HISTORY OF AFRICAN HAIR(HAIRSTORY) ! Understanding Why We Were Forced To Use RELAXER
There is a stigma that Africans rarely can grow their hair longer than shoulder length. Let's get the record straight, both African men and women can grow their hair to whatever length they want and have the most diverse set of elegant and beautiful hairstyles that can mostly be done on African natural hair. The African hair can grow to any length as long as the growth process is not obstructed by natural or manmade factors. Natural factors can include sickness such as cancer (chemotherapy) while manmade factors consist of the use of chemicals (relaxer) including several straightening and curing tools. therefore, the African or black hair can grow healthy, long and beautiful if well taken care of. Straightened Natural Hair Optical illusion (black hair shrinkage) African King and his daughter Princess Historically, African hair is ranked number 1 in terms of diversity when it comes to texture, styling and general creativity. African women were