Published by Livara on December 13, 2022 There is a theory which started almost a hundred years ago that "straightened hair makes African people look better, more presentable and that it makes hair easier to manage." That theory left out a lot of loopholes many of which recent studies have shown that hair relaxers are a big trigger for several uterine cancer and others, among black women. Black women should be worried about the dangers of relaxing hair and the real risk that it is.