§ 108985

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 598, Sec. 2. (SB 236) Effective January 1, 2026.

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.

Other sections in Chapter 14.5 - Hair Relaxers

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