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Clean Beauty in Newark, NJ

NCT07216898 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2026-04-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Every day, consumers use personal care products containing thousands of manmade chemicals. Growing evidence suggests that personal care products specifically marketed to Black women (e.g., hair straighteners and oils, skin lighteners) often contain potentially hazardous chemicals that can interfere with hormones or increase cancer risks. This research focuses on how the investigators can educate and activate community members in Newark, NJ to reduce disparities in exposures occurring through hair products. Leveraging educational clean beauty events hosted by collaborators at Clean Water Action, the investigators will administer surveys on hair product use and attitudes immediately before and after a clean beauty educational intervention. Participants will also complete surveys 3 months post-event to examine any changes in attitudes or behaviors around hair products and their use and safety.

Conditions

  • Health Disparities
  • Education

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Chemical Exposure Prevention

Education on potential toxic chemicals found within personal care products and safer alternatives during community-engaged clean beauty events.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily Barrett, PhD · Rutgers School of Public Health

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-01
Primary Completion
2026-07-01
Completion
2026-11-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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