Health & Saf. Code, § 108985 · Chapter 14.5. Hair Relaxers
Health & Saf. Code, § 108985
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 598, Sec. 2. (SB 236) Effective January 1, 2026.
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