Weaving Voices for Health & Justice stands with the 40+ organizations that make up The Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals, as industry pushes to weaken #tsca, a law that reduces our exposure to chemicals that are harmful to our health. We're calling on Congress to prioritize health over profit.
❗️A new proposal in Congress could weaken our nation’s main chemical safety law. That means more toxic chemicals entering our food, water, homes, and schools.
Health should come first. Congress must protect families, not polluters.
Read more: www.saferstates.org/press-room/n...
Weave's history is women’s history! Founded 30 years ago as a women-led environmental health organization, Weave has empowered and advocated for women in the health, science, and environmental justice space.
Watch the full video: bit.ly/weave30thvideo
Call for nominations: Join Weave’s Board! Weave is seeking to add 2-4 new board members, ideally by July 2026. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/weaveboardapp
We applaud Reps. Brown, Pressley, and Velázquez, who introduced the Healthy Hair Act. If passed, this bill would ban formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair straightening products. These chemicals have been linked to serious health harms and disproportionately impact Black women.
As we continue our celebration of Black hair throughout February, we are uplifting Jada Pinkett Smith, a multi-talented actress, producer, and alopecia awareness advocate, and her daughter Willow, a singer, actress, dancer, and model.
Both are advocates for the empowerment of Black women.
Today, as we continue our "Voices Behind the Crown" series, we uplift Kemi's story. She shares how her relationship to her hair has grown throughout her life and her hopes for protective styles to become more accessible.
Read her full story: bit.ly/vbtcguestblog
A new study by Silent Spring Institute identified hazardous chemicals in hair extensions, providing the strongest evidence yet of the potential health risks associated with this largely unregulated category of products that disproportionately impact Black women.
bit.ly/silentspringhair
Join us on February 24 from 7-8 PM ET as we cohost Safety of Braiding Hair, What CR Tests Found with Consumer Reports!
They'll discuss what they've learned, what the findings mean, and what real accountability must look like. Register: bit.ly/crvirtualform
📢 NEW: Our 2026 analysis finds at least 15 major policies taking effect in 2026 that will provide new public health protections nationwide.
At least 33 states are also likely to consider 275 policies that will address #PFAS, plastics, & other toxic chemicals.
🔗 www.saferstates.org/press-room/e...
Submissions for Weave’s Voices Behind the Crown series are due Sunday, February 22!
As part of our Black History Month celebration and Beautiful Hair Without the Scare formaldehyde ban campaign, we’re uplifting stories that honor Black hair.
Learn more: bit.ly/voicesbehindthecrown
As we continue our celebration of Black hair, we are uplifting Tracee Ellis Ross. Ellis Ross has shared her view of hair care as a form of expression and empowerment.
We continue to welcome voices within the Black community to share their personal hair journeys: bit.ly/voicesbehindthecrown
Today, we honor the life of the Reverend Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader, founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and advocate for the underrepresented.
Movements Weave supports, like environmental justice & gender equality, have been made stronger thanks to his work.
💖 This Valentine’s Day, we’re wishing for everyone to experience a toxic-free day, starting with your lube! 🫶
Many lubricants contain chemicals that don’t belong in your most sensitive areas. Find safe, non-toxic lubes and learn more from our lubricant database: bit.ly/lubedatabase
During his Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny channeled love, connection, liberation, & celebration of culture. At Weave, these values are woven into the fabric of our work.
At a time when hate is being sown on a national stage, we are reminded that the only thing more powerful than hate is love.
The FDA is asking for public feedback on newly updated safety guidance for menstrual product manufacturers.
Advocating for safer period products is a core part of our work, so we weighed in with several recommendations to strengthen this guidance.
Read about what we submitted at bit.ly/fdaweave
In honor of Black History Month, Weave is celebrating through a digital storytelling series, "Voices Behind the Crown: A Celebration of Black Hair."
Throughout February, we invite voices within the Black community to share their personal hair care journeys.
Learn more: bit.ly/voicesbehindthecrown
Black Enterprise featured our Beautiful Hair Without the Scare Campaign, highlighting the need for the FDA to take action on banning formaldehyde in hair straightening products.
Read the full article at: bit.ly/weavefdaban
We are not okay. None of this is okay.
We add our voices to calls to defund ICE, to prosecute murderers and those who have illegally hidden or distorted evidence, to protect the safety of all who live within our borders, and to join in economic noncooperation/strikes.
Today is Maternal Health Awareness Day, a day dedicated to highlighting disparities in pregnancy-related mortality.
Weave is committed to fighting the medical, gender, and racial discrimination that gives rise to these disparities.
Join us in this fight: weavingvoices.org
As we reflect on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and approach the four-year mark since its overturning, we stand in solidarity with reproductive justice advocates nationwide.
Visit bit.ly/weavingvaginalhealth to learn more about vaginal health campaigns, tools, and research.
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor these words as a moral call and a living responsibility to weave our voices together to protect democracy, equity, health, and justice across the globe.
Read Weave’s full statement, by our Communications Director, Imani West: bit.ly/weavemlk
In December, the FDA missed its fifth self-imposed deadline to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products. CNN recently released an article on the FDA’s inaction in which Weave was mentioned.
Add your voice and call for a formaldehyde ban: bit.ly/takeactionformaldehydeban
New year, same mission. Weave will continue advocating until these resolutions become reality. Learn more and take action at weavingvoices.quorum.us!
💚 Explore Weave’s lube database: bit.ly/lubedatabase
💚 Read the full Dirty 30 list: bit.ly/weavedirty30
The FDA has known for over a decade that formaldehyde in hair straightening and smoothing products can cause serious health issues. Despite issuing warnings and stating their intent to ban it, the agency has missed yet another deadline.
Tell the FDA that enough is enough: https://bit.ly/bhwtsaction
PFOA is a "forever chemical" that falls into the broader class of PFAS. PFOA is commonly found in products like non-stick cookware, water-resistant fabrics, and menstrual products. PFOA is linked to health risks like cancer, heart disease, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/weavedirty30
Galaxolide is a fragrance chemical that is commonly found in scented products and can lead to health risks like endocrine disruption - and it’s not the only chemical you need to watch out for. Find our 30 chemicals of concern at: bit.ly/weavedirty30
The FDA continues to delay proposing a rule to ban formaldehyde in hair straightening products, putting salon workers at risk for health issues like cancer. Take action: bit.ly/bhwtsaction
Check out the Dirty 30: bit.ly/weavedirty30 & learn more about formaldehyde: bit.ly/hairformaldehyde
This year showed us what is possible when we work together. But the work ahead is proof that we cannot stop now. Donate today and help us continue this fight: weavingvoices.org/donate
Lilial is commonly found in fragrances, cleaning and laundry products, and scented cosmetics, and it has been linked to chronic health conditions, including reproductive harm and skin allergies.
Explore our new Dirty 30 list to see all 30 chemicals of concern: bit.ly/weavedirty30
