What is Kanekalon Hair Made Of? | Is Kanekalon Fiber Hair Toxic ?

What is Kanekalon Hair Made Of? | Is Kanekalon Fiber Hair Toxic?
Recently a video surfaced saying that Kanekalon hair is made out of toxic synthetic fibers and that Kanekalon hair should be illegal.
I wanted to learn how kanekalon hair is made and what is kanekalon hair made of?
There are four fibers that can make up Kanekalon hair- Modacrylic fiber, PVC fiber, flame retardant fiber, organic protein fiber. Today we will focus on the Modacrylic fiber and PVC Fiber. Modacrylic fibers are mainly used for braids ( Marley Braids, Twists) while PVC fibers are used for wigs, weavings (crochet braids and weaves) and hair pieces. These two fibers are made out of acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride. Let's learn if these ingredients are toxic.
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[@lonagurl1]

This really opened my eyes but to an even bigger picture than just our hair. We absorb micro plastic particles (mpp) daily through eating, drinking, and the air we breathe. I was reading an article, and the amount of mpp an adult absorbs daily is equivalent to eating one credit card per week. Plastic is used for so many things, eliminating it entirely is nearly impossible. So even if you stop wearing Kanekalon or any other synthetic hair, your body will still absorb mpp in other areas of daily living. So the best way to counter, is doing detoxes so your body can eliminate toxins/impurities naturally through sweat, using the bathroom, foot soaks, ect. Also switching to glass storage, water containers, reusable grocer bags, ect can also reduce mpp intake. Great discussion!

[@livingwell21]

Definitely great points!

[@CHRISTChrysalisInManhaim]

I learned that melatonin not only controls our sleep patterns, but also our bodies abilitity to remove free radicals, during the nightly cycle of the body cleaning and healing itself during sleep...so don't forget your daily dose of melatonin. Our pineal gland does produce melatonin, so I wonder how much we would need to take, if we need to @ all... That's a whole new question..🤔

[@xy3835]

@Reg Nurse Im on this video by accident but going to steam rooms such as in russian banya has a very long history and known to have health benefits.

[@lonagurl1]

@Reg Nurse Can you offer ways we can eliminate micro plastic from our bodies if detoxes doesn’t work or are these particles in our bodies forever?

[@TiLoulouT]

This should be on every major news outlet! Our sisters need to hear this

[@NowIAmNappy]

right!! we need awareness

[@haircaretherapy]

Wow... ill pas this along

[@barbarabrown3152]

We need to own TV stations because the other people don't care.Do for self is the only way.

[@KezB]

Ugh this is so upsetting... a lot of us wore braids from childhood. If nothing else the package should have a warning on it...

[@NowIAmNappy]

I 100% agree! Give people a chance or opportunity to know whats going on. Its sad that studies are not being done or just now being down on products and chemicals sold to black women.

[@juans3728]

Back then these companies were not in circulation , black women must do their homework before hand.

[@danacooke1870]

@@NowIAmNappy h

[@karladouglas7157]

I braided my hair with Anti-Bacterial Dr.Braid hair lab tested 99.9 effective made in South Africa it comes with 6 bundles to a pack .Silver Ion Anti-Bacterial Fiber.Pre-Stretched

[@shanyiapearson7114]

This is upsetting but finding out about “Brazil, Indian, Peruvian,” hair background was heart breaking if your a Christian like me🤦🏾‍♀️

[@arellaswan2057]

This could be connected to why us black women have so many issues. Ugh thanks for sharing. 😓

[@danaroberson2328]

Exactly

[@danaroberson2328]

We need a class action lawsuit.

[@angiea.399]

Accurate. I just did two cornrows last night using Kanekalon hair and my whole body itched all night I couldn’t sleep. If you have sensitive skin Don’t get this hair!

[@NowIAmNappy]

Oh man! I’m glad you took it out! Stay safe sis

[@angiea.399]

NowIAmNappy I sure did! I took it out first thing in the morning and had to rewash my hair 😩 thanks for sharing!

[@maxie43rob7]

I just knew i wasn't tripping every time i get braids i brake out somewhere and when hair touches my skin it itches

[@PropertyVlogsUK]

@@maxie43rob7 I know! They just said I had a sensitive scalp. I remember once doing a weave with kanekalon and I had non stop itching on my scalp and eventually took the hair off 2 days later it's not worth it!

[@thegayestgoth]

Don't get this crap even if you AREN'T sensitive. It's still going to seep into your skin, you just won't know until later.

[@masontalaea8154]

if you’re going to use this hair please soak and wash the hair before you install it. use warm water and acv vinegar (or white vinegar) and soak it in the tub for 15 minutes, press down on the hair then rinse the hair & drain the water. then soak the hair in shampoo for 15 minutes rinse & drain. do the same thing with conditioner & let it air dry.

[@sydniemaganga7266]

I tried this and it didn’t work my hair was still itchy

[@krislauren7649]

Plus, it appears that it's still toxic regardless of an ACV soak sis.

[@daisiesandpandas1218]

I soaked it for 24 hours, still made my scalp itch and my seborrheic dermatitis flare up 4 times faster

[@mooreholistic]

That's does help the toxicity it emits.

[@lovingmeinfinity]

No disrespect but that is not going to work and it's not going to erase the chemicals that it is made with.

