Can you picture in your mind the perfect woman with the perfect body and shape? You can see that she eats right, works out and has it all together. She’s successful on the job, has loving friends and family. She’s impeccably groomed from the top of her head to the bottom of her soles. She has it going on, right? Hmmm.
Now, take a closer look at her perfectly groomed head of hair. Can you see that she makes regular visits to the salon to get her hair chemically treated with relaxers, colors and sometimes bleached? But wait, there’s something she’s still not doing. In spite of doing all the right things, there’s something vital in her life she’s still not doing! Even though she is eating well, exercising and living a full life, she is doing the exact opposite of what she has intended.
So, you might ask how do I know, right? Well I thought I was that perfect woman. I thought I was. But what I didn’t know and what I thought was a perfect woman, I was really hurting myself. I thought being the perfect woman meant looking really good, showcase out the door, with all eyes on me. I had become a victim of what I thought a picture of the perfect woman should be. There was so much wrong with the picture that I didn’t see.
Now that I realize what I was doing to myself, I really want to share this with you. You see, I used to relax my hair every 6 to 8 weeks and in between I even colored it and sometimes I’d beach it to give it a little pizzazz. Now think about it. I put these chemicals on my bare scalp to absorb into my body. Wow! What was I thinking? Actually, what wasn’t I thinking??
Let’s do some calculating here. So for a period of let’s say 30 years, that over 260 times I exposed myself to relaxers, colors and bleach. In spite of the smell, burning and total irritation of my scalp. Vanity has set in. Sometimes my scalp was so tender I could barely stand it. I thought , hell my hairdresser even asked me from time to time “you think you can stand it a little longer? The color needs to come up higher”. My reply was yeah. I sat there and endured the pain a little long not realizing she was asking me can I sit there and get a chemical burn a little more longer. WOW!!! Wow, wow, wow…
You know, I even had migraine headaches, irritated skin and burning. I was afraid to scratch my scalp. I was going back and forth to the doctors until a kindly nurse asked “have you recently colored your hair or used any other chemicals treatments”? That’s when the light went on. Those chemicals were making me sick!
Ladies, it’s okay to be beautiful. I believe in taking care of yourself and looking and feeling your best. But now that I know I am sharing this with you. We have to take care because when we say it’s okay to use all these chemicals without protecting ourselves, that’s not okay! This is the deal. I still get my color and even a relaxer, but now I base to have a protector on my scalp and I reduce inflammation with my shampoo and conditioner so that it’s not irritated. I even go a step farther with to make sure I heal my scalp afterwards. I’m telling you, don’t wait until something happens! Ladies, you should try these products before your next appointment. Check them out here! http://www.adivashiddenhair.com/product/four-piece-set-scalp-protection/
