Hair Products For Black Women Contain Mix Of Hazardous Ingredients
- Posted on 30 April, 2018
- Hair Care
- By Anonymous
BBC World News interview with Silent Spring's Dr. Jessica Helm (air date: 4/30/2018). Dr. Helm discusses a new study by the institute that shows that Black women are potentially exposed to dozens of hazardous chemicals through the hair products they use. This is the first study to measure concentrations of endocrine-disrupting chemicals—substances that interfere with the body’s hormones—in a variety of hair products marketed at Black women. The findings could help researchers understand why Black women have higher exposures to hazardous chemicals than other groups and how these elevated exposures contribute to health disparities in the U.S. population. More information about the study: https://bit.ly/2KsvThg
Welcome back the late fashion, designer Coco Chanel once said, a woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life. A new study out of the u.s. suggests the pursuit of perfect hair could actually be impacting our health researchers. Looked at 18 hair products sold in the US are traditionally used by black women like hair relaxers, hot oil treatments, anti frizz or leave-in conditioners every product. They looked at contained endocrine disrupting chemicals or EDC's. That mean that means they interfere with the way our bodies produce hormones, and many of those products are actually banned in Europe and, what's of particular concern is how few of those compounds are listed as products ingredients, and that makes it difficult for users to know exactly What they're putting on their hair and scalp? Well, the study has published in the journal Environmental Research, Toula aku goo is a haircare, blogger and author she's with me. Her children's books explore the relationship between girls and their hair and joining us from Boston. Massachusetts is the study author, dr. Jessica, helm, a scientist at the Silent Spring Institute Jessica. I'M going to come to you first to talk about the health problems that you found. Black women tend to have more than other women in the u.s. there was. There was something that stood out for you here, yeah thanks for having me. So we know from previously published research that black women have higher rates of uterine fibroids of infertility earlier onset of puberty, as well as rising rates of endometrial and breast cancers. And did you find a link with the kind of chemicals that are in the hair products we talked about? So what we found was that endocrine disrupting chemicals were frequently present in these products. We know that endocrine disrupting chemicals are present in people's bodies, that some of the same chemicals that are in these products are in women's bodies frequently, and we know that they have effects at high doses. Our study wasn't set up to specifically answer the fact. The question of whether these chemicals were directly influencing health, but the fact that these chemicals are frequently found in these products was of concern to us. Let'S pick up that concern with toner, because I know you not only act as a haircare coach, you're aware of what's on the market now, but you've been aware of over years, the kind of products that have been used by black women to to care for or Tame or, however you what you want to put at your hair, yeah and with black hair, it naturally requires a lot more products than any other hair type, because it's drier, and it also requires more lubrication. So black women do tend to use a lot of products in one session, so they'll layer, products and historically the products that we buy. They are I've been aware for a while that the ingredients are on the cheaper end and the brands it does appear to be. Quite low quality products and most of the products are bought in hair shops in areas where the demographic is majority of Lee black and a lot of products traditionally have come in from the states. Yes, they have his. Thirdly, I mean I've been using him, obviously, for a long time and when I was young, my mother used to relax my hair with little relaxer Box, kids that were directly imported from the US. So historically most of our products do come from the US and Jessica. There there is another concern which is not often the ingredients aren't fully listed. So it's hard to know what you're dealing with when you buy these products. That'S right! Yeah. We actually found that the majority of our the chemicals that we detected weren't listed on the ingredient label. We did find that parabens tended to be better labeled, but they were by no means always labeled fragrance chemicals tended to be labeled with the word fragrance, but the actual ingredients within those fragrances were not listed on the label. Do you think jessica that black women who use these products that are directed at them as a market should be worried about their health because of this yeah? That'S a good question from a precautionary approach. I think it makes sense to reduce exposures to products that have chemicals that may cause harm and where there are opportunities to reduce that exposure. I think it makes sense to do that. What do you think about that very completely? A few years ago, when I became more ingredient conscious in terms of the products that I use and I kind of picked my products looking at the ingredients list and I've become more familiar with some of the chemical names. I have moved to more organic products and they are more products in the marketplace. They'Re a lot more UK