[@mdeborah827]

You are sent as a blessing to this community for revealing this.

[@augustjsb]

So I did a bit more research on these two chemicals. Yes, it is absolutely true that in the right circumstances these chemicals are toxic, but short of working inside the manufacturing plant. You'll never be exposed. First, Acrylonitrile is only so toxic if it is inhaled or if you come into contact with it as a liquid. Acrylonitrile would have to be a concentration of 16 parts per million (PPM) over several hours for you to begin to have a reaction. This means if you you have a million air molecules. You would need 16 of them to be made up of this chemical to affect you. In an average medium sized room that is completely empty and airtight with no ventilation you have around 6 octillion (6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) air molecules. Vinyl Chloride is absolutely used in the making of Kanekalone hair, but not like how you would think. It is a gas used to create Polyvinyl chloride (PVC). A type of strong durable plastic (sneeze guards, pipes, plastic cutlery etc) that is only dangerous in it's gas state and you would once again need high concentrations in a sealed room. The reason the factory workers were so sick from the chemicals is because of the constant exposure and unsafe working conditions. Drinking or breathing in molecules from clorox bleach is WAY WAY WAY more dangerous that wearing Kanekalon hair

[@livingwell21]

Thanks

[@kaykay1kc]

i figured the form of the product mattered- solid, liquid, or gas.

[@augustjsb]

It irritates me when I see videos like this. Not because she's spreading misinformation or even intentionally misleading people. It's just the conclusions she reached are objectively true, but subjectivity inaccurate. This is a problem I see 1,000 times a day. When people hear the word "chemical" they immediately feel like it is something unsafe (and at risk of sounding like a rogue conspiracy theorist) because this is what we've been conditioned to believe. "Chemicals" are the building blocks of the universe. These long names are meant to convey exactly what a substance is made of. Take Dihydrogen Monoxide (H20) for example. Without this chemical, you will die within days. The only treatment that can keep all of your organs (brain included) from shutting down is continued exposure. Dihydrogen Monoxide is simply the name for the chemical make-up of water. H=hydrogen and O=oxygen. Both of which are EXTREMELY EXTREMELY flammable. Oxygen is quite literally the fuel of fire. No oxygen, no fire. It's why when if you cover a candle it goes out so quickly. The fire used all the oxygen available to it. The Hindenburg, a giant blimp filled with hydrogen exploded as it tried to land before a storm. It wasn't struck by lightning. It exploded because of a small leak and random electricity in the air. Disintegrating and killing 96 people in under a minute. However, you take two hydrogen molecules and one oxygen molecule and bond them together. You get water. Which unless you're spongebob or Adele. You're going to have a hard time setting water on fire. Chemicals aren't good or bad. They just exist. It is about the bonds that they form, or don't form, that makes all the difference. I'll not sure how these chemicals are bonded together, but from a buisness stand point. Its really hard to make money if your products keep poisoning the people who are buying them.

[@rialance8887]

This is a good point, as well. But the problem is that there is not enough research or studies done on the long term effects of putting this type of product in your hair. This evidence is definitely not to be turned away, especially since we are seeing a rise to breast cancer, reproductive issues, birth defects and etc. within the balck population.

[@augustjsb]

@@rialance8887 Most synthetic hair is made of these materials. Not just braiding hair. "Braiding hair" is more of a sub category that refers to the way it is altered. Basically, it's run through a machine that adds texture to the hair so it will hold braids better. If there was a rise is breast cancer and birth defects across everyone who wears it. You could then link it, otherwise it's a coincidence. Correlation doesn't imply causation. Even if researchers ignored POC in studies. If they found a link for white people. It would be talked about. You also have to remember that these chemicals are used to make other plastics used in society. Not just synthetic hair extensions. So more than just black people would be regularly exposed.

[@Evaselfmade]

People should embrace their own hair instead of wanting other alternative synthetic hair brands!!

[@ifebarrett9298]

Hi sis, you've out done your self with this video. I studied cell biology, and i feel like an idiot...i should have known better. I'm 100 percent sure that what you've reported is accurate

[@NowIAmNappy]

Thank you sis, I just try to be helpful with the research that is currently out there.

[@brahmabkitty03]

I was a chemistry major so feel crazy too

[@jdovly]

Yes, Yes, Yes! Please do more research. We need you!

[@NowIAmNappy]

Thank you for commenting and watching I’m not sure if you seen the second part to this video, but I’ll leave it down below kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGiTaaCveb58bsU

[@taylorhall7602]

Thank you so much for making this video! I just went to my local doctor becuase I am having a severe reaction on my neck from using Kanekalon Hair! I have used many different brands of synthetic hair for protective styling. I have NEVER had any type of reaction before! Thank you for doing this research to help enlighten us! :-)

[@delisamack2488]

OMG I just got twist in my hair its itching my eyes hurt and my head hurt. I'm taking it out right now

[@jetsjetsjets1044]

Yahuah bless you 💙🙏🏾

[@normavaldez3906]

I stopped braiding awhile because itch so badly and then I found a way for it not to itch anymore and was about to start back braiding my hair then my friend send me the video that you highlighted so it's a no no for me . Thank you God bless

[@patriciabrooks8412]

Thanks Michelle, always wondered about that!!

