Restore Edges: What to do When Your Hairline Starts Thinning or Goes Missing
There are weeks where I see what in my opinion is a theme occuring at my office. This week’s theme has been some clients in my office retelling similar stories and also enquiring if there is a pill, lotion, product or oil that will restore hair on receding hairlines and thinning edges.
A client expressed how she has had thinning edges for the better part of her adult and has tried everything to assist in re-growing the hair. She enquired if there is anything to actually restore black women’s edges. Another shared that she had a little bald patch along her edges where hair had been pulled out by wearing extensions and wanted to know if her hair would grow back.
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Tight curl patterns are more vulnerable to dryness. A reason for this that the natural oils produced by the scalp can not glide over the hair that is strained by the tight curl pattern. The hair is vulnerable to breaking and damage because of the lack of moisture.
To reduce breaking and help rejuvenate their natural hair, a lot of black women who suffer hair loss will opt for protective hairstyles. The list of protective hairstyles includes updos, twists, braids, buns and weaves. But there are others.
Common Problems with Protective Styling
It should be understood that protective styles are not a technique, instead it is a mode of having hair in order for black woman to avoid processing, using heat styling tools or products that damage black hair.
Sadly some women have their hair in a certain style for a period of time. The result is that the hair style, specifically weaves and certain kinds of braids, puts stress on the hair. This tension on the hair can cause a kind of alopecia(hair loss).
Another common issues can occur because of needed moisture is lacking. As we have said earlier, afro-textured hair susceptible to dryness and inadvertedly breaking. Without regular conditioning a hairstyle may turn brittle causing breakage over time.
Restoring Thin
In the recent past year or two, a woman’s natural hair has become a big thing. Before, African American women, to be specific, were so disgusted by their hair. They would do anything in their power to change the “nappy” aspect of their hair to “beautiful”. They would use relaxers very so often and hot combs.
Instead of being allowed to embrace their unique and personal beauty African-American women have been reared in a society that edifies all things non-black. Light skin and long flowing hair are exalted and as a result many African-American women have bought into this. Oftentimes African American women resort to the use of skin bleachers, wearing colored contacts, hair weaves and using chemicals that contain lye to alter the texture of their hair.
Black women have been the essence of style, originality all while receiving nothing but bad response from critics who secretly envy them. Natural hair tends to be another widespread trend. I think that some do the natural so they can connect with their African roots while I think others just like the look, or maybe it’s easier. No matter what grade of hair society has one marked term for black hair which is “nappy”. Besides pertaining to actions, the word ghetto is used to describe just about every aspect of a black girl's life. "Girl your hair look ghetto" and "You talk/sound ghetto" are two common phrases used around school. Colored hair, weaves, extensions, dyes and relaxers/perms are all things black girls have encountered. If your hair looks "too" nice, it's assumed that you're wearing weave or that you've gotten a fresh
Hair Care is another popular africanism present in America for African americans. For african american woman going for a natural hairstyle is quite common. Dating back to pre-colonial africa a natural afro hair style defined status and identity. Different styles indicated certain qualitie...
Several remedies can help to prevent hair loss. Proper brushing is essential for distribution of hair’s natural oil. Gently brush your hairs and avoid brushing in wet hairs. You can start with 10-20 strokes in a day and then try up to 100.
Over the last 50 years, the esthetics industry has grown tremendously. At one time, it was all about luxury and pampering the client with services that make them feel relaxed. Now, it also implements specific skin treatments that target skin conditions, such
African American hair looks gorgeous, attractive and beautiful. Your hair is extremely fragile and needs proper care and gentle touch so that it doesn’t break or get loose. Here are the top African American hair cares FAQs.
...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.
In Hair Story (2002), the authors write about some of black hair style, include the West African manner of wearing their hair in braid or wrap to the current and most popular hair styles: weaves, natural hair and chemical hair straightening by black people- a style considered as imitating "white" hairstyles. Byrd and Tharps (2010)
The styles that originate from their homeland are deemed unattractive and unprofessional with the texture of their hair often being called
“I’m black and I’m cursed! God cursed me with terrible hair!” I personally know that trying to manage African American hair can be very difficult because unlike Caucasians black people have a rougher grade of hair. No one really knows why God gave Caucasians fast growing soft hair and black people slow growing rough hair. As a African American female I can testify that my hair doesn’t grow fast and I am a proud “creamy crack “user so therefore the chemicals from relaxers I use makes my hair straight and bouncy. When my relaxer expires and I need to get another put in my hair, my hair gets stiff and the roots of my hair become harder to comb. Hair is one of every human’s main features, women care for their hair and desire to find hairstyles that they believe will be appealing on them and speak for the way they
Lee revealed that she once had a manager tell her that he loved everything about her and was considering hiring her, but her hair would be an issue. The manager, who worked for a Sacramento news station told her that her hair was “too aggressive” for his viewers (Starr 2014). Statements such as the one Lee received about her hair being too aggressive are the primary reason why some Black women feel the need to straighten and alter their hair.
It has often been said that hair weaves are typically thought to be used by African Americans. Weaving is a technique that consist of sewing artificial or human hair that has been sewn onto a weft onto braids or a weaving net. A weaving net helps to protect your hair from damage caused by the tension of the thread while pulling it to secure the wefts.
At some point in a woman's life, she is, if like most women, unhappy with her hair. A woman with straight hair wishes for curly ringlets. A woman with curly hair wants stick-straight locks. Thick and coarse desires to be fine and thinner. Fine and thin begs for thick hair.
African American women also need to be careful how their natural hair stands out. Never let your natural hair be very similar to that of the mad man outside. That is a no-no. Stay with your natural hair color and do not try to be like somebody else.