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California to Ban Certain Ingredients in Hair Relaxer Products

Oct 20, 2025
Winnie Xu

On October 11, 2025, California Governor signed Senate Bill No. 236, also known as the Combating Unsafe Relaxers (C.U.R.L.) Act, into law. The legislation specifically targets hair relaxer products designed to chemically straighten curly, coiled, or tightly coiled hair, prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, or sale of any such products in the state if they contain any of the following intentionally added ingredient:

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