[@sunnyraesunnyrae3472]

She came with evidence!! 💜I love it! Sharing this information!

[@mspates5982]

Wow that's amazing! It seems like there would be Health warnings on the packages!

[@monye9963]

Wow, this is something we need to take seriously, I'm looking forward to the next video

[@NowIAmNappy]

Thanks sis, the next video is up!

[@illcelebrateyoursuccess8907]

I know I am!

[@Blue-gx9lo]

I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years …

[@perle6254]

Someone I know used to put braids in her hair and then started having allergic reactions like extremely itching which led to wounds.. she did her research on why she always had such allergic reactions. After some research she decided to dip the X-pression in lukewarm water and vinegar and all the Alkaline (grey/white stuff) came up. This method helped for her, now the allergic reactions are gone. She can wear her braids now for 3 weeks straight while before she could wear it for a really short period oft time (2 days or so)

[@sarahlysobey2917]

Some of the oils that people put in their hair comes a lot of itching and scalp sores too. They are not ph balanced.

[@samanthapayne6170]

So when you buy the hair do you just did the whole hair in the sink filled with vinegar etc and let it air dry?

[@natojirmbeauty]

Wow that's crazy I use to braid my hair alot couple years ago. Thanks for sharing

[@NowIAmNappy]

Girl me too! It’s such a shame

[@Blue-gx9lo]

I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years …

[@Pancake310]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH FOR THIS🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💪🏾💞💯💯 IM DONE WITH FAKE HAIR ALL TOGETHER

[@bhill9858]

Thank you for this very informative video!!

[@NowIAmNappy]

You’re welcome, I’m glad it was helpful

[@sophia8482]

Thank you for this - it was really interesting and I will do more research.

[@NowIAmNappy]

Yes definitely with more research

[@1aniyjah]

Yes! this explains why my real hair falls out when i get braids.

[@microwavingfishatwork5884]

No it doesnt. Could be a host of reasons youre losing your hair after braids; too tight, anemia, weak strands

[@thegayestgoth]

@@microwavingfishatwork5884 Maybe. But not wearing it eliminates a possibility. I'm not willing to dismiss someone's claims about their body.

[@janicemarch5680]

I'm glad I found out about this, is the Glance Formation Synthetic hair prestretch hair has kanekolon

[@rosalindastewart7345]

Very informative please keep them coming.

[@FromAto4z]

Great video!!! I only saw the original video this morning and the comments were so disheartening. All I can ask is: beauty over health-- is it worth it?

[@NowIAmNappy]

Sis!! Some of those comments were crazy. All I can say is, I tried to find what research and do my due diligence since so many said they couldnt find anything online. Its also difficult because no one is really studying the effects of the chemicals found in black women's products and we are suffering and having issues at a higher rate than any other race. I'm trying to minimize whatever toxins I can for the time being.

[@rialance8887]

@@NowIAmNappy The comments are basically an insider to people who want to stay sheeple. Even if they now know the long term effects of using this on your hair they are still defending it. THEY ARE LITERALLY IN DENIAL. 🙄🙄🙄

[@illcelebrateyoursuccess8907]

Today I'm just finding this out! Thank you!

[@toysbeauty2182]

Omg...thanks for this video. I have definition kanekalon hair right now. This will be my LAST time!!

[@IAmBohoGoddess]

This is great. Thank you!

[@NowIAmNappy]

You’re welcome!

[@Owamena]

I loveeeee tip Tuesday’s 💕💕💕

[@NowIAmNappy]

awww thanks

[@giselevandervelde9755]

Thanks for sharing the information with us. I haven't braided last two years. I think I will braid my own for the time being. Very disappointing news.

[@NowIAmNappy]

Right sis! I was disappointed as well. I'm going to look into finding some braid hair that is not as toxic and give recommendations if I find any in my video for next week.

[@giselevandervelde9755]

@@NowIAmNappy awww that would be great! Very good idea. Thanks you.

[@ulaniewilson]

Oh wow!😱. Was just thinking about getting box braids. Thank you so much for posting about this.

[@NowIAmNappy]

You're welcome, it was very shocking, and its unfortunate that there is no warning label. Also if I do come across any brands that dont contains toxic chemicals, then I will let you know in the video next week.

[@Blue-gx9lo]

I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years …

[@Ntsakisicha]

so which products are you going to use as a substitute

[@Meandsushiroll]

Dosage is important, any data on dermal exposure dosage?

[@aquamarreene]

Hello! I've just found your videos. I love them. Thank you for being so informative. I have been trying to find hair for dreadlock extensions but whoop, it is harder than it sounds! Using human hair might just be the safest thing. Thanks for presenting the science.

[@NowIAmNappy]

You’re so welcome! I works definitely use human hair if i had to

[@lov5334]

Some of the human hair comes from dead people and the human hair has got other people's energy and soul inside of it

[@Shae_3]

Found this video after doing a crochet wig for a few hours and noticed a strong chemical smell after a while and irritated eyes. I wonder how much exposure is too much exposure?

[@EZBRAIDTV]

This is true.

[@sammybee1929]

So what's the alternative .. are there options? It's important to know what is harmful but it is also helpful to have recommendations for alternatives.

