Keratin hair treatments marketed as formaldehyde-free can rapidly cause acute kidney injury through oxalate buildup. Glyoxylic acid hair treatments can trigger rapid kidney failure in young women ...

A growing number of case reports and studies indicate that keratin hair straightening products containing glyoxylic acid, ...

UPDATE (January 5, 2026): The future of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 's proposed ban on hair-straightening products ...

Learn how you can identify formaldehyde in hair-smoothing products. March 1, 2012 — -- Five months ago, the federal government put out a hazard alert about the hair-smoothing treatment, Brazilian ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration will propose a ban on formaldehyde and substances that release this carcinogen from certain hair-straightening and hair-smoothing products. The announcement comes 7 ...

There is a growing, unmet need in the commercial and institutional building market for a truly sustainable, specifiable, formaldehyde-free mineral wool product line. We’ve recognized an opportunity to ...

The personal care industry faces scrutiny over formaldehyde in products like shampoo and lotion, often unlabelled despite being a carcinogen. It's used as a preservative and sometimes to mask poor ...