Brazilian blowouts cause cancer?!?!?

Just before I decided to go natural, I was looking for an alternative to relaxers. I checked the Japanese straightner and it just seemed too long and expensive. I also did not want rain water straight hair that would not curl at all.

Someone recommended the Brazillian. I am a research-a-holic, after researching I decided the Brazillian was worse than any of them. That is why I just let my natural grow and stopped trying straighten it. This quest for straight hair seemed a bit crazy for me, since even when I relaxed I did braidouts and bantu knots outs to get curls now I just let'em grow. Watching this video made me ask my self some questions.

1. My hair is healthy, really healthy for the first time in years. Why do I stress over a little (or a lot) of visual frizz? Sometimes my hair is frizzy, but it still feels moisturized and soft. Just frizzy, but lively if that makes sense. Sort of like its doing its own thing at the moment. I'm going to make an effort not to stress over frizz as long as my hair is healthy and not breaking into little pieces.
2. When did frizz become a symbol of bad? Has it just taken the place of the concept of natural hair as bad?
3. I do understand the need for easy care hair, our lives are so hectic now that everything needs to be done fast. But some of the styles we in the curly community have developed take long at the time we do them, but some last all week with little extra manipulation.
4. In general, why does the beauty care industry think the physical health of people is second to their outward appearence?

Great insights Madeaj!

When did frizz become a symbol of bad? Has it just taken the place of the concept of natural hair as bad?

Wow! Sometimes, some people's posts make you think that if your edges aren't plastered, your whole hairstyle is whack.

But some of the styles we in the curly community have developed take long at the time we do them, but some last all week with little extra manipulation.

I have found that if I focus on my hair and nothing else(tv, phone, snack, etc) it takes way less time than when I was roller setting or blow drying and heat styling my relaxed hair.

In general, why does the beauty care industry think the physical health of people is second to their outward appearence?


I'll let Michael Jackson answer that one "they don't really care about us" just our wallets until the class action lawsuits jumpoff.

scary

I saw this story on Good Morning America. Scary indeed.