If you have been using chemical hair relaxer products and came to struggle with uterine cancer or ovarian cancer with non-serous and serous tumors, we encourage you to call us to check your eligibility. In case you meet the requirements, our attorneys will explain your legal options and we will file a hair relaxer claim for you and they will also do all in their power to help you recover the financial compensation you might be entitled to from the responsible hair relaxer manufacturers.
Who is affected by hair relaxers
Eligibility requirements that must be met by an individual who intends to file a toxic hair relaxer claim:
- they must have been diagnosed with uterine cancer (endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma), ovarian cancer (non-serous and serous tumors)
- they must have used chemical hair relaxer products for at least 2-5 years or more
It is also important to note that, to qualify, you must have used hair relaxers a minimum of 4 times per year each year because only long-term exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals has a definitive connection with health issues. Potential plaintiffs for these claims include long-term users of the toxic hair relaxer products, as well as women with the following occupations who used the products on their clients:
Diseases due to toxic hair relaxers
According to a large National Institutes of Health study from 2022, women who never use hair relaxers have a 1.64% risk of developing uterine cancer, whereas those who regularly use these products have a 4.05% risk. Over the past decade, the incidence of uterine cancer has been on the rise in the United States, particularly among Black women. Approximately 60% of the participants who reported using chemical hair relaxers identified as Black women. If you have been using chemical hair relaxers and have one of the following diagnoses, you might be entitled to financial compensation from the responsible manufacturers:
- uterine cancer - endometrial cancer (type 1 strong association, type 2 unreliable association), uterine sarcoma - minimum latency period 5 years
- ovarian cancer - (non-serous tumors strong association, serous tumors) - latency period 15-20 years
Hair relaxer manufacturers named as defendants
The companies against which these lawsuits were filed include:
- L'Oréal
- SoftSheen Carson
- Namaste Laboratories
- Dabur International
- Godrej Consumer Products
- Strength of Nature
- Revlon
- Action Beauty Supply
These are some of the chemical hair relaxers of the above companies that the plaintiffs allege are responsible for their health problems: