The Dangers of Hair Relaxers and the Legal Fight for Black Women’s Health
The 
and Singleton Schreiber share a deep commitment to the well-being and empowerment of communities of color, with a particular focus on supporting women who have long faced significant challenges to their health and safety, often at the hands of powerful corporations prioritizing profit over people.
Singleton Schreiber
is honored to partner
with the NAACP
For generations, people of color, particularly Black women, have adopted the practice of chemically relaxing their hair in pursuit of achieving straighter, “more manageable” hair. Whether based on personal choice or cultural norms, the practice is rooted in a longstanding societal standard that has historically favored Eurocentric features and marginalized natural Black hair textures. Haircare companies have long targeted Black women with these chemical products, neglecting to warn consumers of their potential health risks.
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Singleton Schreiber is leading a campaign to support women who have suffered adverse health effects from the use of chemical hair relaxers. The lawsuit against LOréal USA., Soft Sheen-Carson, LLC, and other prominent beauty companies is a pivotal legal battle aimed at holding these corporations accountable for their gross misconduct in designing, manufacturing, and marketing chemical hair relaxer products that have been linked to hormone-related cancers, uterine fibroids, and other severe health issues.
The lawsuit emphasizes that these corporations not only failed to disclose the known risks of their products but actively concealed this information from the public in the interest of profiting off of outdated and harmful white beauty standards. This represents a crucial step in the fight for justice in Black women’s health, aiming to secure compensation for the victims and to send a powerful message that corporations will be held accountable for exploiting and endangering vulnerable communities for financial gain.
-Letitia Johnson, Managing Partner, Singleton Schreiber
By partnering with the NAACP, we believe we can amplify our efforts to reach those affected, provide them with the information and legal support they need, and create an environment of safer products for all. If you believe your uterine, ovarian, or endometrial cancer, uterine fibroids, or other health conditions may correspond to your use of chemical hair straightening products, please fill out the form below.
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