Formaldehyde shows up in beauty products not because brands want to alarm consumers, but because it has long been used to ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has missed its self-assigned deadline to address proposed rule banning formaldehyde in hair smoothing, ...

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 15, 2006–USG Corporation (NYSE: USG) announced today that with its newly reformulated ceiling panels, it is the first manufacturer to offer formaldehyde-free ceiling ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. In a world flush with hazardous air pollutants, there is one that causes far more cancer than any other, one that ...