manufacturers and, as the trend has moved towards more natural hair, so have the product. So women will be more conscious about what is in the products they're using on their hair and skin and they're being more careful and picking products that are you, the more organic or have less cosmeceuticals or more natural oils, etc and toner. I'M interested in the fact that you speak to a younger audience as well. I mean partly because of your coaching, but also the children's books. I think we can show some of the the front covers of the books that you've published and are about to publish and hair care is a massive issue. It is it's something that speaks to the heart of identity, for a lot of black women and black girls. Hair isn't just hair for us, it's the number one signifier of our race and it is very much tied in to our race and how we view ourselves and historically, our hair has been something we've kind of felt ashamed of and felt was inferior. So my books kind of are about celebrating black hair black skin but beauty and hopefully helping a new and younger generation. That'S coming up, develop a love for their hair and what is naturally coming out of their heads and just like they're, just a final sort from you. I mean the Silent Spring Institute. That makes me think about environmental awareness from the 60s on, and do you perceive that people now are much more concerned about ingredients and environment, especially when it comes to something so intimate as hair yeah? I think that there is within some areas of society. There'S some awareness, but I think by and large people are generally unaware of the chemicals that are in their products and the potential that those chemicals might have to have cause to cause harm. Well, Jessica. I think that's that's an important warning and Turner, I suppose. That'S part of the the education that needs to be done. Yeah, I would my advice about. Maybe educate yourself get to know some of the more common dangerous ingredients like parabens and even silicone oils and some other products you listed are commonly used. So if you educate yourself it's you can avoid it and, as I say, there are more products in the marketplace, so there is more choice and more variety, while Toller and Jessica. Thank you both for joining us here on GMT. Thank you for joining us and you can always talk to me on Twitter about any of the stories we've covered in a very busy news hour. I'M at Philippa BBC good bye,
Comments
edenrestored4all: As a black woman I have learned to formulate and make my own hair and skin products since I discovered how harmful the chemicals are in commercial products. Since then my natural hair is much softer and more manageable.
ESOTERICMELANINQUEEN: Notice, how the ingredients were left out and no products were named!!!!!!!??????? To omit is to continue to DECEIVE!!!!
December Darling: Glad more black women are going natural and using less of these toxic products. Our hair is beautiful the way our creator made it! Wear your crown with pride! Wakanda Forever!
Toni: Everyone should be concerned about the harmful products in hair care products as well as other cosmetics because those chemicals are being washed into our water supply.
Sarah Scheyerle: I'm a mother, health blogger and pharmacist, and ever since I started studying chemistry, I started being more careful of what I allow on my skin, hair and stomach. I found it's easier to see it this way - Whatever comes on your skin can get into your body. Consider using as few products as possible; read labels, stick with fewer ingredients and use natural, organic products as much as possible. My hair is natural now and it's never looked as healthy, even if still difficult to comb. If you got questions get in touch here - www.apexlife.uk
Fredicia Peters: This isn't just an attack on black women. All hair products unless they are organic have dangerous chemicals.
videosabia: Excellent segment - very informative. Shame that many harmful ingredients are not even listed in labels. Appalling!
Daphne Rogers: It would have been great if you provided a full list of those chemicals that were indeed hazardous to our health. To say that avoid paraben a nd silicones isn’t enough.
Bukola Karlsson: Just use natural oils and organic products.
Charlene's Natural Blessing's: This is so true. I own my own hair an body care line at Charlene's Natural Blessing's and although I fight not to put any unsafe chemicals within my products because all of my products go on my hair and skin as well as my kids. I had to throw out so many product ingredients because it had cancer forming chemicals in it. Even the people you purchase these chemicals from do not tell you. Our fragrance oils have no formaldehyde in it. And some of these preservatives can have cancer activating chemicals as it produces cancer. Formaldehyde and Cancer Risk - National Cancer Institute So in short some of these companies are killing men women and children with their products. People think they are saving more buy purchasing so of these products and they may say owe it does make my hair feel good, but if it's killing you then you just paid someone to poison you and your family. Do your own research and even if it cost more to be healthy than you just defined you are worth it.
Llys Ka: You wonder why these producers or manufacturers would think of making such harmful products aimed at black women???? Is that one of the strategic ways to destroy our breed or just greed? Ladies lets be savvy about these things. no one will do it for us!!
