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People say hair grease (african american) clogs the scalp. is that true? they say it's cus of the petroleum and mineral oil. i use grease on my scalp.
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Not really: Because your hair and scalp is so very dry. You need the oils to counteract the dryness. If there were clogs you would have sores.
Answered 10/5/2018
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