| Monitor your hair styling products | | | | increased moisture, shine, and health in their hair. |
| Many African Americans resort to applying | | | | However, 45 of the 75 in the synthetic based |
| excessive amounts of heat, such as high kilowatt | | | | group reported scalp itching, dryness, and less |
| blow dryers, pressing combs, and flat irons to | | | | manageability in their hair after use of the |
| their hair. Likewise, a significant number of African | | | | synthetic shampoo, conditioner, and moisturizer. |
| Americans apply chemicals to their already dry | | | | Such evidence suggests that African American |
| hair, such as texturizers, relaxers, and hair coloring. | | | | benefits from natural hair care product use |
| Nevertheless, these same individuals apply | | | | instead of cheaper, synthetic based ones. You can |
| additional chemicals to their hair when they use | | | | find Beauty 4 Ashes products at |
| most over the counter, drugstore, or beauty | | | | wwwdiscoverb4acom. |
| supply hair care products. These products are | | | | Several reviews rank the products excellent for |
| usually filled with parabens (cancer-causing agents), | | | | ethnic hair. But don't stop here, there is more. |
| sulfates (natural oil stripping detergents), silicones | | | | Monitor your hair styling methods |
| (dangerous chemicals), and alcohols or glycols (hair | | | | Put down the flat iron. If you must use it, try to |
| drying and damaging chemicals). Continued use of | | | | only use it immediate after washing your hair. This |
| these products, although your hair may "feel" soft | | | | will give your tresses relief from daily heat. |
| momentarily or be easier to comb, will only create | | | | Allow your hair and scalp to receive oxygen. Do |
| fried, damaged, and porous hair. Further, you plan | | | | not leave your hair covered on end with a |
| your or child's health at risk when you use these | | | | "do-rag." Just as plants need oxygen to grow; |
| products, not just your hairdo. Solution? Switch to | | | | your scalp needs air to thrive. |
| using an all natural shampoo and hair styling | | | | Stop using brushes. Ethnic hair has a tighter curl |
| products. Both Carol's Daughter and Beauty 4 | | | | pattern and, although strong, can easily snap |
| Ashes Christian Health & Beauty provide | | | | especially if stress is applied from a brush or |
| high-quality, all natural ethnic hair care products | | | | comb to a dry head of hair. Instead of brushing |
| that are only filled with goodness for your hair | | | | your hair, buy a small tooth comb with smooth |
| type. In fact, in a double blind, three month, | | | | ridges. |
| placebo-controlled study where 100 African | | | | Limit the use of glued in extensions, tight braids, |
| Americans and 50 Biracial individuals participated, | | | | tight cornrows, and hard, gel hairstyles. These |
| those who used Beauty 4 Ashes Christian Health | | | | only place an excessive amount of stress on the |
| & Beauty's GodHead shampoo and conditioner | | | | hair. If you do get braids or cornrows, alternate |
| and Puritea hair lotion, compared to the control | | | | between wearing the hair out and braiding it on a |
| group who used a synthetic based shampoo, | | | | weekly basis |
| conditioner, and moisturizer, experienced increased | | | | Avoid coloring if possible. Coloring only damages |
| hair growth and health. 64 of the 75 in the | | | | the hair by coating it with hydroxides and alcohols. |
| Beauty 4 Ashes Godhead and Puritea group | | | | That alone should say enough. |
| stated their hair was shinier, less split ends, more | | | | So there is the scoop. If you can afford it, use |
| manageable, less tangled, and stronger. 57 of the | | | | Carol's Daughter or Beauty 4 Ashes on your hair. |
| 75 enrolled in the Beauty 4 Ashes group also | | | | Yes, they are more pricey, but your hair will |
| reported hair growth of 2 inches or over. Only 15 | | | | thank you. |
| of the 75 enrolled in the synthetic group reported | | | | |