[@johnsheuring3755]

I want to THANK YOU for helping me. I came into contact with hair and within the next day I started to itch. 3 days later I have heavy rash covering 25% of my body. I am scheduled to see my doctor tomorrow to get help. The only thing I can relate this too is when I got poison oak over 20 years ago and it covered a lot of my body and frankly was painful. This stuff is toxic and this information needs to be shared with the stores that sell this stuff. There needs to be a warning label as well to inform women and the hazards of using this fake hair. Again, thank you for your great research!

[@lawdhammercy4448]

Thank you. So many sisters went naturals only to go from the addiction to relaxers to the addiction to synthetic "hair." No one is having allergic reactions to this stuff; what you are having is a normal reaction to being poisoned.

[@nkjv12]

Very true once you go natural you realise you actually end up using more hair extensions. I think until black women stop being obsessed with long hair or perfect hair, that's when people will stop trying to sell us one thing or the other. First it was relaxers now its Kanekalon hair. Don't even get me started on sulphate free and vegan shampoo🙃.

[@debonaesimpson3742]

@@nkjv12 White people wear extensions too. And it's an integral part of our culture, it is a protective style which lasts long. And short hair is something many black women wear and rock them too. Since recently we are truly getting to understand our hair, how to properly take care of it and make it grow, something I do think anyone would be excited about knowing how our hair has basically been taboo for so long. Our hair is the most fragile and constantly being in them to comb the hair frequently would not be the best for it, many of us also have thick hair and it's hard to manage on a regular basis. There's nothing wrong with extensions and wanting to wear extensions.

[@fizz2962]

so is there something else we should be using instead

[@corneliusbrown5207]

Well 30 years from now hope y’all don’t try to file class action lawsuit u been warned most people young and strong and don’t think sickness is real until it’s to late

[@bethanydavis5120]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!

[@NowIAmNappy]

You’re welcome

[@amberly3562]

What’s the alternative?

[@viviankroon4745]

Is freetress watee wave also toxic? Can't find any information about this.

[@janicemarch5680]

let me ask this question, i have Glance Formation pre-stretch braids in my hair, but it doesn't say its kanekalon, so i dont know if it is or not. Does anyone know? Please let me know, thank you😊

[@nicolesmith7611]

Ive worn braids for years and never had an issue with breakage. The last 2 years, whenever I would remove my braids; edges look thin and ton of breakage. Even when I was consistently moisturizing my hair.

[@NowIAmNappy]

Yes, it can be very damaging unfortunately, and we are suffering from it. But knowledge is power sis

[@KamoreeLove]

Did you change your moisturizer? How old are you? And did you have a skin care routine and you changed a step or two?

[@symoneberkley9901]

That’s crazy… I never knew that, Thank You. I know what not to used.

[@AllysseMarie]

I love wearing braids as a protective style but I have had allergic reactions to braiding hair and have opted to just wear wigs as a protective style when I don’t want to wear my hair out. The braids would get super itchy and my scalp would literally be on fire. I wish human hair was more accessible for braids. I know they have it but it’s usually really short and it’s for micros

[@batiyahyisrael]

They process "human hair" with chemicals as well.

[@soraya.e5482]

Human hair is slave labor and made and the process is thousands of women hair to make a bundle.

[@cfoster6804]

@@batiyahyisrael They sure do.

[@iamavkangel]

After getting braids put into my hair, I always feel like worms are crawling in my scalp. I normally wash the braids with apple cider vinegar and baking soda to stop this feeling. However, I’ve stopped getting braids with synthetic hair.

[@blueicedream2609]

Thanks for this video ❤

[@sophiagrande2877]

Is new yazy hair ok?

[@phglam]

boom thanks sis...not buying that ever again

[@n.pierre778]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this! I did not know...

[@playgirly]

i had a badddddd allergic reaction to this hair. i was itching for maybe about 2 weeks, where ever the hair on my body touched, it got swollen.. i’m never buying kanekalon hair again.

[@jetsjetsjets1044]

Yahuah bless you dear 💙🙏🏾

[@sisekoskdunywa1631]

do you know what the chemical that comes out when soaking kanekalon hair in acv and water? what are your thoughts about performing those rinses before installation in reducing the impact of those chemicals on ones health?

[@tamera605]

Oh my.....

[@roseoliver7179]

Thank you for sharing keep up

[@Ldr11]

Acrylonitrile is a liquid that can be absorb into your skin and/or release gasses into your lungs that is toxic to your bloodstream. It isn’t in liquid form anymore when it’s made into plastic. Plastic is a solid and skin can’t soak up solids nor can your lungs just inhale plastic. The plastic would have to be broken down into tiny particles ( like dust for an example) to even be able to inhale. And set on fire to release flumes to infect the lungs. Acrylonitrile is used in ABS plastics which are known to be safe to use. So, are we twisting facts by referring to acrylonitrile in its liquid state, which is in fact a dangerous chemical but doesn’t acknowledge that when used to make synthetic plastic, it is safe in solid form?

[@bro.charles]

If you pay attention though she says it can cause damage through inhalation or touching the skin (dermal)

[@Ldr11]

Charles Mitchell you obviously didn’t comprehend what I typed up. Acrylonitrile used as an ingredient for making plastic, it can’t penetrate the skin once the plastic has formed.

