@nbcnews: NBC News' @simplyzinhle speaks with researchers behind two new studies that raise concerns about the potential health risks of braiding hair and extensions.

shanayyynayyyy :

Name the brands and products...

Cynthia :

Verified Non-Toxic Synthetic Hair Dosso Beauty: In recent testing by Consumer Reports (February 2026), Dosso Beauty’s hypoallergenic Kanekalon braiding hair was the only brand that did not contain detectable heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, or cadmium.

Xxxxxxxxxx :

This was my 11th grade science fair project. Nobody cared.

✮•.𝒮𝓎𝓃𝓎𝒶.•✮ :

Mind you I just got my hair braided

Stasia 💕 :

It’s not just the hair it’s the clothes , laundry detergent, pads , foods and etc

joanapologist :

the brands they tested were: human hair (indique, janet collection, mane concept, outre, sensationnel, shake-n-go, yummy extensions, ywigs, zury, alitress), and synthetic hair (alitress, amore mio, amour, au dela, belle societe, bobbi boss, braid miracle, curlkalon, dalva, dosso beauty, EZbraid, gyal braids, harlem 125, lillian augusta beauty, mane concept, model model, new village braids, rebundle, ruka, slayyy hair, and urban beauty)

MOEJOE :

Why can’t these corporations be held accountable before it sold to people!

M A K I ☆ :

me watching with boho knotless in my head

jojogoodmojo :

Which brand has no heavy metals???

🎱 :

Can we get a break?!

dosesofdrae :

The headaches, inflamed scalp, I broke out in hives once, even AFTER washing with Acv. I will be following this study!

Marie likes to Crochet :

A lot of us have fibroid issues and I feel like it is related to our hair products 😫

KG | D1 Dental Student🦷💌 :

Me watching with my 613 boho knotless

𝓳ay ྀིྀ ₊ ⊹🐆🤍 :

This came out a year ago and now it’s on nbc

me :

How is this legal?

Joi :

My heart goes out to the African aunties who work at braiding shops

jasmine_url :

I appreciate my locs more and more everyday 😭

alexxis :

can we catch a freaking break

Big Buxom Chocolate Bunny :

😳😳😳

Winter Runner :

I’m actually sick and tired bro

C h i l l :

30 BRANDS?!

sirach :

Idk I had assumed this already

Joey Zanders :

kemarlieee :

Mind y’all my appointment is this week

portashin :

Now we have to figure out a way we can sue these company’s for all they got because their are no warning labels in these products