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US activists find Black women face greater health risks from personal care products via Personal Care Insights

18 February 2025
Sabine Waldeck

Black women face disproportionate health risks from the toxicity of personal care products marketed to them, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG).

The report was co-authored by Dr. Kristian Edwards, founder of Blk + Grn, a personal care brand dedicated to providing Black women with non-toxic products, created after EWG’s landmark 2016 report, which revealed similar disparities.

Edwards claims that Black women face pressure to use beauty products that help them conform to societal norms — such as relaxing their hair or participating in skin lightening.

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