Is No Lye a Lie?
With all the chemical free and go-green propaganda today, it's easy to wonder who is just trying to make money and who is really trying to keep you safe.
As a stylist, we work with a lot of chemicals, unless you decided to specialize in natural hair. A commonly used product in salons is lye. Lye can also be found in soap, detergent, drain cleaner, paint stripper, jewelry cleaner and many other things. Skin and hair are porous and absorbent so the knowledge of what you put on it is very important as these chemicals do absorb into your skin, cells, and brain. As any stylist knows, a relaxer applied with gloveless hands will result in your finger prints missing for up to 48 hours. In regard to hair, here is a video of lye in it's purest form and what the big deal is about staying away from it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QvXZFwDNPnM