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Stuff like this Dr. Oz segment (love the show) just reaffirm my decision to leave my hair alone. It's just not worth it to do that kind of damage to my body to obtain "the look."
 
Solitude said:
I didn't watch the clips, but Dr. Oz is a drama queen.
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I watched the clip, and he is a drama queen.:blush:

In the relaxer clip, he poured lye (pure lye I'm guessing) on some paper and it melted through. First of all, who would put pure lye on their scalp?:nono::nono:

They also talked about no lye relaxers and Dr. Oz said it bothers him that some relaxer kits have "organic" written on the box. Boy please, we know damn well that it ain't organic...

I just thought this was EASY for him and that white woman to say that relaxers are bad... what do they know about this topic... really?
 
pink219 said:
I watched the clip, and he is a drama queen.:blush:

In the relaxer clip, he poured lye (pure lye I'm guessing) on some paper and it melted through. First of all, who would put pure lye on their scalp?:nono::nono:

They also talked about no lye relaxers and Dr. Oz said it bothers him that some relaxer kits have "organic" written on the box. Boy please, we know damn well that it ain't organic...

I just thought this was EASY for him and that white woman to say that relaxers are bad... what do they know about this topic... really?
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:lachen::lachen::lachen: My thoughts exactly!
 
I wish the woman who was picked for the relaxer part from the audience was an informed consumer (natural or relaxed) and could have put in her two cents about it.
 
What did he say? The video is not currently available is what came up after I had sat through the Walgreens ad that comes before it three times. :wallbash:
 
What a strange custom! (The brazilian blowout.) Why don't red flags go up when these clients are asked to wear nuclear gas masks?? No Bueno!

ETA: I happen to share his irritation at stamping the word "organic" as a marketing ploy. Even though I know better now, when I was a misinformed teen I would've totally fallen for this kind of stunt.

I didn't self-relax back in the day, but I've heard quite a few stories on here about self-relaxers starting at the very impressionable age of 12-13. SMH :nono:
 
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Oh well, he may be a drama queen, but at least he's brining the information to the masses. I mean seriously, black women aren't the only folks who are using relaxers. I see folks here in West Texas using those things like they're nothing....folks are even looking for something stronger.

Glad I saw these clips though. My BF's boyfriend told me that I should get a Keratin treatment b/c my hair would look so much longer (b/c it would be straight). Boy please...I'm not putting any of that stuff near my hair.
 
pink219 said:
I watched the clip, and he is a drama queen.:blush:

In the relaxer clip, he poured lye (pure lye I'm guessing) on some paper and it melted through. First of all, who would put pure lye on their scalp?:nono::nono:

They also talked about no lye relaxers and Dr. Oz said it bothers him that some relaxer kits have "organic" written on the box. Boy please, we know damn well that it ain't organic...

I just thought this was EASY for him and that white woman to say that relaxers are bad... what do they know about this topic... really?
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You would be surprised how many people believe a product is safer because of the new marketing ploys. It's funny how all the relaxers have natural oils added. They spy on hair boards and they use buzz words like butter blends, olive oil, etc to draw us in. AND, a lot of parents didn't think the "texture softner" by just for me with it's sunflower oil was a relaxer. I also think we are so used to using relaxers we forget about the fact that it is a chemical.

He was being overly dramatic in the demo because I'm sure he used industrial grade lye in his experiment and not what is normally in a relaxer.

The white lady did give some good generic advice about basing the scalp and not disturbing the scalp a few days before your relaxer.

Re: the keratin treatments, I can't get with something that I have to wear a face mask to apply to my hair. I do wonder about the long time effects on stylists who apply these to multiple clients a week.
 
It seems like all of his shows are about everything being sooooooo dangerous and sooooooo harmful. He uses a lot of scare tactics.
 
I also couldn't access the clip, but I'm not sure what he being a white male (I assume this was the inference) has to do with the fact that he wouldn't understand the inherent risks of relaxer use. I'm mean, he IS a medical doctor, isn't he? Or is the real issue that many of us don't like "others" telling us about ourselves? Something to think about.

I think the possibly more interesting conversation is the fact that he's taking such a strong stance on a practice that his good friend Oprah regularly engages in......
 
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He needs to do a show about how white women bleach their brains out.


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pink219 said:
I watched the clip, and he is a drama queen.:blush:

In the relaxer clip, he poured lye (pure lye I'm guessing) on some paper and it melted through. First of all, who would put pure lye on there scalp?:nono::nono:

They also talked about no lye relaxers and Dr. Oz said it bothers him that some relaxer kits have "organic" written on the box. Boy please, we know damn well that it ain't organic...

I just thought this was EASY for him and that white woman to say that relaxers are bad... what do they know about this topic... really?
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Now you know "SOME" people who hate there hair with a rip of a curl or kink, would do that, esp if it 'promised straight hair'. Lets not play. :look:
NOT everyone knows relaxers is NOT organic (we have organic extra virgin olive oil, argan, sunflower,butter hemp, jojoba in it)... Esp the way how they advertise these days. :clubu:

*white women relaxes too, so it goes for them also.

 
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pink219 said:
I watched the clip, and he is a drama queen.:blush:

In the relaxer clip, he poured lye (pure lye I'm guessing) on some paper and it melted through. First of all, who would put pure lye on their scalp?:nono::nono:

They also talked about no lye relaxers and Dr. Oz said it bothers him that some relaxer kits have "organic" written on the box. Boy please, we know damn well that it ain't organic...

