Alicia Franklin
Chemist and exposure scientist at Silent Spring Institute who studies Black women's exposures to chemicals and led the study testing braiding hair and extensions for harmful chemicals.
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May 10, 2026 • 30min
Chems in your cosmetics
Ami Zoda, environmental health professor at Columbia who studies cosmetics, regulation, and beauty’s unequal harms. Mariah Blake, investigative reporter on toxic chemicals and PFAS history. Dr. Alicia Franklin, chemist studying chemical exposures from braiding hair. They discuss harmful chemicals in hair and lotions, why endocrine disruptors matter, regulatory gaps, and how beauty norms create unequal risks.
