Nurah Speaks

Did you know that more hair care products containing toxic ingredients are sold to Black women and in low income communities? Did you know that 50 percent of products advertised to Black women contain chemicals health hazards compared to only 7 percent of products advertised to white women? Did you know that Black women develop the most aggressive breast cancers and have the highest breast cancer death rates? Did you know that parabens, phthalates and formaldehyde contained in these ‘beauty products’ are not only linked to cancers but other chronic health conditions such as diabetes, infertility, preeclampsia, cardiovascular disease and obesity? What changes will you make, now that you know? To learn more: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/dangerous-hair-products-more-commonly-sold-in-black-low-income-neighborhoods/ https://www.safecosmetics.org/chemicals/ https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/breast-cancer-death-rates-are-highest-for-black-women-again.html If you would like to e