What Cosmetologists See Wrong When
People Take Care Of Their Own Hair
By Loretta Manago
Pott Staff Writer
Today when money is
short and time is limited,
many people decide to fore
go the expense of a pro
fessional and do things for
themselves. -$?■, --;
Heading that list of
thing Is hair care- With
do-it-yourself ldts, many
people have turned into
home beautifidans. While
these same people may
save money, are they real
ly doing what’s best for
their hair? Not having the
experience and expertise of
a qualified and trained
cosmetologist may result
in hair damage that, in the
jcog^ rm^ wili cost more
than it wouEFhave IT a
person had gone to aee a
hairstylist from the be
ginning.
Nathaniel Kdwards of
Edwards’ Barber Shop,
3201 Beatties Ford Rd , and
Thelma Henry of Grier
Heights Barber and Beauty
Shop, both gave their pro
fessional opinions of what
they felt were the most
common mistakes that peo
ple make in taking care of
their hair themselves.
The first thing Edwards
noted dealt with the Jeri
Curt. “The biggest mistake
that I see men make is that
they try to put the curl in
themselves. Because jrf
this, they tend to over
process their hair, by
leaving the chemicals in
too long,” stressed
Edwards.
In addition to over
processing their hair,
Edwards further stated
that mep don’t buy the
right products to keep their
hair from breaking.
Another problem Edwards
sees in men’s hair care is
the time spent in grooming
the hair. “The average
man only grooms his hair
once a week,’’ responded
Edwards. By grooming
Edwards refers to sham
pooing and using the
correct tonics for the hair.
He continued, “Depend
ing on what type of work a '
man does has a lot to do
with how often he shoul<t~
wash his hair. In contrast
to the blue collar worker
and the white collar work
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wash his hair at least
three times a week, where
as the latter could possibly
get by with a one time a
week shampoo.” Despite
the variances in shampoo
ing the hair,' Edwards
believes strongly that a
man should shampoo his
hair every day. '
Because of the Ivy
League look (a dose hair
cut) Edwards implied that
even when a man does not
take care of his hair like he
should, a barber can-keep
his hair under control Re
flecting to a time when
afros were popular,
Edwards recalled that then
it was much more difficult
to minimize the damage
done by men who neglect
ed to take care of their hair
jproperly
Add to these problems
shaving and the hair
bumps that develop on
black men and Edwards
offers one reason for this
problem. “I noticed that
the average black man
shaved too close. What
happened with a soft beard
and rough skin was that
after a close shave the hair
grew back into the skin,
which resulted in the hair
bumps.”
To combat this problem,
Edwards suggested using
clippers instead of a razor.
Edwards also noted that
more men are wearing
beards._ .
Linking at the ways
women do damage to their
hair by doing it them
selves, Thelma Henry con
sulted with the other beau
ticians at Grier Heights
Barber and Beauty Shop,
Belinda Welch, Mary
Wallace and Virginia Cook,
in order to get some ideas.
Tap of their list of con
cern was poor conditioning,
The beauticians also ex
plained that giving your
self hair care without pro
per professional consulting
-often resulted in-poor hair
care.
From their experiences
as professionals, the beau
ticians also cited improper
shampooing as another as
pect of hair care that
women don’t do right.
According to them, some
women don’t shampoo
their hair often enough or
they don’t get their hair
clean when they do wash it
Two other problems that
the Grier Heights' beau
ticians have recognized in
their work involved chemi
cals. They said that many
women use the wrong che
micals for the texture of
overprocess their hair
when giving themselves a
permanent curl or a re
laser.
While- becoming self-.,
sufficient may save money
and time, it seems that
when it comes tothe care of
your hair, the old saying,
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