Hair relaxer · Uterine & ovarian cancer
Products marketed for decades. A cancer link the makers never disclosed.
Women who used chemical hair relaxers and straighteners for years allege the products' endocrine-disrupting ingredients caused uterine, endometrial, and ovarian cancers. Federal cases are consolidated in Illinois; the litigation followed a 2022 NIH study linking frequent relaxer use to a sharply higher uterine-cancer risk.
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The questions we ask on the first call.
Eligibility criteria are set by the courts and settlement programs overseeing each litigation and change over time. These are the general markers.
Regular use of a chemical hair relaxer or straightener — commonly four or more times a year for several years
A diagnosis of uterine cancer, endometrial cancer, or ovarian cancer
Some claims involving uterine fibroids or endometriosis requiring surgery are also being reviewed
Diagnosis in roughly the last decade, subject to state-specific deadlines
Exposure history
How the litigation got here.
1990s–2010s
Lye and no-lye relaxers are marketed heavily to Black women, often from childhood, with no warnings about hormone-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates.
October 2022
The NIH Sister Study reports that women who used relaxers more than four times a year had roughly double the rate of uterine cancer.
February 2023
Federal cases are consolidated in MDL 3060 (Northern District of Illinois).
2023–present
Thousands of claims are filed against multiple manufacturers; the FDA proposes a ban on formaldehyde in hair-straightening products.
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This page summarizes publicly reported litigation history and general eligibility markers for informational purposes. It is not legal advice, does not describe the facts of any individual case, and is not a guarantee that any person qualifies or that any recovery is likely.