According to the abstract, samples were only taken from Black and Latina hairdressers, and compared to a sample of female office workers. So no White or Asian hairdressers were part of the study. But according to some of these comments, many people are overlooking that fact. So lots of the argumentative comments here don’t even apply. People are reading too much into this without checking the facts.
FYI I’m a white woman and get my hair chemically straightened as well.
tgf2008 t1_j6az4ko wrote
Reply to Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, researchers report. There are more than 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, more than 90% of whom are estimated to be women. by MistWeaver80
According to the abstract, samples were only taken from Black and Latina hairdressers, and compared to a sample of female office workers. So no White or Asian hairdressers were part of the study. But according to some of these comments, many people are overlooking that fact. So lots of the argumentative comments here don’t even apply. People are reading too much into this without checking the facts.
FYI I’m a white woman and get my hair chemically straightened as well.