EP 125:Hidden Toxins in Hair Extension& Health Implications for Black Women-Dr Llanos & Dr Franklin

from Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast · host Dr Michael Nwankpa

In this episode, Dr Adana Llanos (a cancer and molecular epidemiologist from Columbia University) and Dr Elissia Franklin (a Research Scientist with Silent Spring Institute) join me in discussing the significant study conducted by Silent Spring Institute where around 10 percent of the hair products samples contained toxins and other dangerous cancerous chemicals.

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