Comments on: Beeswax…A Black Hair No No! http://growblackhair.net/blog/beeswax-harmful-to-frican-american-hair How to Grow African American Hair Long Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:44:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bizzy B http://growblackhair.net/blog/beeswax-harmful-to-frican-american-hair/comment-page-1#comment-2491 Bizzy B Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:36:03 +0000 http://growblackhair.net/blog/?p=187#comment-2491 @concerned I still don't see why you would want to put wax in your hair. @concerned
I still don’t see why you would want to put wax in your hair.

]]> By: Igor http://growblackhair.net/blog/beeswax-harmful-to-frican-american-hair/comment-page-1#comment-2487 Igor Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:01:20 +0000 http://growblackhair.net/blog/?p=187#comment-2487 Yup, paraffin and beeswax are definitely not the same thing. Beeswax is a natural product made by bees while paraffin is, if I'm not mistaken, a petroleum product. I don't know what benefits beeswax would have in a hair care product (though I know it was traditionally used in pomades), but I've made salves and used hand lotions that had it in them and there were no adverse effects to my skin. Beeswax smells really nice, whereas paraffin doesn't really have a smell. I think paraffin would be harder to get out of the hair than beeswax. Yup, paraffin and beeswax are definitely not the same thing. Beeswax is a natural product made by bees while paraffin is, if I’m not mistaken, a petroleum product.

I don’t know what benefits beeswax would have in a hair care product (though I know it was traditionally used in pomades), but I’ve made salves and used hand lotions that had it in them and there were no adverse effects to my skin.

Beeswax smells really nice, whereas paraffin doesn’t really have a smell. I think paraffin would be harder to get out of the hair than beeswax.

]]> By: concerned http://growblackhair.net/blog/beeswax-harmful-to-frican-american-hair/comment-page-1#comment-2442 concerned Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:08:06 +0000 http://growblackhair.net/blog/?p=187#comment-2442 I am not shore where you did your research but beeswax and paraffin whilst similar in empirical formula are definitely distinctly different Paraffin wax (C25H52) beeswax is C15H31COOC30H61 whilst I can see your point as to the possible detrimental effects on hair I believe you need to check your facts before claiming that they are the same thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax I am not shore where you did your research but beeswax and paraffin whilst similar in empirical formula are definitely distinctly different
Paraffin wax (C25H52) beeswax is C15H31COOC30H61

whilst I can see your point as to the possible detrimental effects on hair I believe you need to check your facts before claiming that they are the same thing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax

]]> By: FeliciaCooper http://growblackhair.net/blog/beeswax-harmful-to-frican-american-hair/comment-page-1#comment-2282 FeliciaCooper Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:11:32 +0000 http://growblackhair.net/blog/?p=187#comment-2282 What are your thoughts on Afroveda products? What are your thoughts on Afroveda products?

]]> By: Samara http://growblackhair.net/blog/beeswax-harmful-to-frican-american-hair/comment-page-1#comment-2223 Samara Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:45:19 +0000 http://growblackhair.net/blog/?p=187#comment-2223 Yes, the so-called products “geared” for black hair that are widely available are never good for our hair. If you want to use black hair products that are actually black owned, my suggestion is to try looking online. Karen’s Body Beautiful, Kinky-Curly, and Curls.biz are actually good black owned hair companies that are actually owned by black women. Yes, the so-called products “geared” for black hair that are widely available are never good for our hair. If you want to use black hair products that are actually black owned, my suggestion is to try looking online. Karen’s Body Beautiful, Kinky-Curly, and Curls.biz are actually good black owned hair companies that are actually owned by black women.

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