The Naked Hairdresser (Observations From a Shampoo Bowl)

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Learn more about Amazon Giveaway. The practice of styling hair is often called hairdressing , especially when done as an occupation. Hairstyling may also include adding accessories such as headbands or barrettes to the hair to hold it in place, enhance its ornamental appearance, or partially or fully conceal it with coverings such as a kippa , hijab , tam or turban. Hair dressing may include cuts, weaves , coloring , extensions , perms , permanent relaxers, curling, and any other form of styling or texturing. Stylists often wash a subject's hair first, so that the hair is cut while still slightly damp.

It is important to note that this method of cutting hair while wet, may be most suitable or common for straight hair types. Curly, kinky and other types of hair textures with considerable volume may benefit from cutting while dry, as the hair is in a more natural state and the hair can be cut evenly.

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Hair cutting or hair trimming is intended to create or maintain a specific shape and form. There are ways to trim one's own hair but usually another person is enlisted to perform the process, as it is difficult to maintain symmetry while cutting hair at the back of one's head. Its extent may range from merely trimming the uneven ends of the hair to a uniform length to completely shaving the head. When not completely shaved off, the overall shape of the hair is strongly influenced by the length of the hairs; shorter hairs naturally tend to stand up more whereas longer hairs lay down under gravity.

Thus the overall shape and to a significant extent the texture of the hairstyle is usually controlled by trimming it to particular lengths. Cutting hair is often done with hair clipper , scissors and razors. Combs and hair grips are often employed to isolate a section of hair which is then trimmed. Although trimming enhances the hair's appearance by removing damaged or split ends, it does not promote faster growth or remove all damage along the length of the hair. Brushes and combs are used to organize and untangle the hair, encouraging all of the strands to lie in the same direction and removing debris such as lint , dandruff , or hairs that have already shed from their follicles but continue to cling to the other hairs.

There are all manner of detangling tools available in a wide variety of price ranges. Combs come in all shapes and sizes and all manner of materials including plastics, wood, and horn. Similarly, brushes also come in all sizes and shapes, including various paddle shapes. Most benefit from using some form of a wide tooth comb for detangling.

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Most physicians advise against sharing hair care instruments like combs and clips, to prevent spreading hair conditions like dandruff and head lice. The historical dictum to brush hair with one hundred strokes every day is somewhat archaic, dating from a time when hair was washed less frequently; the brushstrokes would spread the scalp's natural oils down through the hair, creating a protective effect.

Now, however, this does not apply when the natural oils have been washed off by frequent shampoos. Also, hairbrushes are now usually made with rigid plastic bristles instead of the natural boar's bristles that were once standard; the plastic bristles increase the likelihood of actually injuring the scalp and hair with excessively vigorous brushing.

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However, traditional brushes with boar's bristles are still commonly used among African Americans and those with coarse or kinky textures to soften and lay down curls and waves. Hair dryers speed the drying process of hair by blowing air, which is usually heated, over the wet hair shaft to accelerate the rate of water evaporation. Excessive heat may increase the rate of shaft-splitting or other damage to the hair. Hair dryer diffusers can be used to widen the stream of air flow so it is weaker but covers a larger area of the hair.

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Hair dryers can also be used as a tool to sculpt the hair to a very slight degree. Proper technique involves aiming the dryer such that the air does not blow onto the face or scalp, which can cause burns. Tight or frequent braiding may pull at the hair roots and cause traction alopecia. Rubber bands with metal clasps or tight clips, which bend the hair shaft at extreme angles, can have the same effect. If hair is pinned too tightly, or the whole updo slips causing pulling on the hair in the follicle at the hair root, it can cause aggravation to the hair follicle and result in headaches.

Proper braiding technique and maintenance can result in no hair damage even with repeated braid styles. Curling and straightening hair requires the stylist to use a curling rod or a flat iron to get a desired look. These irons use heat to manipulate the hair into a variety of waves, curls and reversing natural curls and temporarily straightening the hair. Straightening or even curling hair can damage it due to direct heat from the iron and applying chemicals afterwards to keep its shape. There are irons that have a function to straighten or curl hair even when its damp from showering or wetting the hair , but this requires more heat than the average iron temperatures can range from — degrees.

Heat protection sprays and hair-repairing shampoos and conditioners can protect hair from damage caused by the direct heat from the irons. Hair styling is a major world industry, from the salon itself to products, advertising, and even magazines on the subject. In the United States, most hairstylists are licensed after obtaining training at a cosmetology or beauty school. In recent years, competitive events for professional stylists have grown in popularity.

Stylists compete on deadline to create the most elaborate hairstyle using props, lights and other accessories. Styling tools may include hair irons including flat, curling, and crimping irons , hair dryers , and hair rollers. Hair dressing might also include the use of hair product to add texture, shine, curl, volume or hold to a particular style.

Hairpins are also used when creating particular hairstyles. Their uses and designs vary over different cultural backgrounds. Styling products aside from shampoo and conditioner are many and varied. Leave-in conditioner , conditioning treatments , mousse , gels , lotions, waxes , creams, clays , serums , oils, and sprays are used to change the texture or shape of the hair, or to hold it in place in a certain style. Applied properly, most styling products will not damage the hair apart from drying it out; most styling products contain alcohols, which can dissolve oils.