[@bro.charles]

@@Ldr11 So... heat, time, friction, water (sweat) don't break down plastic? And skin isn't permeable - women don't have pores? I'll answer for you YES PLASTICS BREAK DOWN... one of the reasons BPAs were fought against and eventually removed from most plastics. And YES SKIN IS PERMEABLE AND WOMEN LIKE ALL HUMANS HAVE PORES.

[@Ldr11]

Charles Mitchell have you played with legos as a kid? Legos are made out of ABS plastic. Most of us has played with legos for hours upon hours as a kid. Do you think your body is deteriorating from playing with those legos? Your body heat isn’t hot enough to melt ABS plastic. Your sweat isn’t going to dissolve plastic 😩 plastic deteriorates so freaking slow, that is why people want to get rid of plastic all together.

[@bro.charles]

@@Ldr11 www.politico.eu/article/the-plastic-in-our-bodies-health/

[@juans3728]

The product is still being sold and if it truly is toxic they have not stopped the company from producing or removed from the shelf .

[@NowIAmNappy]

It sure is, studies and tests are not being done on products made for Black women. They don’t care about us ;(

[@juans3728]

@@NowIAmNappy Sounds as though black women have to do there homework before they attempt to use any product cause they are not gonna tell you anything.

[@oriannajohnson4096]

So is there no safe braiding hair?

[@RainbowCJ]

I'm thinking about trying yarn braids and twists. They're cute. Not sure how heavy they are or how long they last tho

[@braidsbombshell]

i wear yarn braids from time to time they are very light not heavy til u wet them like wash them but if u wet the ends they r not heavy they r actually better for natural hair than syntetic hair as for how long they last it depends on your hair growth from my guess 2 mos.. but the older they get the better they look.

[@RainbowCJ]

@@braidsbombshell Thanks for the insight! I'm going to try it 🙂

[@westkoastmami]

So late on this comment but I did it once & took it out the next night. The yarn is harsh on your hair.

[@b-queenwright3458]

Hi love this. I love my braids and would like to know a good hair braiding brand alternative?

[@Its_ruthiesjourney]

Did you ever get an answer? What should we use then?

[@betuulight1586]

I also want to know

[@jaynekidd9609]

Why not braid your own hair. It will grow with careful treatment. It may be very delicate and break easily, which is why for some people a lot of hair accumulates in the comb. Knowing that, finger comb, wear it curly or nappy-whatever you want to call it, and learn to care for and appreciate your natural God-given beauty. You are beautiful.

[@alanaartis7392]

Rebundle is expensive but human hair and Rebundle are more than likely the best alternative to kanekalon hair

[@dowadoneye4460]

Thanks for this!! Will you discuss safe extension hair to use?

[@NowIAmNappy]

I'm making a note now to search for and discuss safe extensions! Thanks.

[@breannaoliver8743]

@@NowIAmNappy Yea I'd like to see that

[@NowIAmNappy]

@@breannaoliver8743 Check out my latest video on this topic hun

[@natural_niky]

Ez braid is safe to use. Be careful for knockoffs of this brand though.Spetra ez braid not spectra .

[@cocoa8245]

Natural_Niky so spectra is the safe one?

[@nikkinonames5265]

Can you expose the chemical smell on human hair wigs ?? I've noticed I've had these same symptoms from the human hair I've purchased and each time I got around the hair bundles I'll experience headaches, dizziness, anxiety, difficulty breathing and unable to sleep.

[@LiveLovePureNatural]

Any black owned alternatives etc?

[@kaymariwilson7171]

i never liked the hair i always stayed away for that its itchy but know i know the true thanks luv

[@missryanswers]

