What you need to know about black hair products & your hormones

Have you ever stopped to consider why your hairstylist wears gloves before applying relaxer or dye to your hair?

28 July 2019 - 00:00 By mathahle stofile

With kids' hair salons sprouting in every corner and all of us wearing our hair naturally now, have we stopped to consider the products we are using and the effects of the toxins they contain? Perhaps it's time to think less about protecting our "edges" and more about protecting our reproductive systems. ..

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