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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 108985 — Hair Relaxers

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 108985

Type: Statute
Source: California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction: California
Date: 2026-01-01
Current through: Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 108985 — Hair Relaxers is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

(b) “Hair relaxer product” means a cosmetic product, as defined in Section 108982, that is sold either as an individual component or as a kit with multiple components and is designed to permanently straighten curly, coiled, or tightly coiled hair by breaking the disulfide bonds found within a person’s hair.