This started as just a note. Turned into a lesson. ENDOCRINE system controls EVERY aspect of human biological functions. It is not an exclusively female hormone. Men and women whose endocrine gland is over or under-producing or not stimulating each of the glands that create and release chemicals aka "hormones" from thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone (which women have to a degree), epinephrine, cortisol, and growth hormones. ALL hormones, specifically: hypothalamus. pituitary** thyroid. parathyroids. adrenals. pineal body. the ovaries. the testes. It affects heart rate and regularity, metabolic rate, digestive track speed and function, kidneys, urinary output, breast changes/growth, brain function alertness/function/thinking, yes-ovarian functions, everything about the menses process, breathe rate... EVERYTHING. Let's choose just ONE of these glands being damaged (It's the NUMBER ONE MOST MISDIAGNOSED health issue for WOMEN! FACT, In medical journals) **THE PITUITARY GLAND: SCENE If you were on a desert island alone with ALL the varieties of food, water, safety, pets for companionship, wonderful home, swimming/washing lagoon, good weather, sun for vitamin D, every vitamin you ever needed in the foods there, salt, minerals, EVERYTHING to live well knowing in ONE year a cruise ship visits here and all will be survivable and maybe a great experience all in all. BUT your endocrine system is starting fail, primarily when pituitary gland just up and fails from a tiniest stray metal fragment from a space launch fall out that hit you in the skull and stopped in the gland burning just it, no other effects. Healed great. You'll die without hormone replacement. It could take a while, can't find a hard fact on how fast. Could take a year. Could take 3 months. Most obvious thing that isn't a "creep up on you" symptom like gaining weight or being tired cuz women always have ways to blame that on something else..which is WHY it goes so under diagnosed. BUT when HEART irregularities HIT.-feeling your heart skip beats or "jumps" you KNOW you've got a problem. I've been there. Done that. 3 ER visits, 3 doctor visits who blamed it on "nursing my baby"... til a NURSE at the 3rd doctor- whom I TOLD I WANTED this test (because I was a nurse also and knew my symptoms matched- she said "get your thyroid gland checked". He said my blood results were within "normal". I referred MYSELF to an ENDOCRINOLOGIST. He said I'm on the border but finish up nursing and then we'll do more. I ended up in the ER again as I had a HYPERthyroid (too much thyroid hormones) so he schedule a more in-depth look that has to be done at the hospital or clinic by swallowing iodine tagged liquid that collects in the thyroid. It is scanned every 15 minutes or so and tells the doctors exactly what my thyroid is doing. It was a Wednesday. He said he'd call me next week. My symptoms for 2 months had been hands trembled, couldn't sleep, jiggity legs, heart palpitations and once in a while severe irregularities in my heart beat that made me feel faint, losing FIVE pounds every week while ingesting a LOT of food to nurse my infant. Worse palor, weakness, sweats. But..my blood draws all said "within the normal range". SOME PEOPLE can land on the low or high "normal" spectrum but for THEM it's TOO much or TOO little! VERY IMPORTANT to KNOW THIS. My doctor called me AT WORK at 9:30 a.m. the next day WHICH was surreal cuz NOBODY gets calls from a doctor while at work. He said, never forget it "You have a severely hyperthyroid. You are at risk of death by heart failure any moment. You need to get to the hospital right now. My staff and I are waiting for you. Consider on your drive if you want surgery to remove your thyroid, or if you want to swallow a radioactive pill that will kill your thyroid. Be here before 11 a.m.". Jaw dropping. I swallowed the pill as if in a scene from SILKWOOD with people/dr all in full head to toe lead wraps, over the head welding type helmet/neck drape, mitts of lead, 18 inch metal prongs grasping the paper pill cup from behind a glass and metal enclosed 4x2 type radioactive protection cage.. and swung it over to me to pick up with my bare hands AND SWALLOW it. Of course I had to read and sign the papers. But what they DIDN'T say til AFTER I swallowed was "don't touch anyone bare handed, especially children (NO KISSING anything), for three days. Flush three times when you use the toilet. Things may glow at night (like urine). I knew before hand that I was done nursing (made me very sad, no weaning and months sooner than I'd planned). I go home.. "can't hold the baby" But hubby was great. And, I held her if she was wrapped up in. So, yeah...IF SOMETHING CAN DAMAGE YOUR ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, if you've been exposed, AND you have these signs, and regular doctors aren't solving it..GO TO AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST, please. Signs of pituitary gland issues: Headaches Vision problems Unexplained weight gain or loss Loss of libido Feeling dizzy and nauseous Pale complexion Muscle wasting Coarsening of facial features (or swelling) Enlarged hands and feet Excessive sweating and oily skin Moon face (with reddened skin on face) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

[@nicolesmith7611]

I will also never get acrylic or gel. Both left my nails damaged and extremely thin.

[@NowIAmNappy]

Yes I don’t use either as well, they are so damaging to your nails

[@HannaCronwik]

It should NOT damage! 😩 so many people that does nails on others and don’t know what they’re doing, then it will damage... 😞😞

[@justdelightful8338]

This would not be putting anything unnatural in our hair period!! Especially fake or other people hair!!

[@michelleleighton7454]

i bought the Kanekkalon 9 piece clip weave as a boost for my thinning hair at christmas.i loved the results of a full head of hair but did have some placement site irritation.I could not see any ingredients on the packaging except for 100% Futura Fibre?

[@ThatAnxiousArtist]

Does anyone know any alternative braiding hair that can be used? I'v been trying to do research but I can't find any alternative. I love doing box braids and I've stopped since finding out how toxic the hair is, but is there no alternative?

[@lynp5988]

Human braiding hair

[@lakevalowe4268]

@@lynp5988 and it would be more expensive. Wow 😞

[@ThatAnxiousArtist]

@Ni Ha I already posted a reply to this comment stating that I found a yarn that I like, also I wear my own natural hair on the regular and dont have any issues with that, the problem was wanting box braids but not wanting the toxicity. Your comment sounds very judgy and considering you dont know how anyone that commented on this wears their hair on the regular, that was uncalled for. Wanting to wear our hair in braids with braiding hair is literally a staple of the Black community, there is nothing wrong with that, dont make it out to be some "we hate our natural hair" thing.

[@june2110]

What about if you wash it with Acv?

[@lakeishaj584]

This is for all synthetic hair...wigs, weaves, extentions. Then we're heating them with flat irons, hot combs, and Dryers. We're place the toxicity in the air too.

[@NowIAmNappy]

yep, you got it, what a mess

[@yungladii1]

What is the safe suggested alternative?

[@sachn5536]

Does every brand have these products?

[@NowIAmNappy]

Yes this is the case for most Kanekalon hair unless they state otherwise on their site

[@danafisher8613]

What I haven’t heard is based on what amounts if you are working with it directly bases the amounts used to make something. And this synthetic hair has been round for decades, also it has a fire retardant and you are burning it well duh that’s not going to have a positive outcome. I would have to do actual research on amounts and what amounts makes it toxic as that is the bases of anything ... it has to do with how much exposure creates the toxicity. That’s not something you really addressed and what you showed wasn’t based on that basic chemistry premise. So I have more questions vs answers.

