Category: Hair News

Lab-engineered and plant-based hair extensions are rapidly emerging as the beauty industry’s next major innovation—promising to deliver realism, sustainability, and safety in a space long dominated by human and petroleum-based synthetic hair. But the central question remains: does this new wave of bioengineered hair truly outperform what’s already on the market, or is it simply an expensive experiment still years from proving its worth?

A new study suggests that chemical hair relaxers used to straighten hair may significantly increase the risk of developing multiple types of cancer—by as much as 166 percent in some cases.