NATURAL HAIR advice, products and STUFF!

I find this add truly disgusting and heartbreaking. I would kill to have all that beautiful hair in the top photo!!! Why do people think that it is "yuck"?? It's curly and big and soft and Gods gift! Relaxers are man made treatments that contain harsh damaging chemicals that take away a woman's natural beauty and leave behind dead limp hair that requires and insane amount of heat to even begin to make it look like the second picture! We all need to stop living our lives according to a euro-centric idea of beauty! My hair is not and will never be naturally straight and I am so happy about that. I just wished i hadn't been brainwashed by the media and other sources at a young age, because if i hadn't i would have beautiful hair RIGHT NOW instead of having to wait on my hair to grow out and slowing cutting out the ugly, damaged, dead, dry "relaxed" hair.

"NAPPY" was designed by God, and he makes no mistakes.

I'm sure plenty of you lovely ladies have heard of a little brand called Dr. miracles. Chances are you seen one of the company's many commercials, if you haven't...

So what do you think? Do you need a miracle? If you answered yes then i can assure you that you are wrong. you in no way shape or form need a miracle, you need a reality check. If you have been using, are about to start using or are thinking about using any of these products here is some information that i stumbled across that could change your way of thinking.

First of all based on the hand that came through the mirror, that ladies and gentlemen in the commercial and the product itself, who do you think Dr. miracle is? Got a picture in your mind? Ok well in case you haven't caught on yet this picture to the right is our "Dr. Miracle". Dr. Miracles real name is Brian marks. He is in president of the company that can supposedly provide my hair with a miracle. Before you saw this picture chances are you couldn't ave picked Dr. Miracle out of a line up. who would know that this man is in charge of a very big very successful black hair care line. I wonder why the box has the picture of a black silhouette in a lab coat, or why the commercials all have a black mans hand shoving these 'miracle' products in women's faces? Is it possible that if it was Brian Marks this could be construed as racist? I think so. But at the same time i have to stop and think, isn't someone telling me that my hair needs a miracle offensive no matter who is saying it? I'll let you know right now that no one could get away with saying that to my face.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/168802-problems-with-dr-miracles-damaged-hair-treatment/#ixzz1pWqnma2d

Reason or Reasons #2. WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT YOUR HAIR??? if he thinks that your hair needs a miracle than chances are your natural hair and natural ingredients aren't gonna cut it in his book. So what exactly is he so called miracle? well here are a few of the "miracle" ingredients;
Parabens

The manufacturer adds two types of parabens--methylparaben and propylparaben--to its product to keep the conditioner from spoiling. These are very common in hair products. Unfortunately, the Northwestern Health Sciences University reports that several health concerns are linked to this chemical and suggests avoiding it. Health concerns include mild reactions like a skin rash, plus more serious consequences like impaired fertility.

Propylene Glycol

Propylene glycol helps a hair treatment to better penetrate your hair. Unfortunately, non-profit advocacy group CANCERactive warns that it's a potential carcinogenic. The Northwestern Health Sciences University also reports that it alters your skin's basic structure to allow chemicals to penetrate it better, thus raising your risk of toxicity related to all the other chemicals in the hair treatment.

Finally, a 2008 study published in the "Canadian Family Physician Journal" specifically notes propylene glycol in hair products as a potential danger for pregnant women and their developing babies, saying more research needs to be done.

Emollients

The damaged hair treatment mask is heavy in oily ingredients. This includes sunflower oil, olive oil, avocado oil, jojoba seed oil and clove oil. Although these emollients work as natural moisturizers to soften and hydrate your hair, they may be too heavy for fine or limp hair. They may also be too excessive for oily hair, and can clog your skin pores and increase your risk of acne breakouts if you have acne-prone skin.

Menthol

The hair treatment includes menthol, which can impart a fresh scent and cool, tingling sensation that may make the mask feel good. Unfortunately, it's a potentially harmful ingredient. The University of Minnesota says some individuals may be allergic and can experience respiratory problems when using a menthol-infused product. Additionally, haircare expert Paula Begoun says it's often purported to help with removing oil but has no real "effect...or benefit for hair." She also warns that menthol can seriously irritate your skin and create skin flakes and excessive scalp itchiness.

So what do you think? sound like a miracle to you?
There several Dr. Miracle horror stories that include rash, allergic, reaction and hair loss. i highly suggest that you read ingredients on hair care bottles and boxes before you use them and be afraid to type those big words into Google or Wikipedia and find out the pros and cons, it could save you from making a terrible mistake that no "miracle product" can fix. (to the side are some of the "horror stories")
I'm not saying that you should never use or never try these products i only saying that they may not be what you wanted or expected. I tried one of the "curly care" products and it seemed to work well, (this was before i researched its ingredients and realized his posed threats to my hair and scalp health.)
Finally with all of this being said, I myself choose not to use Dr. Miracles products, i prefer organic natural products, if you want your hair to grow longer or thicker or repair damage you aren't going to get there using harsh chemicals. My personal favorite brand of hair products are the Bronner Bros. line of products. They aren't all 100% natural in their products but alot of the products are, 2 of their products that i love are the maximum strength oil moisturizer hair lotion with castor oil and aloe. And the African Royal Hot 6 oil which contains all natural ingredients except 2, neither of which are harmful. Bronner Bros. is a 100% black owned company.