I just thought this was EASY for him and that white woman to say that relaxers are bad... what do they know about this topic... really?
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There are also white people who relax their hair. This is a big myth in the black community, too. He showed it also in his beginning clip showing white women doing this, as well. We've a thread on this, already. Check around here to get the different views.
 
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pink219 said:
I watched the clip, and he is a drama queen.:blush:

In the relaxer clip, he poured lye (pure lye I'm guessing) on some paper and it melted through. First of all, who would put pure lye on their scalp?:nono::nono:

They also talked about no lye relaxers and Dr. Oz said it bothers him that some relaxer kits have "organic" written on the box. Boy please, we know damn well that it ain't organic...

I just thought this was EASY for him and that white woman to say that relaxers are bad... what do they know about this topic... really?
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I don't believe you have to have used a product to know of that its harmful. That's like if I saw someone smoking and mentioned to them that cigarettes are bad fir you. I've never smoked but I can say that based in iformation and studies that have been done. I don't have to be a smoker to say that its harmful.

bride91501 said:
I also couldn't access the clip, but I'm not sure what he being a white male (I assume this was the inference) has to do with the fact that he wouldn't understand the inherent risks of relaxer use. I'm mean, he IS a medical doctor, isn't he? Or is the real issue that many of us don't like "others" telling us about ourselves? Something to think about.

I think the possibly more interesting conversation is the fact that he's taking such a strong stance on a practice that his good friend Oprah regularly engages in......
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Yep. He is a doctor. This is a valid point. As I mentioned above you do NOT have to have experienced a relaxer to state the risks of using one. I'd go with what a doctor says over some information that's been floating say through my community from an untraceable source anyday.

I used to relax. I was never told about the risks besides what was on the pamphlet, not by my stylist, my mom, anyone! I only just found out by visiting this site 3 years ago. Sad. This information needs to get out (wether by chris rock, dr. Oz) so women can start making informed decisions about choosing to relax or not especially those who are not members of this board. They need it just like I did @ one time and didn't get it.
 
Well, while what he says about relaxers is true, it's not like people are going to stop using them. I get mine done at the salon, and I follow the rules (not more often than every 8 weeks, protect my scalp, and condition, condition, condition). I have been natural before too, and between the tangles, dryness and matting I experienced then, I feel that if I have to spend extra time either way to get my hair in good condition, I might as well wear it the way I like -- and I like the way it looks straight, at least for me.
 
I love how people like Dr. Oz and other White ppl point the finger at Black people for relaxing our hair but never choose to admit the REAL reason why Black people use relaxers. For centuries, Whites have created a sales market that up until VERY recently basically had nothing out there to properly take care of our natural hair pushing us to relax our hair to make it more managable and the Eurocentric image of beauty promoted by THEIR media to Black people that makes us think straight hair is professional, better, and more acceptable than our natural hair.
 
MsSanz92 said:
I love how people like Dr. Oz and other White ppl point the finger at Black people for relaxing our hair but never choose to admit the REAL reason why Black people use relaxers. For centuries, Whites have created a sales market that up until VERY recently basically had nothing out there to properly take care of our natural hair pushing us to relax our hair to make it more managable and the Eurocentric image of beauty promoted by THEIR media to Black people that makes us think straight hair is professional, better, and more acceptable than our natural hair.
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This article had nothing to do with what you are saying. :rolleyes: Dr. Oz pointed out that women everywhere do this. In fact, he mostly showed white women straitening their hair. No one pushes the black woman to do anything she does not want to do, anymore. In fact, if white people did not use relaxers, how long do you think relaxers would be in business? :lol: Yes, black women spend a lot of money on products, but not us alone. Women of all ethnic backgrounds do so as well.
 
I love Dr.Oz! He gives good unbiased information but of course some people will turn it into a race issue. He did a segment about relaxing, not everyone that relaxes is African American. He did a segment on tanning, not everyone that tans is Caucasion American. Am I going to let the fact that he is a white male telling the dangers of these chemicals influence whether or not I listen to him? Absolutely not. If you can take advice on chemicals and other hair practices from strangers on the internet why would you not listen to a doctor that went through 12 years of schooling and residency?
 
SuchaLady said:
I love Dr.Oz! He gives good unbiased information but of course some people will turn it into a race issue. He did a segment about relaxing, not everyone that relaxes is African American. He did a segment on tanning, not everyone that tans is Caucasion American. Am I going to let the fact that he is a white male telling the dangers of these chemicals influence whether or not I listen to him? Absolutely not. If you can take advice on chemicals and other hair practices from strangers on the internet why would you not listen to a doctor that went through 12 years of schooling and residency?
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I commented about this further up. A lot of people seem to have a problem listening/taking advice from someone who hasn't experienced that particular thing....in this case a relaxer. :nono:
 
I dont know why in the world that would matter. We take preventative information all the time from people that have never experienced such things. Doctors give information all the time about cancer without experiencing it. So I guess I should only listen to my doctor now if she is a cancer survivor.

AuNaturalMaMa said:
I commented about this further up. A lot of people seem to have a problem listening/taking advice from someone who hasn't experienced that particular thing....in this case a relaxer. :nono:
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Technically Oz is not a "white" male. He's one of the darker races... something Arabic or Persian.

Iraqis are often considered "white" but I don't think he's an Iraqi.
 
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