Is the hair straightener lawsuit real? Yes!
Dozens of women have joined lawsuits filed against manufacturers of chemical hair straighteners and hair relaxers. These lawsuits have alleged that hair straightening and relaxing products may cause women who used them to develop uterine cancer or other types of cancer.
If you or a loved one used chemical hair straighteners or hair relaxers and were diagnosed with uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, or endometrial cancer, you may be eligible to join the lawsuits and receive compensation for your illness and medical expenses.
Hissey Mulderig & Friend is currently accepting clients who used chemical hair straighteners or hair relaxers and were diagnosed with cancer. To start your claim today, call our office toll-free at 1-866-806-8117, or send us a message by using our free claims form on the right side of this page.
Chemical Hair Straighteners & Relaxers Linked to Cancer
Concerns about the link between chemical hair straighteners and hair relaxers first arose in October 2022, when a study conducted by the National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) revealed that women who used these products were more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
According to the NIEHS study, women who frequently used chemical hair straightening or relaxing products were 250% more likely to be diagnosed with uterine cancer by age 70 than women who never used these products. About 4% of frequent users of hair straighteners or hair relaxers eventually developed uterine cancer, compared to only 1.6% of women who never used them.
The majority of women who developed cancer after using chemical hair straighteners or hair relaxers were Black women. Although African-Americans are no more likely to develop cancer from the chemical in hair straighteners or relaxers than women of other races, because Black women are the most frequent users of these products, they account for the majority of cancer cases linked to hair straighteners and relaxers.
Women who frequently used chemical hair straighteners and hair relaxers may also be at risk of developing other types of cancer, including ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and fibroids.
Lawsuits Against Hair Straighteners & Relaxers Manufacturers
After the publication of the NIEHS study linking chemical hair straighteners and hair relaxers to an increased risk of uterine cancer, a Missouri woman who was diagnosed with uterine cancer filed the first chemical hair straighteners lawsuit against L’Oreal USA.
In the months since this lawsuit was filed, dozens of other lawsuits by women who were diagnosed with cancer after using hair straighteners or hair relaxers have been filed across the U.S. These lawsuits have alleged that companies that manufacturers chemical hair straighteners or relaxers such as L’Oreal, Luster’s, Namaste, SoftSheen Carson, and Strength of Nature knew, or should have known, about the increased risk of developing cancer faced by regular users of these products.
Lawyers involved in the chemical hair straighteners litigation say that they expect hundreds of additional lawsuits to be filed by women who were diagnosed with cancer against companies that manufacturers hair straighteners or hair relaxers.
Start Your Claim Today
If you or a loved one used chemical hair straighteners or chemical hair relaxers manufactured by L’Oreal, Luster’s, Namaste, SoftSheen Carson, Strength of Nature, or other companies and were diagnosed with uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, or endometrial cancer, you may qualify to file a lawsuit and receive compensation.
To begin the process of filing your claim today, contact the attorneys at Hissey Mulderig & Friend by calling our office toll-free at 1-866-806-8117. Or if you prefer, you can send us a message by completing our free claims submission form, which is located at the top of this post.