In the history of hair, there has been a number of accounts of adoration over the female's aboundance of hair. Worldwide (male) artists: painters and poets have carved such beauty. For instance, here is an extrait from the 19th Century French artist, BAUDELAIRE, Les Fleurs du Mal, 1857: LA CHEVELURE
Ô toison, moutonnant jusque sur l'encolure !
Ô boucles ! Ô parfum chargé de nonchaloir !
Extase ! Pour peupler ce soir l'alcôve obscure
Des souvenirs dormant dans cette chevelure,
Je la veux agiter dans l'air comme un mouchoir !
La langoureuse Asie et la brûlante Afrique,
Tout un monde lointain, absent, presque défunt,
Vit dans tes profondeurs, forêt aromatique !
Comme d'autres esprits voguent sur la musique,
Le mien, ô mon amour ! nage sur ton parfum...
However the African descent hairstyles have remained in the shadow, mainly due to the lack of research conducted in that complex subject matter. It is only appropriate to incorporate the historical background of the African-African American-Caribbean hair procedures over the centuries. The curly and kinky types have been through several un-natural chemical processes that result in a more fragile state than its natural counterpart- and all for the sake of beauty.
At the age of seventeen I started 'perming' my hair also known as the straighting process. Later, I played with the braided style. After having experienced these two options, I have decided to come back to the natural look- which gives me the freedom to daily nourish my scalp and hair with natual elements such as coconut, sesame, sweet almond and olive oils to retain its supple and manageable state.
In the history of hair, there has been a number of accounts of adoration over the female's aboundance of hair. Worldwide (male) artists: painters and poets have carved such beauty. For instance, here is an extrait from the 19th Century French artist, BAUDELAIRE, Les Fleurs du Mal, 1857: LA CHEVELURE
Ô toison, moutonnant jusque sur l'encolure !
Ô boucles ! Ô parfum chargé de nonchaloir !
Extase ! Pour peupler ce soir l'alcôve obscure
Des souvenirs dormant dans cette chevelure,
Je la veux agiter dans l'air comme un mouchoir !
La langoureuse Asie et la brûlante Afrique,
Tout un monde lointain, absent, presque défunt,
Vit dans tes profondeurs, forêt aromatique !
Comme d'autres esprits voguent sur la musique,
Le mien, ô mon amour ! nage sur ton parfum...
However the African descent hairstyles have remained in the shadow, mainly due to the lack of research conducted in that complex subject matter. It is only appropriate to incorporate the historical background of the African-African American-Caribbean hair procedures over the centuries. The curly and kinky types have been through several un-natural chemical processes that result in a more fragile state than its natural counterpart- and all for the sake of beauty.
At the age of seventeen I started 'perming' my hair also known as the straighting process. Later, I played with the braided style. After having experienced these two options, I have decided to come back to the natural look- which gives me the freedom to daily nourish my scalp and hair with natual elements such as coconut, sesame, sweet almond and olive oils to retain its supple and manageable state.
