Urban Beauty Myths from Your Momma Revealed
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MadameNoire
Black people don’t get lice!
While it’s a once-in-a-blue-moon scenario, black folks can indeed get head lice. The reasons why African-Americans rarely have a lice problem is our hair texture, chemicals used, grooming techniques and natural oils which all detract the pesky insects. Although it doesn’t happen often, if faced with head lice use tea tree oil shampoo– it gives moisture to your scalp which lice cannot survive and stops their eggs from sticking.
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