Consumer Reports 123d ago

One year after our groundbreaking investigation found toxic heavy metals like arsenic, cadmium, and lead, plus carcinogens, in synthetic braiding hair, we did follow-up testing. We put the new products—marketed as "safer alternatives"—to the test. The results are concerning. 00:00 Welcome to Talking Carts 01:04 Braiding Hair Test Results 02:40 Braid or Build? 05:31 Why We Tested Braiding Hair 07:01 What Products We Tested 10:30 Lack of Regulation 11:42 How We Did Our Tests 12:50 Changing Hair Routines 15:45 Are Any Products Actually Safe? 18:48 Criticisms of Our Methodology 20:59 Human Hair Test Results 22:38 What Regulators Should Do Next 25:25 What You Can Do Right Now 29:31 Black Women Move This Industry See our new research here: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/wigs-hair-extensions/braiding-hair-heavy-metals-vocs-follow-up-test-a9549045438/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_YT And check out the 2025 study that started it all: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/wigs-hair-extensions/dangerous-chemicals-detected-in-braiding-hair-cr-tested-a4850978424/?EXTKEY=YSOCIAL_YT #toxicbeautyproducts #BlackHairCare #hairbraiding #lead #benzene #braidinghair #braids #synthetichair #safebraidinghair