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Earlier this year, Consumer Reports conducted a study proving human hair has even more harmful chemicals than synthetic braiding hair. However, the study also tested ReBundle, a plant-based braiding hair brand known for being free of heavy metals, as positive for lead. And, when Silent Springs Institute tested their hair, so did they.
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