Chemical Contact Dermatitis

Traditional care practices for textured hair before chemical alteration honored its natural form through plant-based nourishment, communal grooming, and protective styling rooted in deep heritage.

Textured hair became an oppression marker when colonial powers weaponized its unique biology to justify racial hierarchies, diminishing its rich heritage.

Chemical treatments modify textured hair's protein bonds, altering its natural curl and linking to a deep heritage of identity and care.

Textured hair proteins chemically altered do not fully revert, yet new growth offers a profound opportunity for its original heritage to re-emerge.

Chemical relaxers historically altered textured hair’s natural bonds, leading to health concerns while reshaping Black hair heritage.