>Chemicals can enter a person's system
>through the pores. This
>is why you wear gloves/clothes
>with some chemical agents even
>though they do not burn
>or cause obvious harm to
>the skin.
>
>Perming can & often does burn
>the scalp. It also leaves
>plenty of users feeling lightheaded,
>etc.

Oh sure, scalp and skin burns are the obvious hazards of relaxers, but the amount (if any) that could enter pores is negligible at best and I still can't see how that would affect a pregnancy. If you clean your face (which contains pores) with cleansers while you're pregnant are you putting your pregnancy at risk too?

I believe people where protective clothing with chemicals because they will cause harm to the skin. If it didn't they wouldn't have a need to wear them.