T Porter: Thank you for the info. I am very concerned about what i am putting in my daughter's hair. I have started reading the ingredients. Since we have went natural our hair has become a lot healthier
Stacie Griffin: I appreciate the attempt at raising more awareness to this issue but would've been more helpful if the specific names of some of these harmful ingredients & the specific products that contain them were mentioned
Reviews by Jenny: that also got my attention. I spent the whole time wondering if the kids and parents were white/mixed colored. But also why didn't they provide lists of such harmful products? I'm just transitioned to natural 3 weeks ago and I'm using my natural DIY on my hair. I now have my Aloe Vera garden and I purchase locally produced Shea butter, cocoa butter and coconut oil. I also use black soap to wash my hair, then style it. I spend a lot of time now doing hair research because I'm thinking of opening my organic skincare and hair care line.
Sincere Presence: YES we should be WORRIED!Period! And do something about it like keep our own hair in its natural texture. There are wigs for trying something different for a day.
Hockey Girl: I would like to see a comprehensive list of the products that contain endocrine damaging products
Jumie Anne: This is sad in a way One of the reasons why I went on six months of no chemical challenge on my natural hair documented on channel, to show there is another way we can take care of our natural hair without hurting our health!
NicNacAttack: Damn! It's the ingredients in the"fragrance?!??" SMH I'm disgusted every time I read a nutrition label too. What is "natural flavor" and why does it need to be added as an ingredient?!?? Yes, manufacturers have taken advantage of the plight of the black woman. It's sad that we obsess over perfection and so called beauty standards. It's all gone too far!!! I just finished doing my hair with spring water and Jamaican black castor oil. They already mark up the price of the oil because it's great for many black hair types. They will find a way to tamper with that smfh
Healing_and_Humor: During the past year I have learned there are a ton of natural products we can use in our hair care regimens - if you're willing to go natural and stop relaxing. Now, insure those products are not GMOs is a whole other concern - but at least the playing field would be leveled.
africanbella28: Many of those products do contain harmful chemicals. I love embracing my natural products and hair
thehoneyeffect: Loving our natural hair and skintones is the key
Eruvwu Obuaya: Say it Tola. Overall, we do need to take precautions and go for more natural based ingredients. Thanks for the upload.
ejnvids: No excuses. Just STOP buying products with chemicals in them. No one can harm you in this fashion unless you let them.
La Ren: When natural hair products started gaining popularity I felt like this would happen
Shana Sapp: My daughter downloaded an app to my phone that rates products from 0-100, with 100 being the best. Several Shea Moisture products were rated as a 35 or lower. It list all the ingredients and rates them from good to very bad. I started spending more time in the oil section of the grocery store.
Ariel Harrison: Lately, I've been using homemade bentonite clay and apple cider vinager to wash my hair, and my homemade whipped shea butter with essential oils, olive oil, and jojoba oil has been what I use to seal in moisture. Currently working on a natural leave in I can make.
Ms Indy: Olive oil... Coconut oil... Grapeseed oil work just fine.
Soffy: That's why I only use what I make in my kitchen. My hair and scalp have never felt better. My uterus has fully healed from cysts and fibroids. So clearly I will NEVER go back to toxic products - hair, skin, teeth, all of them.
Mrs. Yander: I just watched a video from a natural hair Guru, who said she was going to stop using Eco Styler gel. Because the fumes from the newer gel burned her eyes. She said after that, she Googled the ingredients in Eco styling gel, and realize that they weaken your immune system. She said she realized that she started getting more sick around the same time she went natural, and started wearing wash in go's. Eco gel is #Cancelled
Kiki Tsar': Sadly it's those who were enslaved that historically view afro hair as ugly. My African ancestors embraced the beauty of their hair and I myself and most other African girls grew up loving their hair.
R: i def believe this.. I went natural about 12yrs ago and my hair was thiriving, wasnt too many products out on the market, and my hair took off growing... Then the natural phase happened, and all theses companies started flooding the market. The few products that was out got bought out.... in the last 4 yrs, my hair has broken off so much, my middle wont even grow anymore. Im going back to basics
God's Child: Oh gosh! as a black woman that is scary. I have often wondered about relaxers because they BURN AND STING the scalp - like hell. Yikes! A hairdresser once told me he saw something that shocked him - which he had never seen before. He was about to relax a lady's hair - but when he lifted her hair up at the back - the poor woman's neck (the nape of her neck and her hair line, all aroubd the back of her ears - going down to the neck - was covered in burns!) When he politely asked her what happened he was horrified and shocked - when she explained that it was the result of using a Relaxer. It freaked him out...it would freak anyone out - especially if you are about to apply Relaxed on the poor woman! What a horrible way for that woman to find out that a particular type of Relaxer was not meant for her I know all hair products (for black and white) - generally say "Test first before use" Seriously though - How many women really do?
