Comments on: “What The Eff?” Wednesday: Ethnic Hair Deodorizer

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:01:24 +0000

This product is actually very nice. I was searching online for this hair deodorizer and it sells for $3-$4 for a very small bottle as pictured. Basically, you spritz it on your hair and it gives a very light, nice smell to your hair. I’ve used it and people have stopped me to ask what sort of shampoo I use. As a black female, our hair is not meant to be washed on a daily basis or it will dry out. This product gives a nice scent of newly washed w/o drying out the hair.

By: Nicole J. Butler

Nicole J. Butler — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:29:06 +0000

African Pride is owned by Colomer Products which is an affiliate of Revlon.

Draw your own conclusions…

By: lello

lello — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:59:21 +0000

This is investigative brilliance. Only in Philadelphia

By: Naturally Alise

Naturally Alise — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:05:19 +0000

Oh no, not the notorious African Pride, I first (and last) tried them when I was in High School (11/12 years or so ago) and had microbraids my senior year, the “moisturizing” spray had my hair dry as a bone and broke out my scalp… it was awful…

By: Seattle Slim

Seattle Slim — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:43:13 +0000

LMAO!!!! Your description of African Pride products are SPOT on. When you described the odor, the smell came back to me.

Yes, I am ashamed but I must admit that I used it in my misguided hair days.

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:24:35 +0000

Isn’t hair deodorizer called…………..shampoo?

By: Reginald Dorsey

Reginald Dorsey — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:17:08 +0000

The melange of smells you describe sound like if Celie had taken the entire Thanskgiving dinner up in the tablecloth, walked outside with it, and tossed it into the mudpath in front of the house, on some “we’re not gonna take it……..we’re not gonna take it…….oh we’re not gonna take it……anymore” stuff.
That sounds like the Nutrients Of The Nile product Ron Johnson was hawking to the esteemed women of Hilman College.

By: Tafari

Tafari — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:40:54 +0000

Wow, just fucking wow! Perhaps Febreeze can get ahold of this idea & target Negroes. I think the idea would be great especially after a night in a smokey club. Im just saying.

Tafari

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:32:56 +0000

To be honest, I always thought African Pride was on the higher end of black hair products. I remember how as a kid in the early 90s, buying African Pride hair grease was kind of a big expense for my mother ’cause it was so much more expensive than the other brands. BUT IT WORKED ’cause it really made my hair grow. I haven’t used that stuff in forever though. Maybe the quality of the products has gone down in the last 20 years.

Hair deoderizer that smells like an obnoxious mix of mud and amber is not cute. And why is a product like hair deodorizer even necessary anyway? Can’t you just remedy the problem of funky hair by say, I don’t know…… JUST WASHING YOUR HAIR?!!?!!

By: Dara

Dara — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:32:57 +0000

the moment i read the title of this post, i started mumbling to myself, “please let this be from jomar…please let this be from jomar…” once again, my coworkers think i’m crazy cause of my muffled giggles in the corner. this is ridiculous thembi! LOL!