"NAPPY" was designed by God, and he makes no mistakes.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
"Nappy" was designed by God.
"NAPPY" was designed by God, and he makes no mistakes.
Dr. Miracles review (who is the real Dr. Miracle?)
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.
- 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.
odd man out
odd man out by leeshanoelle featuring a curled hair WHY ARE ONLY ONE OF THESE HAIR STYLES ACCEPTABLE
STOP STRAIGHTENING AND BE STRIKING .
STOP STRAIGHTENING AND BE STRIKING .
Hair, Hair, Hair!!!!
OK, so being that my mother is black and my father is white i have a very, very interesting hair texture. My hair is naturally very thick and soft, though it is soft, getting a comb threw my hair used to be a real event. my hair would straighten out easily enough when blown dry but any type of humidity and *POOF*! It would go right back to frizzy, curly, and tangled. My normal hair style was my mom braiding it up some type of way, she do this about once a week so about once a week I'd sit still anywhere from 5 to 6 hours and wait for the freedom to get up and walk around! Even though all i wanted was to get up and stretch it was always worth it when it was finished, people would often complement me or my mother on how beautiful my hair was. This went on until 4th grade, by that time i wanted straight hair.
I'm not sure what exactly made my mom decide to finally get my hair relaxed but I was SO glad. So we got it done (mistake #1). Not professionally (mistake #2). But i loved it! no more hours on washing blow drying then braiding! It was very long and very straight, for a while.
My mom continued on my relaxers herself at home and gradually over 4 years my hair went from straight, hanging well past my shoulders to damaged and short. By 7th grade i was bitter about my semi straight uncooperative hair, and missing my braids. finally the summer before 8th grade i was fed up and for the first time i had my hair professionally relaxed and cut a great deal of it off. The results were great! I had a bob, my bangs were awesome (at the time) and my hair was just above my chin. So ever since then I've been getting my hair done by the same women, she does a great job and all the damage from home relaxers has been cut out of my head! about 2 1/2 years later and my hair is down hanging just a bit past my shoulders. But no matter how straight or moisturized relaxed hair is, hair that's been treated with harsh chemicals is never really healthy and relaxed hair takes alot of work to maintane. Often times I'll get frustrated while straightening my hair a wonder; Why can't my hair just be straight?? Well that's because I'm not white. Even though I've been fully aware of this my whole life, I've had that mentality that straight and or fine hair equates to beauty. This is the same type of thinking that causes people to ask; why if I'm half white do i not have "good hair" or "pretty eyes"? I used to answer because my mom is black and my dad is white, peoples response to my answer has always been the same; that's backwards. Backwards?? i always have felt more than a little confused and stung by this statement. How can that be backwards? Even if it isn't usual that does not mean that its backwards.
All of these ridiculous things and mistakes made with my hair has left me feeling a little bitter. Bitter that i can't be who everyone assumes i should be. But why would i want to be? I asked myself that question and i realised i don't to be who people assume i should be because that would make me normal and to me, normal has a negative connotation. i don't want to be just like everyone else because wheres the fun in that? After thinking over this for a while and thinking more about my hair, i finally "manned up" and decided that i want to go natural.
I know its going to be easier said than done but I'm excited and ready to take this on!
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