Bleaching, Relaxing... Burning!!!

Many will argue that they bleach or relax their hair because they want to, not because they are trying to be a more accepted member of society, a society that promotes European standards of beauty, including skin color and hair texture. What I find disturbing is that Africans throughout the world have been bleaching and relaxing for the exact same reasons, yet no one wants to admit the deep self-hatred that exists in our community. This blog is not about hurting anyone's feelings or making anyone feel less human for doing what they find to be right, it is about showing those who do make these choices the downside of those choices. These topics must be address because people killing themselves for beauty is not beautiful...

BLEACHING BURNSMany Women and Men who bleach live in tropical locations
[Kenya, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Senegal, etc.]
which lead to higher risks of burning and skin cancer

For most, Sammy Sosa's skin bleaching is comical...

for Africans, it's another story of a brother far gone...

Relaxer Burns...

Your hair and scalp may not look like this
but imagine what toxins have seeped into your scalp from years of relaxing...
...the residue from these chemicals remains under your scalp for life!

PLEASE READ MORE ON THE EFFECTS OF RELAXERS AND BLEACHING PRODUCTS!!!

I leave you with this song...