Fun Facts: Good Hair

I just finished watching good hair by Chris Rock and the movie was funny and scary. I was scared at the amount of money we spend on our hair. Fun facts I learned during the movie:

• We are 13% of the population, 80% of hair product consumers, and less than 5% of manufacturers of these products. The hair industry is ran by Asians and Whites. That's sad.
• Many women will spend four figures on their hair and opt not to pay their rent for the month. So we'd rather be cute and homeless. Great.
• Lye is a deadly chemical. Yes I said it people, Lye is actually classified as a deadly chemical by scientists . According to the scientist in the film, Lye can cause baldness and side effects from inhaling the fumes. If Lye damages a soda can and a brush, Imagine what it does to our hair. The scientist actually asked, "why would they do that?" when he found about relaxers.
• Side effects of Lye (Sodium Hydroxide): loss of vision, difficulty breathing, minor and major burns of the esophagus and stomach, collapse / fainting, blood in the stool, chemical skin burns, necrosis (holes) in the skin or underlying tissues.
• Weave is 70% of the hair business.
• Most Indian women will sacrifice their hair to the temple at least twice in their lifetime believing it's a religious practice. It's really just a business. Exploitation is a trip. Literally and figuratively.
• A kiddie perm is equal to a kiddie beer. No one should be using it and it's no safer than a regular perm.
• Lauren London wears a weave. For some reason, I thought that was her hair.
• At the Bronner Bros show, you're only allowed 10 people on stage but can have as many people as you want off the stage.
• Perm manufacturers actually know that Lye is a deadly chemical when producing perms.
• The hair industry is a mess.
• Ladies, we must do better