I have never thought that my hair would be determine if I can get hire or not in a company. The society that I have always known is being backwards instead of looking at my creditably and work ethic; however, their main concern is my hair. But why is my hair is problematic? My hair isn’t harassing you, violating you, robbing you, nor hurting you. This is my hair that is part of my identity, so why you want to take that away from me. We live in a society where certain beauty standards are acceptable while others are being revoked. Even though, each ethic groups have different hair texture; however, all of us was born with approximately 150,000 hair follicles. All women can relate that we struggle on what we wanted to do with our hair, deciding …show more content…
Yes, I was too young to have a hair relaxer, but at the time my mom thought it would be best. My mom had described my hair as hard to manage and partially blamed my dad because I have the same hair texture as him. I can’t be mad at my mom because hair relaxers had become a norm to her. During the 90s, they didn’t advertised women of color with natural hair and didn’t have hair products for natural hair. If they did, the products would be expensive. I necessary didn’t have a hate towards hair relaxers because I’ve never had bad experience nor experience bad breakage. I develop a hate towards my hair and would get really happy when I put a relaxer in my hair because I was able to manipulate my hair easier into a ponytail and able to see how many inch my hair grew. Once, the relaxer is no longer in my hair, I would get frustrated. Mostly, in middle school and high school, I would put my hair into a ponytail. Even though, my hair was somewhat straight, my hair still given me problems because my new hair growth start to show and once the moisture hits then my hair would start to raise up, so I had to put gel on my hair, just so I can tamed it. My hair was long and somewhat thick; however, over course of time, my ends had started to thin. Therefore, I didn’t realize that the chemicals from the hair relaxer is actually damage my scalp. So as I gotten older, I
inundated with this idea of what “good hair” is, to the point that it seemed natural to force that same ideal upon me.
Many people choose to avoid "sulfates" because they can be overly drying to some hairtypes and strip the cuticle of its natural oils and cause scalp irritation.
All the products that contain mineral oils and petrolatum clog your pores and rob your hair of the necessary moisture. This can actually hinder your hair growth. Thick pomades and alcohol based products also dry your hair.
Throughout the years we see different trends, styles, and taste's that apply to what society accepts as attractive at their moment. Some people choose more conservative looks whereas other generations were far more liberal in their way of dressing and styling their hair. In order to understand why people would choose certain hairstyles in the 1980's it is important to know more about that year for example,who were the top celebrities or other famous people that had a major influence on society during that time. We know that most fashion and hair trends come from artists in the music industry because they play a major role in everyone's life. People will listen to their music and watch their music videos which will serve as
The kids I went to school with, the boys I had romantic relationships with, and even my family members, all made negative comments about my body hair. As a young kid, I believed my body hair was a personal problem. Experimenting with different hair removal procedures, some even painful. I wasted hours removing the hair on my body, in attempts to feel better about myself. My low self esteem became linked with the hair on my body. I believed I had too much body hair for a girl but according to Mills (1959) and the social imagination, I had too much body hair for society. My peers, as well as my family, had been socialized to believe that women’s body hair was gross, and unfeminine. Women had been taught to remove their body hair for decades now in the western world, and it was showcased or the lack there of hair was showcased in all forms of media. As a young girl, my mom bought me my first razor and paid for the electrolysis for the hair on my arm. It was in these actions, where the idea that it was my own problem started to form because it felt like I needed treatment for this problem of mine. I was perceiving a deep seated public issue as my own personal trouble. I can’t blame my mother or my peers because by the time my peers and even my parents were born, the western world had already determined that women should not have body hair. Christina Hope (1982) explains that in 1914 in America magazine’s had just begun
These unrealistic beauty standards should be changed and not thought of as the social norm. Consumer culture affects these practices because many people follow the trends in society. The media also plays a huge role by advertising what that companies need to portray as popular and trendy in society at a certain time. Globalization, colonialism, and imperialism all contribute to these disciplinary body practices all over the world. They display differences and similarities of beauty within different cultures. The expected beauty routines like shaving, applying makeup, and curling hair should feel like a choice to a female, and not a necessity to be considered
Women, we have issues with our hair, [Black women's] hair represents the first thing anyone sees of them, or of ourselves, and so we identify with what our hair looks like.
