birth defects ...

Recent research has found that hair extensions may contain cancer-causing chemicals, even the ones that are labeled "nontoxic ...

A new study published Feb. 11 in the American Chemical Society journal Environment & Health has found that synthetic and ...

A new study of hair extension products found dozens of potentially hazardous substances. Is it possible to minimize your risk?

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A first-of-its-kind chemical analysis reveals that many widely used hair extensions contain hazard-listed substances, highlighting gaps in labeling and oversight while ...

The same chemicals found in pipes, pesticides and floor tiles are also present in some synthetic and human hair extensions, a ...

Researchers found that a majority of tested brands contained potentially hazardous chemicals, including flame retardants.