Chaunelle Gomes: With all the information about natural hair care black women are still relaxing their hair knowing that it's harmful to the body. I believe once you know better do better get off the relaxers and be patient for your hair to grow to a nice lenght
Chelle Weatherspoon: Yes, I got away from the commercial black hair care products two years ago. I had surgery from a large euterean Fibriods development that caused me to hemorrhage. My hair is now thicker and healthier. I do D that all I need to wash my hair is clay and apple cider vinegar with a natural oil rinse scented with my favorite essential oil. I braid to straighted and listen my tight curls.
Sunshine K.: I know their talking about the hair care products are causing us harm but I think the damn FOOD we are forced to eat is even worse with all of the chemicals and growth hormone injections!!! Can't get a break!!!
Queen Alita: And yet there are still so many black women defending their use of relaxers. Sad. Not just from a physical health perspective but soul health as well. If you're constantly hiding what God gave you then there's a bigger problem and healing needs to happen from the inside out. That's why a lot of women who went natural some years ago are going back to relaxers because the inner healing hasn't happened.
nltcraze: The pituitary and pineal gland are endocrine glands. The two main hormones produced there are melanin and melatonin (along with seratonin )
Boo BahYah: It is also in body creams.... so many of my friends with fibroids I also have it now. Still don't know EXACTLY... which are more harmful???
Andy: The study did not find a direct causal link between usage of the stated hair products and cancer formation in women, or how much exposure to endocrine disruptors (which are in very many things besides hair products such as fertilisers, plastics etc). one would need to consume/be exposed to daily in order for there to be an impact on health. Lastly, it did not discuss other factors such as genetic or social factors which may make black people more/less suspectable to their effects. So I find it a bit speculative, and note the authors cannot do this either and hence have made careful attempts not to name specific products. However, it certainly makes sense to avoid using chemicals which may be toxic as much as possible and using organic where one can in every aspect of life and especially regards food and body/hair products.
TruBeauty: This was said years ago, but people thought it was nonsense.
the little black girls voice: Vaseline and water is the only thing that is safe to put on your hair. This is something I learned in the early 90s thank God that someone is actually put it out there so that black one will know please share this video so that we can all stop killing ourselves for the beauty
Barbara Evans: After weaves/braids i wld alwys gt breakouts, severe scalp irritation, and sometimes hoarseness and headaches. It happend with conditioners, oils and hair vitamins too. I stoppd it all. I startd thinkng about all the "supposedly more natural" products (not) marketed to us by these beauty supply stores! Literally Killing me! The cost/cheapness of these products.. manufactured and sold to us primarily by the Chinese! Insane. So following my hunch about these products and how they've affected me, I stopped using evrything! Needless to say,Im natural for now. Im very thankful for the many ppl sharing their experiences on YouTube. Ive learned how to make natural beauty products, herbal teas, flaxseed gel etc..for my hair and skin. And they work. But more importantly, Im so much healthier as a result. Skin cleard up all over and i feel good! Rather than throwing on the chemically infused hair and toxic nails to look good, being active and fit is getting me the results that i prefer. I hope more women choose health over beauty. Thnx for this informative video!!
Miss Ellie: These hidden ingredients must be legally listed. TELL YOUR MP,
Welcome's House: I do skin and hair videos using natural ingredients
Mwelwa Veronica: This is why I make most my my hair products!
Nina Edwards: Black women create and manufacture your own products . We need to be selling products for ourselves
Leon Scott: Yes going Natural is something every sista should be considered. There's a new company called Reeta's Organics natural hair and skin care that I've been hearing a lot of good things about. She's has a facebook group where she talks about the up keep of natural hair.
FranSlam: The only product I use that I buy (& don't make myself) is Orcs Hair Mayonaise. Just need to know if Orcs Hair Mayonaise is problematic!! I've checked & it doesn't have parabens, just need to know what else I need to look out for. I've never used a relaxer tho, my hair has been natural since birth. Gotta thank my mum for that cos she deterred me from giving into pressure from friends and media. I'm gonna now make my own hair mayonnaise organically from scratch tho.
