CellWell record HH-75166
The effects of the chemical relaxer lye on hair cortisol concentrations
Burnett CL; Crandall K; Osbourn DM; Buchanan TW
Psychoneuroendocrinology ยท 2026
In plain language
In hair samples from 15 Black or Latinx participants, applying lye relaxer in vitro produced no meaningful change in hair cortisol concentration, supporting inclusion of relaxer users in stress research.
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