Hormonal activity in commonly used Black hair care products: evaluating hormone disruption as a plausible contribution to health disparities.

Tamarra M James-ToddLisa ConnollyEmma V PrestonMarlee R QuinnMonika PlotanYuling XieBharathi GandiShruthi Mahalingaiah

Published in: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology (2021)

Hair products commonly used by Black women showed hormonal activity. Given their frequent use, exposure to hormonally active products could have implications for health outcomes and contribute to reproductive and metabolic health disparities.

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polycystic ovary syndrome
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