According to 10 Weird and Wacky Beauty Facts by Andrea Lavinthal, in ancient Greece, the most sought-after hair color was blond. Not many Greeks were naturally blond, so light hair was probably perceived as beautiful because it was so exotic. Women would lighten their hair using plant extracts or arsenic. They also washed their locks with a mixture of ashes, olive oil, and water. She also explained how “it was a shame that extension weren’t available during the Heian period when a Japanese woman’s beauty was judges by the length of her hair, since the ideal was considered almost two feet longer than her waist. We’re assuming that ponytails were a popular hairstyle back then.” There are many other crazy facts about beauty facts like Vaseline makes your eyelashes grow and can take off makeup, or if your finger nails are discolored from using dark polish, use a slice of lemon on them and they will regain their color (The beauty magazine, Roselyn Miller, pg. 67). Going into the field of Cosmetology helps you express yourself and it brings out your inner creativity. That is one of the many reason I love this line of work, because when I do hair it lets me express myself while creating a hairstyle of my own. The first time I started doing hair was when I was about 10 or 11, I was a natural! I want to be able to know my clients and exactly what will look right on my clients and read people, so I would know what they do like just by talking to them. I need to learn to separate family from business. I do know some things about this field I before this assignment that cosmetology is not just about doing hair, it’s also about learning about the Skin; Doing make up, eye lashes, etc. You also learn about nails; doing a...
...on. Treatments should be applied to the hair as a protector before the chemicals are added because they can apply serious damage to the healthy hair. If the hair isn’t treated properly with several chemicals being added such as relaxers or dye, the hair can easily become dry, brittle, and create many split ends throughout your hair even rising up to the roots. As I was doing my research paper I did experience some difficulties because I didn’t stick with one topic in the cosmetology field like hairstyling, coloring hair, nails, and even trimming of the hair so that caused me to even research harder, but it’s nothing wrong with challenging yourself at times.
According to the article, Satrapi states, “Showing your hair or putting on makeup logically became acts of rebellion” (pg 84). As said within these story’s women have been taken as useless in which the government believe they can take control of them, but knowing women can in fact rebel against authorities to overrule them. No one likes to be controlled by anyone
In the short story ‘growing my hair again’, the author explains how women in the African traditions are held captive by the traditional culture and their struggles to trying to break away them using the main character Nneka. In Nigeria as well as in the other parts of Africa, culture was and still is given a lot of emphasizes especially when it comes to the traditional practices and beliefs. The culture however vary from one community to the other and ranges from the rights of passage, religious beliefs to other religious practices such as offering sacrifices and the role of women in the community .Nneka was married to a rich man in traditional Nigerian community and as in other areas, women had a role of being submissive to their husbands
Almost 250 years of slavery and anti-blackness within the United States has created a divide in what type of hair is acceptable. According to Cynthia L. Robinson, “Black hair texture is graded” (Robinson 2011). Precisely, this means that a Black woman has either good hair or bad hair. Good hair has a resemblance of European hair texture, meaning straight and wavy curls. Good hair also diminishes the look of African ancestry. Bad is the complete opposite. The texture is kinky, coiled, and thick, giving the appearance of short hair (Robinson 2011). Hair that bears a resemblance to Eurocentric beauty standards is more beautiful and makes the individual with that hair type more beautiful as well (Robinson
... ranging anywhere between 3.5 to 6.0 and are used to restore the pH balance after an alkaline treatment. Conditioners also keep cuticle layers from getting caught which keeps hair from tangling and reduce static electricity in the hair by sealing in moisture. There are many different types of conditioners aimed toward people with different hair textures. For example, protein conditioners are designed to slightly increase the diameter of the hair by adding a special coating to it. These conditioners are deigned to pass through the cuticle, penetrate the cortex, and replace any keratin that has been lost from hair.
It's no secret that the natural hair movement has taken the world by storm. So many women of color are embracing their highly-textured curls and rocking stunning hairstyles. They're ditching the chemicals and committing to the process of loving their natural tresses. However, there are many women of color who assume that their hair can't grow long. This is a very common myth.
I indulged in my appearance which put the conversation in second position. My conclusions became clear. I converted to the ponytail not for its ease or simplicity but for self control over my ego. Like most people, hair is apart of their identity due to its many adjustments with trends and personal revamping. My hair became essential to my identity—to the point of becoming self-absorbed—and this version of myself was not the individual I wished to be or continue to be.