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Last year, Consumer Reports conducted a study that found carcinogens, a substance that can increase the risk of cancer, in 10 popular synthetic braiding hair brands. The study raised questions about the standards of braiding hair, the risks Black women unknowingly take, and if there’s even a solution available at all (spoiler: there is). But, in their latest
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