[@dayshiasweet]

Dana Fisher then go look them up and make your own video 🤷🏾‍♀️ she just added to the discussion based on what she found. She isn’t a scientist and you should be doing your own research anyway.

[@Anituer13]

Yea i have the same questions too

[@jetsjetsjets1044]

Gurl bye 👋🏽 seriously your mindset is the problem of black people everywhere ‼️

[@KamoreeLove]

ThaGamerGranny I think majority of y’all should go read and look it up if your not in the factory working hands on with the chemicals you will be fine you itch cause your hair could be tight or better yet here’s an example go get a 4 x 4 carpet and wrap it around your leg and see if you itch anyone would itch from synthetic or natural fibers 🥴

[@KamoreeLove]

WellLoL no the people who dumbly follow after black lives matter and actually think they put the money towards good and not there pockets 😂

[@christellekalenga9162]

So which Hair can be used for Braids that is safe?

[@bratzliplogical]

I guess none

[@Its_ruthiesjourney]

Did you get an answer? I love that we are exposed to the problem but would have loved to see a solution like an alternative.

[@Blue-gx9lo]

None

[@Blue-gx9lo]

I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years …

[@Llupe9021]

Does anyone know if it can cross the placenta barrier to affect the unborn embryo?

[@s.p529]

What is an alternative to kanekalon hair?

[@ginabonds3174]

An ezbraid representative just made a post saying their hair does not contain these chemicals. Wat do u think?

[@NowIAmNappy]

Gina Bonds I’m actually going to address that in my video tomorrow 🙏🏾

[@ginabonds3174]

@@NowIAmNappy thank you

[@henriettadaughterofzion1307]

Can we wash them before use to try to get ride of the toxic somehow?

[@RainbowCJ]

I was wondering the same when I saw the original video, but no. I have seen people washing the hair and have even done it in the past, myself, but it's the material itself that the kanekalon is made with that's particularly toxic, too. Washing the hair would just simply strip it of whatever they spray on it. I'm so mad because I've been using this since I was 7 years old (I'm now 35).

[@NowIAmNappy]

You’re right @ms. Lovely, washing it doesn’t help because the material itself is toxic

[@KamoreeLove]

Your body cause intake plastic 😊 just rinse and you will be fine

[@Blue-gx9lo]

I always washed my hair years ago and this what happened to me I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years …

[@lovelyk3812]

Does Freetress use Kanekalon in their crochet hair?

[@LAHA759]

Wow I knew none of this smh. Thank you for the info

[@NowIAmNappy]

Glad to help

[@citylight5837]

It's sad... i like ponytails (i m a man) i have two beautiful ponytails on a claw clip. i buyed them for me as a souvenir, and they are on the wall as a decor... ... i dont know why i love ponytails to collect. But everything is daner, the plastic bottles for shampoo drinks , cases for food, sauses... the perfumes.. the plastic toys ,dolls .. we are surround by chemicalssss ..its sad..

[@A.shantt]

you're right!

[@ramonag6939]

WOW!!!!

[@domination6585]

@NowIAmNappy do you think marley hair is safe then?

[@danabrooks3337]

Marley braid hair is a type of hair that is used to create popular styles like Marley Twists. It is not an actual style. The hair is composed of a synthetic fiber called kanekalon. *google.com*

[@danabrooks3337]

www.google.com/search?q=what+is+marley+hair+made+of&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

[@NowIAmNappy]

Unfortunately no it’s not since it’s made of Kanekalon

[@Blue-gx9lo]

None … I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years …

[@cookiehunter4767]

What other hair products companies practice this ?

[@NowIAmNappy]

Honestly majority of them. I only found EZ braid hair as not using these chemicals

[@michellemorrin5498]

@@NowIAmNappy Rebundle and Dosso both Black owned companies.

[@intricatedetails2392]

Hi my sister i thank u so much i always new that the Chinese peps had put some things in the hair i uses to where that synithic hair for 25 yrs that's why im very sick i hav asthma acid reflux migraine headaches esophagus can't swollow whole foods and lot's of stomach pains constipation and alopcia eczema seborrheic dermatitis atomic derm on my scalp i hav to see a derm and get meds

[@NowIAmNappy]

Wow I'm so sorry sis that you are experiencing all those issues. I hope you can find a way to detox and heal internally.

[@madam7078]

You should get yourself tested for H-pylori. Please look it up. Hope you’re able to find a natural resolution. All the best

[@lyrix784]

But I have a question can washing it with apple cider vinigar help?

[@neemyers6869]

Yes it can

[@rialance8887]

Absolutely not in my opinion. It probably has some effect to cleaning the hair, but the hair itself is made up of these dangerous synthetic compounds. So it basically won't have any effect.

[@truthserum4life101]

Thanks for the Receipts. Bw will put anything in their hair, in their bodies & on their skin. A few of us don't. Thanks for sharing...

[@alwaysbefifi]

Is there an alternative braiding hair we can use??

