Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Melanye Maclin.
Purpose of the Interview
The discussion aimed to educate the audience about the health risks associated with hair care chemicals—including relaxers, dyes, and synthetic hair—and to advocate for safer practices. It also highlighted Dr. Maclin’s pioneering work in hair and skin supplements and her ongoing mission to raise awareness about these issues.
Key Takeaways
FDA Ban on Hair Chemicals
High-Risk Chemicals Identified
Impact on African-American Women
Children at Risk
Industry Resistance
Solutions & Advice
Dr. Maclin’s Contributions
Notable Quotes
On FDA inaction:
“Still to this day, that ban has not occurred… We’re continuously having women going to the next generation of life as a result—next generation cancers.”
On cultural pressures:
“We’re so into wanting to have a certain look versus wanting to be healthy.”
On children’s exposure:
“We’ve got to keep chemicals off of little girls’ hair… It’s causing hormone disruption, early puberty, infertility, and increased cancer risk.”
On industry resistance:
“People care about the green-eyed devil called money… Look at the tobacco industry.”
On her mission:
“I feel like I’m caring more about someone’s health than they’re caring about their own.”
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