Ladyhenri
Active Member
Hi ladies,
I have been thinking of getting a lacefront as a protective style, and i stumbled across this on another hair forum. I am now a bit concerned because thanks to LHCF, i have been able to get my baby hairs and edges in great shape...i dont wanna loose them again.
Take a read... I am intrested in what you girls think
"On one of the other hair boards that I frequent, an overwhelming majority of the ladies are lacefront FANATICS! (For those of you who don't know, lacefronts are the custom made wigs that beyonce, halle berry, jessica simpson and a lot of hollywood are wearing).
Well, I was reading the posts there, and from what I was reading, I found the lacefronts to be just as if not more damaging mentally and physically than per.ms. Here's some examples of things I read:
-they use tape and/or glue and other adhesives to keep these wigs on their heads. A lot of the glues the ladies use contain Toulene, which is aparently pretty toxic to the human body, specifically the central nervous system. One of the ladies on the board stopped having her menstrual cycle, went to the doctor and her toxicology report led him to believe she was being poisoned. After she discussed things with her doctor, he detected the adhesive she was using to be the culprit, and as soon as she stopped using it, she had her cycle 2 weeks later. Another lady reported to having severe headaches every time she used it. (And I thought sodium hydroxide was bad)
-also, with the glue, several of the ladies have experienced burns and blisters and sores from using the glue and improper removal of the glue and the hair piece. From what I gather, the proper method of removal is soaking the skin that the glue was applied to with alcohol.
-a few of the ladies have shaved up to an inch of hair around the circumference of their heads where their hairline is in order for the wig to be glued in a more "natural" position on their heads. The ladies that haven't shaved their hairlines always put glue on their hairlines, and so, of course the are bald on their edges.
-the hair that they buy is always from India, or Brazil, or China, or Europe, but they all tell each other how amazingly great they look and that the hair looks "so natural" and that "girl! it looks like it's growing right outta your head!" (although I've personally never seen chinese textured hair growing out of a Black woman's scalp, so I don't understand that one at all)
-one young lady posted that someone came up to her and asked her if she was Indian, and she said that really made her day because the person assumed that she couldn't be Black. (She also said "I have to thank my parents for this light bronzey color of mine," so clearly this woman has issues that are deeper than lacefronts).
-a couple of the ladies swear that their boyfriends/husbands can't tell that that hair is not theirs (the men have never seen them without the wigs) and go to great lengths to keep the secret from them
-(this one is more funny than damaging) one young lady posted a thread asking for advice because she didn't know whether to buy herself a new winter coat or a new lacefront wig. She NEEDED both, and both cost $300 and she honestly didn't know what to do. The ladies on the board convinced her to get the wig because "you can sleep in that hair, but you can't sleep in that coat!" and "girl, you better buy that lacefront and wrap it around you like a scarf!" she wore a spring jacket all winter in Canada.
-i've seen the phrase "you better swing that hair like a (insert ethnicity here, usually white or Asian) girl!" more times than I care to count.
So, basically the point I'm trying to make is that everything we say about how harmful the chemicals in p.erms are, and everything we say about self-hate and trying to look like another race is magnified, in my opinion, by these wigs.
Opinions, thoughts? Anyone?"
Pls note : The emboldened part has been copied and pasted into the thread/ post!
I have been thinking of getting a lacefront as a protective style, and i stumbled across this on another hair forum. I am now a bit concerned because thanks to LHCF, i have been able to get my baby hairs and edges in great shape...i dont wanna loose them again.
Take a read... I am intrested in what you girls think
"On one of the other hair boards that I frequent, an overwhelming majority of the ladies are lacefront FANATICS! (For those of you who don't know, lacefronts are the custom made wigs that beyonce, halle berry, jessica simpson and a lot of hollywood are wearing).
Well, I was reading the posts there, and from what I was reading, I found the lacefronts to be just as if not more damaging mentally and physically than per.ms. Here's some examples of things I read:
-they use tape and/or glue and other adhesives to keep these wigs on their heads. A lot of the glues the ladies use contain Toulene, which is aparently pretty toxic to the human body, specifically the central nervous system. One of the ladies on the board stopped having her menstrual cycle, went to the doctor and her toxicology report led him to believe she was being poisoned. After she discussed things with her doctor, he detected the adhesive she was using to be the culprit, and as soon as she stopped using it, she had her cycle 2 weeks later. Another lady reported to having severe headaches every time she used it. (And I thought sodium hydroxide was bad)
-also, with the glue, several of the ladies have experienced burns and blisters and sores from using the glue and improper removal of the glue and the hair piece. From what I gather, the proper method of removal is soaking the skin that the glue was applied to with alcohol.
-a few of the ladies have shaved up to an inch of hair around the circumference of their heads where their hairline is in order for the wig to be glued in a more "natural" position on their heads. The ladies that haven't shaved their hairlines always put glue on their hairlines, and so, of course the are bald on their edges.
-the hair that they buy is always from India, or Brazil, or China, or Europe, but they all tell each other how amazingly great they look and that the hair looks "so natural" and that "girl! it looks like it's growing right outta your head!" (although I've personally never seen chinese textured hair growing out of a Black woman's scalp, so I don't understand that one at all)
-one young lady posted that someone came up to her and asked her if she was Indian, and she said that really made her day because the person assumed that she couldn't be Black. (She also said "I have to thank my parents for this light bronzey color of mine," so clearly this woman has issues that are deeper than lacefronts).
-a couple of the ladies swear that their boyfriends/husbands can't tell that that hair is not theirs (the men have never seen them without the wigs) and go to great lengths to keep the secret from them
-(this one is more funny than damaging) one young lady posted a thread asking for advice because she didn't know whether to buy herself a new winter coat or a new lacefront wig. She NEEDED both, and both cost $300 and she honestly didn't know what to do. The ladies on the board convinced her to get the wig because "you can sleep in that hair, but you can't sleep in that coat!" and "girl, you better buy that lacefront and wrap it around you like a scarf!" she wore a spring jacket all winter in Canada.
-i've seen the phrase "you better swing that hair like a (insert ethnicity here, usually white or Asian) girl!" more times than I care to count.
So, basically the point I'm trying to make is that everything we say about how harmful the chemicals in p.erms are, and everything we say about self-hate and trying to look like another race is magnified, in my opinion, by these wigs.
Opinions, thoughts? Anyone?"
Pls note : The emboldened part has been copied and pasted into the thread/ post!
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