Chemistry and Litigation
The phrase "Better Living Through Chemistry" has taken on a new meaning in today's litigious climate, delivering more lawsuits than promised glamour and convenience.
A 2022 NIH study linking hair relaxers to uterine cancer has triggered a wave of lawsuits, but the science behind the claims may be less solid than plaintiffs suggest.
"Better Living Through Chemistry"
was coined by DuPont in 1935 and has since become a double-edged phrase, reflecting both the benefits and drawbacks of chemical uses in our world.
Beauty Products and Chemicals
Beauty products, including hair relaxers and dyes, are filled with chemicals regulated by the FDA, OSHA, and EPA, and are often marketed to the Black population to achieve a certain beauty ideal.
- Hair relaxers (straighteners)
- Hair dyes
These products aim to achieve the "Barbie-Beauty" ideal of straight and preferably flaxen hair.
Author's summary: Chemistry sparks lawsuits.
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