Many hair products contain chemicals which can cause build-up, resulting in dull hair or a change in perceived texture. Care of human or other natural hair wigs is similar to care of a normal head of hair in that the wig can be brushed, styled, and kept clean using haircare products. Synthetic wigs are usually made from a fine fiber that mimics human hair.

This fiber can be made in almost any color and hairstyle, and is often glossier than human hair. However, this fiber is sensitive to heat and cannot be styled with flat irons or curling irons. There is a newer synthetic fiber that can take heat up to a certain temperature. Human hair wigs can be styled with heat, and they must be brushed only when dry. Synthetic and human hair wigs should be brushed dry before shampooing to remove tangles. To clean the wig, the wig should be dipped into a container with water and mild shampoo, then dipped in clear water and moved up and down to remove excess water.

The wig must then be air dried naturally into its own hairstyle. Proper maintenance can make a human hair wig last for many years.

There are many options to embellish and arrange the hair. Hairpins, clasps, barrettes, headbands, ribbons, rubber bands, scrunchies , and combs can be used to achieve a variety of styles. There are also many decorative ornaments that, while they may have clasps to affix them to the hair, are used solely for appearance and do not aid in keeping the hair in place. In India for example, the Gajra flower garland is common there are heaps on hairstyles.

At most times in most cultures, men have worn their hair in styles that are different from women's. American sociologist Rose Weitz once wrote that the most widespread cultural rule about hair is that women's hair must differ from men's hair. In Western countries in the s, both young men and young women wore their hair long and natural, and since then it has become more common for men to grow their hair. Hair in religion also plays an important role since both women and men when deciding to dedicate their life to fait should change their haircut: Catholic nuns often cut their hair very short, and men who joined Catholic monastic orders in the eighth century adopted what was known as the tonsure , which involved shaving the tops of their heads and leaving a ring of hair around the bald crown.

Some Hindu and most Buddhist monks and nuns shave their heads upon entering their order, and Korean Buddhist monks and nuns have their heads shaved every 15 days. Women usually wear it in a braid or a bun and men cover it with a turban. In the s, American women started wearing their hair up when they became ready to get married. Among the Fulani people of west Africa, unmarried women wear their hair ornamented with small amber beads and coins, while married women wear large amber ornaments.

Marriage is signified among the Toposa women of South Sudan by wearing the hair in many small pigtails. Unmarried Hopi women have traditionally worn a "butterfly" hairstyle characterized by a twist or whorl of hair at each side of the face. In many cultures, including Hindu culture and among the Wayana people of the Guiana highlands , young people have historically shaved off their hair to denote coming-of-age. Women in India historically have signified adulthood by switching from wearing two braids to one.

Among the Rendille of north-eastern Kenya and the Tchikrin people of the Brazilian rainforest , both men and women shave their heads after the death of a close family member. When a man died in ancient Greece , his wife cut off her hair and buried it with him, [39] and in Hindu families, the chief mourner is expected to shave his or her head 3 days after the death. Upper-class people have always used their hairstyles to signal wealth and status. Wealthy Roman women wore complex hairstyles that needed the labours of several people to maintain them, [44] and rich people have also often chosen hairstyles that restricted or burdened their movement, making it obvious that they did not need to work.

But today, the wealthy are generally observed to wear their hair in conservative styles that date back decades prior. Middle-class hairstyles tend to be understated and professional. Middle-class people aspire to have their hair look healthy and natural, implying that they have the resources to live a healthy lifestyle and take good care of themselves.

Historically, working-class people's haircuts have tended to be practical and simple. Working-class men have often shaved their heads or worn their hair close-cropped, and working-class women have typically pulled their hair up and off their faces in simple styles. However, today, working-class people often have more elaborate and fashion-conscious hairstyles than other social classes. Many working-class Mexican men in American cities wear their hair in styles like the Mongolian shaved except for a tuft of hair at the nape of the neck or the rat tail crewcut on top, tuft at the nape , and African-Americans often wear their hair in complex patterns of box braids and cornrows, fastened with barrettes and beads, and sometimes including shaved sections or bright colour.

Sociologists say these styles are an attempt to express individuality and presence in the face of social denigration and invisibility. Haircuts also occur in space at the International Space Station. During the various expeditions astronauts use hair clippers attached to vacuum devices for grooming their colleagues so that the cut hair will not drift inside the weightless environment of the space station and become a nuisance to the astronauts or a hazard to the sensitive equipment installations inside the station.

Haircutting in space was also used for charitable purposes in the case of astronaut Sunita Williams who obtained such a haircut by fellow astronaut Joan Higginbotham inside the International Space Station. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see Haircut disambiguation. For the Little Birdy song, see Hairdo song. The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.

You may improve this article , discuss the issue on the talk page , or create a new article , as appropriate. September Learn how and when to remove this template message. The Encyclopedia of World Costume. Razors and male identity in the Bronze age. The Art of Hair Colouring. A history of women in the west volume III: Renaissance and enlightenment paradoxes. Retrieved 16 January A history of women's hairstyles,— The Journal of Asian Studies. Retrieved 19 September The politics of gender in colonial Korea: University of California Press.

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