Arizona accuses L’Oréal of concealing cancer risks linked to hair relaxers
L’Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by women or their families. Photograph: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenL’Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by women or their families. The lawsuit makes Arizona the first state to sue over alleged cancer risks linked to hair relaxers.
- ▪L’Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by women or their families.
- ▪Photograph: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenL’Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by women or their families.
- ▪The lawsuit makes Arizona the first state to sue over alleged cancer risks linked to hair relaxers.
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L’Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by women or their families. Photograph: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenL’Oréal faces more than 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by women or their families. Photograph: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty ImagesUS newsArizona accuses L’Oréal of concealing cancer risks linked to hair relaxersDemocratic attorney general seeks damages and penalties in legal action that echoes thousands of similar suitsReutersFri 11 Sep 2026 15.57 EDTLast modified on Fri 11 Sep 2026 15.58 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleArizona has sued L’Oréal that the French cosmetics company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women – echoing thousands of similar lawsuits from users and their families.Arizona…
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