Kora Louise: The link in the description directs you to the journal article, (open access) where you'll find a list of ingredients https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118301518
Timesha Augustin: What have we done to them they hate us so much, can someone answer me, no wonder I went into early menopause at age 38 and my family never went into early menopause, God sees it all, they will have God to answer to. What goes around comes back round. Karma
TiffyLove Love: facts! since when are all of our black ladies/women losing their hair?! ppl laugh and joke about women losing their edges and such but it is way too many females going through this. and I feel all of a sudden. as young as 18 their entire front hairline is gone and receding. the older women when I was coming up STILL have their hair line and such. these products are probably killing us. perm your hair for years and yes it caused damage and thinning over time.. but I have not ever seen so many losing hair and especially on a natural hair journey. when I first went natural Shea moisture was my hair's LOVE! it doesn't work for me anymore. as a matter of fact nothing I started with works for me anymore. I feel bc they changed he formula smh
hyacinthdibley2: I use flaxseed and Shea mix only....in addition to essential oils sometimes.
Alexyah 365: Waow! Our hair is in d headlines!! Thank u BBC!
Mzlyz S: I knew this was going to happen. We have to stay on guard and be mindful in all that we do. Are a a different people and must recognize this. They are killing the very essence of who we are through assimilation and we are allowing it to happen. To love thyself is to know thyself. The system does not want you to love you but love them. You have to question why.
hael A.: This makes me sooooo damn mad why in the hell would they put that sh*t in OUR hair products. WTF !!!! All these hair products for black women some are new brands it hurts to say but maybe they dont care about our lives....
Paris Davis Dean: Why didn't they list the ingredients that they know are harmful? I'll look them all up myself. Thanks for posting.
Nappy Scribe: “Natural Hair is Better”, by Ginger Ashford. Just made a video on this subject this morning.
Chantel Waters: I wonder if the new "natural hair products" contain such chemicals esp since not all the ingredients are labeled. I love DIY hair products but their shelf life sucks!
michelle thomas: I took the big chop a couple weeks ago best thing I could ever do for reasons of chemicals now natural hair
La. raw: Beautiful woman and beautiful hair! I work at Pharmacie in Germany and i am shocked every Day of the chemisty in most of the products. Back to Nature ya all beautiful people all over the world. Lots of love
hannah60000: I appreciate the UK sister, but why the books she showed look like mixed race children? She says celebrating "black beauty", but those works didn't really represent black folks, from hair type to skin colour smh. It is what it is, but I'm going to point things like that out.
Phenix Hall: This is why I make my own products from scratch. I make shampoo, gel, and moisturizers that i know are from the earth
jane doe: Use Natural Products. I use Fenugreek , Amla, Brahma powders. Amla, Olive, and other Natural oils such as Peppermint, Rosemary, ylang-ylang and a few others I mix and conditioner. I also take hair vitamins, drink water, eat Fruits, and use Rice Water and Aloe vera from time to time and other Natural herbs and products. It does work.
Nappy Scribe: I caught that little insult at the beginning when the interviewer mentioned “hair care products to tame Black Women’s hair”.
JMysticStar7: I've always suspected this. Just go to a black hair supply store and read ingredients. All of the products are drying.
Tay 'oshane': They see us loving our hair and don't like it, please don't be fooled they don't want us to love ourselves
eloise. jackson: My mom did not perm my hair when I was young.
Vic Marshall: Is anyone going to talk about the dangers of getting feet soaked in chemicals and nails with all those toxic ingredients? ? Your feet are connected to every organ in the body and when you get that toxic soak to look cute, you're getting closer to illness, disease and dealth Stop paying for your murders
Karen Jones: Go natural the way God made us, no need to make others rich, we are beautiful black women and everyone know this except us.
Tessy D’Aquino: I have been 2 years Natural Hair and my go to product is my home made Shea butter as leave in conditioner. God help us
Love, Natalie: Saw this and I was appalled! I'm so glad for *That Oil* (comment is from one of my customers)
Grow Bar Organics: Women and men have been using products with toxic chemicals for years, this issue is not mutually exclusive to African Americans, it's across the board. Products with sulfates, parabens, silicones, phthalates, DEA and artificial dyes have compromised the efficacy of our products for decades. However, women are so much more educated and have a better awareness of the toxicity of products and the effects. We are making choices and using our power to demand more natural and organic ingredients. I've learned that the products that my company formulates not only help to escalate the growth of hair follicles and extends the growth phase during the anagen phase, it also helps to support problems of thinning hair and alopecia. As we become more aware, we know that Natural hair products are here to stay. Good luck on your journey! Grow Bar Organics-
M Williams: Do more finger detangling as our hair is delicate
Mediocre: Well it's funny how in the hair products it has a natural flammable gas in the shampoo and sometimes in the conditioners and in the deep conditioner Cantu it has hand rubbing alcohol and when I used to put this on my hair every week my hair would tend to be very dry right after I just condition and shampooed it with their deep conditioner I don't shampoo often but I do use conditioner and my hair seems to be growing fine and when I do it's once a month cuz of all the oiled and dirt buildup best thing I ever done
moi: Known about this for about 14 plus years. Nothing new and why I make my own.
