LISTEN | Do hair relaxers cause cancer?
This week in The Carol Ofori Podcast, it’s another
enlightening discussion as Carol explores the potential link between hair
relaxers and cancer.
In the latest episode of the popular 'The Carol Ofori Podcast,' Carol dives into a subject very close to her heart: do hair relaxers cause cancer?
When Carol began using hair relaxers again this year, she began researching the treatment and the ingredients used in these products, uncovering a potential connection between certain chemicals and various forms of cancer in the process.
In her research, Carol discovered a growing body of studies from around the world highlighting that women who frequently use chemical hair straighteners may face more than double the risk of uterine cancer compared to non-users. The research specifically focuses on the association between chemical hair straighteners containing lye, also known as sodium hydroxide or caustic soda, and cancer.
Carol’s investigation led her to two women working to uncover the truth. Listen to the full podcast below for all the details...
More: UK-based organisation 'Level Up’ has written an open letter to L’Oréal calling on the cosmetics company to withdraw its hair straightening products and also circulated a petition in the UK. Find the petition here.
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In the previous episode of ‘The Carol Ofori Podcast’, Carol Ofori had a heart-to-heart conversation with the mother of murdered hip hop star, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, or AKA.
I have never felt pain like that ever in my life before. I still feel that pain. I wake up every morning and it is just a confirmation that I will never hear his voice again.
The motivational speaker talked candidly about how the Forbes family is trying to pick up the pieces after the devastating loss. She also talked about the heartbreaking moment she stumbled across the haunting video of her son’s brutal murder on social media.
Lynn, or ‘Glammy’ as she is affectionately known, said the Forbes family is “getting through the days” as best they can, but accepts that their lives have forever been changed.
Listen to Carol Ofori’s full interview with Lynn Forbes below:
I don’t need to know who shot him to have closure. That is not information that’s going to change my situation. I’m still going to wake up and he won’t be there.