[@bratzliplogical]

No

[@amberruxpin]

Kanekalon hair has been used for years, particularly on dolls and is still used on them. If it were that dangerous, I'm sure alot more people would have been affected negatively. Especially the 90's kids as most barbie dolls from that era have kanekalon hair. I've played with and collected dolls all my life that are rooted with kanekalon and have never fallen ill or experienced anything negative as a result of being around that hair type :/

[@RoseMajorsEnt]

A lot of us were affected negatively and attributed the itching to braids being too tight or the scalp just not being used to having the hair braided, tight or not. As a melinated wombman I can attest to how many times I have been taught to grin and bear pain only to have to remedy a situation when it's become way worse rather than listening to my body's warnings immediately. Maybe you or the people around you are not sensitive to these chemicals and playing with a doll with these type of chemicals on/as the dolls hair is a whole lot different from these chemicals resting on your scalp which is part of the biggest organ on ones body, the skin. just my thoughts considering I have experienced extreme itching with this type of braiding hair.

[@KamoreeLove]

Rose Majors maybe your allergic but tight hair can lead to itching as it’s pulling the hair follicles

[@morningsunshine0216]

Playing with a doll every now and then versus wearing braids or whatever is two COMPLETELY different levels of exposure. When a woman has braids that hair is constantly touching her face and is on her 24/7 for at least 2 months. You’re comparing apples to grapes

[@zari2662]

Ignorance truly is bliss.

[@sarahmcinroy2321]

Take into account that the kanekalon is in direct contact with you constantly and with heat, water, etc. when worn. This is so different from playing with dolls that have it.

[@blyons6106]

So what do we use for protective styles?

[@nenecookz927]

Natural dreads my friend.

[@kishapendleton3497]

I noticed I’ve been having bad vertigo when I get my hair braided that’s why I searched this video

[@nenecookz927]

😮😱

[@officiallynatasha1588]

So what do we use ?

[@Blue-gx9lo]

I Believe it’s possible .. because I wore braids for years , used mostly Kanekalon hair .. I got Super Sick with Asthma / Sinus / Allergies / Swollen Turbinates, I had Sinus Surgery because I was so Ill , I had Sinus Infection I could blow my Nose for 6 months , I had Chronic Bronchitis for a year , My Asthma so Nad for 5 years for 3 years I didn’t know if I would live through the illness ,I was in the Bed mostly all days for 3 years , And had a Hard time Breathing stay at the Doctor Office every 2 weeks or weekly , You could hear the Information in my Nose and Chest for for years ,. I Cough at Night for so long until I finally met a Lung Doctor , he was a older Doctor who Understood Asthma and the Lungs he Finally have me medicine to Stop the Coughing all night and Eventually got my Asthma in control enough for me to start functioning better in life . After the Dinis surgery from me being unable to blow my nose I m nose allergic to 99.9% of All Scents , I had to leave my Job working in Cosmetics because I Never Fully Recover until this Fay and it’s May 2022 .. I m on Disability and it’s a Struggle to to live on the amount of money I receive monthly , I m Thankful for the funds and I need more .. I trust Hod will make away It’s wearing the braid Kanekalon Hair have Damage my Health and Change my Life I don’t go to functional, Activity, in many plans or business or Family functions etc I don’t attend because I m Allergic to Most all scents ,soap , shampoo, cleaning chemicals, washing detergent b, house dedoratizer,I can’t fried or bake food in my home , many health foods I can’t cook in my home all this scents and food I typing trigger my Asthma that will send me to the doctor or Hospital and some can be Fatal if I don’t get out of the scents in time , cigarettes smoke , firewood , bar b que smell, Had. , oil smell , car combustion v, Air born Chemicals , pollen , cut grass, wet rain , to hot or to cold weather ,paint, plastic , certain paper, New clothes I have to was my clothes before wearing them, hair products , bod lotion Perking Coffee , Dust , Nail polish , Fragrance , perfumes and Cologne , Cuss,Wet Smell , Mold , Certsin Foods smell etc and Many Many more Smells will trigger My Asthma / Allergies/Sinus and smell these all of these smell Swell my Turbinates up inside my nose Blocking my Oxygen Flow and in my Airways and in My Lungs can Be Life Threatening or Fatal I had my Lungs to start to Collapse a few time to going to the Emergency Room Every Winter for My Asthma hats to Breath … It’s A Hard Situation to live in , I Thankful to be Alive , but I have to Always-be Aware of My Surrounding 24/7 Especially when out but Also at home I have to be aware of what foods I can cook etc … I m Still Dealing with This Illness to this Day easily Triggered and having a hard time to Breath of my Allergies have me Feeling Miserable or my Turbinates are swollen sometimes both are I have to lay down .. I rest a lot because Asthma make me Tired because I having difficulty breathing to a Sinus infection to a Asthma Attack NONEOF THESE SICKNESS ARE FUNTO HAVE .. I stop Using the Kanekalon Hair some years ago , I will say I can tell a difference not Sick Allthe time like I used to be … but early flared up so I tried to not go many places to not get triggered and extremely sick I still get triggered just going out the house a lot of times I have to go out to go out some So Yes I Believe the Hair was Toxic to my Health to My Lungs , Airways , Nose, And Lungs ,, I wore braid over 15 years ….

[@doneegranderson9611]

Lol