Thursday, March 19, 2015

Mind your own Beeswax

In my recent quest to find 'raw, organic beeswax', I came across a problem that I'd like to share some light on. Now I am no expert in natural hair care but I've returned to natural for over four years, I've done my big chop twice and I am involved in a Natural Hair team that seeks to promote natural hair care and health Beautiful Crown SVG.

So, I went around the length and breadth of Kingstown and I could not find this beeswax. How frustrating! I went into a couple stores and was directed to a certain brand of Beeswax for hair, with one lady telling me 'I'm just going by what's on the front, and it says '100% Pure beeswax'. Upon further observation, I turned the jar around to discover that what was labelled as 'Pure' on the front, actually contained petrolatum and fragrance. At first, it wasn't an issue but after a few stores, I realised that 'ignorance is one crazy thing'.

When I first became natural back in 2011, one of the things that other naturals cautioned about was about reading labels. There are a lot of products that are advertised as 'natural'. The higher up on the ingredient list a product is, the higher the concentration. Many of these 100% products really only contain a small amount. Thus, if it says 'Argan Oil' or 'Shea Butter', if it's not on the top list of ingredients after 'Aqua/Water' then chances are it's not what it says it is.

Research has shown that ingredients like Petrolatum, Mineral Oil and a list of ingredients that you cannot pronounce often do more harm than good. Not all of these unpronounceable ingredients are bad for you but it would be wise to research the ingredients list of a product that you use or are thinking of using. Knowledge is power and one of the best uses of the internet is research!


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