[Summer27755]

Black folks grease their hair because there are a lot of crappy hair care products marketed toward Afro-textured hair promising faster growth and softness. These products are full of petroleum-based products that never penetrate the hair. It just makes it greasy, and in turn, dirtier faster. These products aren’t usually made by black people or people who have knowledge of black hair. Black women do a lot of things to their hair to keep it straight or make it grow (they think). The greasing of hair probably started when we started using hot combs to straighten our hair. The grease was probably used as a protectant from the severe heat of the hotcomb, and one could achieve straighter results. The grease also helped keep the hair from reverting to its natural texture. Our scalps produce as much oil as any other race, but because of the porous, coarse and coily texture typical of our hair, the oil does not travel down the length of our hair like other people, which is why we don’t have to wash so often. Now that I wear my hair natural, I wash everyday or every other day, but when it was relaxed I washed once or twice a week. Black women are starting to get smarter with their product purchases, leaning toward more natural oils that the hair can absorb, not some greasy coating.

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Name : Summer27755, Age : 24, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, 

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