Black beauty products have steadily grown into a multi-billion dollar industry, but the chemicals found in some products can mimic hormones, cause chemical burns and increase the risk of cancer.

“It’s a deep-seeded problem,” said Cherisse Scott,  a Chicago based health educator for Black Women for Reproductive Justice. She cited the need to examine the societal pressure which many Black women encounter when it comes to straightening their hair. “It’s hard when you’re in a society that requires you to look a certain way. Environmental justice…means tackling some of these deep-seeded generational issues also.”

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Hustletown readers: Do you own or know of a business that offers healthy African American beauty products? Please share your resources below!

BlackDoctor.org

Features of the Symptom Checker include:

• The ability to address symptoms of a male, female or child.
• Guidance on self-care strategies, as well as information about when to seek care.
• An encyclopedia of health of information covering 300 symptoms and thousands of additional health topics.
• Tools to help prepare for a doctor visit, including sample questions and commonly asked questions.

The tool is very similar to resources on WebMD.com, but the site itself caters to specific African-American health concerns and maintains one of the largest national online databases of African American physicians and dentists.

Hustletown readers: Maintaining our health while we journey down the pathway of success is absolutely essential. Do you use BlackDoctor.org or any other resources for our community? Please share in the comments section below!