Toxic chemicals beauty products Black women — nearly 80% of personal care products marketed to Black women contain at least one hazardous ingredient, and between 84% and 95% of Black women have used hair relaxers. The research links these products to uterine cancer, fibroids, breast cancer, early puberty, and hormonal disruption at rates that hit…

Pesticides black women health — Black and Mexican American women carry higher levels of pesticide residues in their bodies than white women for 10 of 14 chemicals studied in CDC biomonitoring data, and the health consequences include hormone disruption, higher fibroid rates, and elevated breast and reproductive cancer risk. Toxic Overload Series · Part 3…

Food deserts Black women health — Black households are 2.5 times more likely to live in food deserts, Black neighborhoods have 50% fewer supermarkets, and the health toll is measurable in hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cancer rates that no amount of personal willpower can overcome alone. Toxic Overload Series · Part 2 of 4 When…

Ultra-processed foods harmful ingredients Black women face disproportionate risks from — HFCS, artificial dyes, seed oils, and sodium nitrites are linked to hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, and cancer at rates that hit Black communities hardest. Toxic Overload Series · Part 1 of 4 The United States food supply is not neutral. The products most heavily marketed…