Mrs.Potato Head: Black women with natural hair, this is all you need: Organic, Natural shampoo. Clean water. Spray bottle. Oils (Coconut, Jojoba, castor). Moisturiser (Shea butter). Gel ( Flaxseed, aloe vera). Wide tooth comb. Rat tail comb. Hair bands. Paitence (). ❤ Don't let all these people trick you into thinking you need all this fancy stuff.
Energetica: Dear Silent Spring. thank you for alerting us.
Elena P: Go natural, purchase organic natural hair products or make your own and stop trying to create a type of hair that you don't have. Stop belittling your own natural beauty by chemically straightening, weaving, and altering the molecular structure of your hair! That will eliminate the problem of hazardous hair care.
Abigail Bemah: Please we should check the body creams that we are using too. Some contains these harmful chemicals they're talking about.
pow pow: Correlation (link) does not equate to causation. They are being funded and have to put something out to keep the money coming in and a lot of times they are debunked. As far as fibroids are concerned African/African American women have more muscle around the uterus. Maybe this means something. I would strongly shy away from hysterectomy all together and only have the fibroids removed when BLEEDING is just unbelievably bad other than that just monitor them. Fibroids can shrink or go away on their own, they are not or if ever dangerous just heavier bleeding and pain. You can have them and not know it too. They are quick to give African American women a hysterectomy, WATCH OUT FOR THIS, just exercise more and eat healthy foods, lower stress levels, lose weight, keep mental health on point, pray, meditate, and enjoy life.
Queen Queen: Thats why i make my own hair care products.
20 pearls: I avoid most commercial products bc of all the chemicals, but pls know that Black women have frequent fibroids bc we have increased estrogen, which is also the reason Blacks, specifically those of West African descent, have the highest rates of twins in the world, and also the reason Black women tend to be more curvy.
Tessie Dobey: We will put anything on our heads to keep from dealing with our natural crown. I make all my hair products, except for my liquid castile soap.
Anna Lafayette: You can tell these products are no good just by the smell of the hair oils and creams that black women buy in those hair shops. Test: Smell hair products designed for white hair, do they smell bad? Now smell hair products for black hair. These products are also highly flammable. Also be careful of relaxers, they can cause fibroids which black women are more likely to develop.
Artist-scopes: I have never relaxed my hair thank ,God.
HABBY O: Y’all realize that they did not tell us the products that they tested which are bad for us. If they are really concerned they will mention the product
Karmin Yates: Done. I'm making my own stuff and supporting natural and BOBs
My Next Move is Always My Best Move: IF ONLY THEY WOULD AIR THIS ON MAINSTREAM NEWS
Sandra Young: I'm getting rid of clutter and in front on me are a lot of hair care products.Ive seen in the past that hair care products have ingredients that arent good for your hair.Some women don't care what's in the products,have you heard creamy crack
La Starr Wicks: I started doing diy, because hair products kept giving me itchy scalp and making my hair dry..I now use a diy oil, tea and deep conditioner...ayurvedic herbs are good too
Sharron King: If it isn't all natural, it's no good.
The Answer: All hair tends to have harmful chemical. However buyers need to be aware and use "natural" products as much as possible. More and more Black Women are choosing to go "natural" adorning their own God given beauty.
The End Begins: We have been attacked on everyfront in the USA. From head to toe.
FallnAngel07: Hot oil treatments must be something different than the heated pre-poo detangling mixture I'm thinking of.
MW 7: This was kinda nebulous. Please put a product list together.
Mario Vaughn: It's because of the food and it's time for natural solutions.
TheOldSchool Diva: Can we get a list?
Daniella Val: Use organic extra virgin olive oil for hot oil treatments
Yours Truly: Why is it always us black women What have we done to this world Someone please tell me organic products And which products are harmful
WakeupPeople Now: WAKE UP PEOPLE