Why Is Hair Important?

When talking about hair, I feel as though all women can relate. Whether you’re white or black. Every female converses about how to style their hair, what color it should be, whether it should be long or short, weave or real hair. Research shows that we are all born with about 150,000 hair follicles on the scalp but yet not all hair is created the same. Some hair types could be thicker, curlier, and often frizzier. Because of this most femeales spend hours in salon’s or someone’s home getting their hair done. Going across any black community, you will find plenty of salons where the stylists specialize in relaxed styling, but there is very few that specialize in natural hair. The main difference between relaxed and natural hair is only the hair texture of the two types of styling. However, that difference is the cause
Natural hair is hair is unaltered by chemicals and is worn in its natural state. Shampoo has cleaning agents that strip the hair of the “Sebum” which is important in protecting the hair which leaves it broke off and damaged while Conditioner helps to add and also keep moisture in the hair strands to keep the hair from breaking. With natural hair types, you have to wash your hair less often, condition your hair more, limit the use of heat, and style it appropriately. On the other hand, Relaxed hair can be styled however.
Not every “natural” woman wears her hair in the stereotypical styles like dreads, braids, twists, afros and etc. Some black women style their hair with low heat so that they don’t have to deal with the strong chemicals of relaxers. Relaxed hair is praised for its straighter texture that leads to more choices in styling and less work involved in achieving styles. The truth of the matter is that regardless of how black women wear their hair, the nature of the hair causes it to be more prone to damage than any other