1 Woman of Virtue- GOOD POINTS!!! I am glad that you too know about the "bad" side of getting relaxers. I try to educate my friends; I tell them about the products not being tested by the FDA, how the chemicals break down the hair shaft (that is why the hair gets so thin-your hair strands are being stripped), etc.-and one response that I got was (and I kid you not) "Well, those are only the relaxers that you find in the stores"
-I THOUGHT THAT ALL RELAXERS ARE IN THE STORES!! WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO BUY YOUR RELAXER? WHERE DOES YOUR HAIRSTYLIST BUY HER SUPPLIES?
The point that I am trying to make is that if you choose to relax your hair, that is your business-but when someone tries to educate you on the dangers of using chemicals on your body, listen to what they are trying to tell you (we never get "old" enough to stop learning, ESPECIALLY when it comes to our bodies). The moment that I found out about the green film coating the skull due to relaxers (a friend told ME), I IMMEDIATELY stopped using them.
When you go to the shop to get your hair done(in most cases) your stylist WILL NOT tell you about the dangers of relaxers. Why? Because relaxers generate top $$$! When you get your relaxer done, a "virgin" treatment will run up anywhere from $60.00-$110.00 (that is how much it costs here where I live in CA), and touch-ups are just as costly. And most stylists don't even KNOW about the effects because in beauty school, it is not in their textbooks.
Be sure that you know all of the facts before doing ANYTHING to your body that has permanent/long term effects.
Ladies-whether our hair be relaxed or natural, take good care of it! If you have a personal hair stylist, ask questions. If your questions can't be answered, do the research on your own, THEN take it to your stylist so that he/she may learn something new as well
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"Mind ya own, stay true to ya own, be ya own."
Peace and God Bless
Classy_Diva5