Healthy Hair Act

This bill would treat any hair straightening or smoothing product, including keratin treatments, as adulterated under federal food and drug law if it contains any amount of formaldehyde or a substance that releases formaldehyde. It defines these products as those meant to straighten, relax, smooth, or otherwise change hair texture. The rule would apply to products shipped across state lines starting 180 days after the bill becomes law. The bill also directs the Food and Drug Administration, working with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, to study the health effects of exposure to these products, including on salon workers, and to send Congress reports within 1 year and within 2 years and 2 months.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Shontel M. Brown Democrat sponsor
• 17 cosponsors