He had asked hair stylists in the area to help him prepare models for a big fashion show.
While I handed him hair pins as he was creating the coiffurier's master piece
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I rustled up the nerve to ask him if there was a difference between African American hair and caucasian hair.
He answered "hair is hair"!
Hmmm!
I was taken aback at the thought.
Could this be true?
After all, my hair was kinky and dry.
My white clients had quite different hair. Soft, smooth, and it blew in the wind.
How could it be possible?
Hair is Hair?
Years later Horst Rechelbacher is a world class hair expert.
On hair health and products to support it.
Horst started "Aveda", and sold it to Estee Lauder a few years ago.
I never liked Aveda for its conditioning ability. It just didn't do what it tried to convince me it could do.
However they did formulate a few products that were close, for the short term.
The cosmetic industry has done lots of research on how black women and men spend their hard earned cash.
On personal care lotions etc. they found that black people spend 80% more money than their white counter parts.
The idea that "hair is hair" suddenly became a whole new science.
The Este Lauders and the L'reals of the world got the idea that they could help African Americans in their search for that magic bullet that would resolve my confusion.
Hair is Hair?
No magic, but lots of research went into why African Americans have such problems growing healthy hair?
The research is paying off.
Big name product lines are bringing seriously helpful science to bottles on the shelves of a salons near you.
My desire to be neutral on all product lines prohibit me from naming them. Even if I did give names, there are so many different types of hair that only the ones that I could name may not work for your hair type.
The search is still on, but your chances are much better in finding something that will most definitely work for you.
Remember! You get what you pay for.
So! If you want to increase your chances at success?
Go to a trusted upscale salon, and ask if you could talk to a stylist who sort of looks like you for best results.
Malls have lots of them.
The Salon where I work takes much pride in the products we sell. We have to satisfy many ethnic groups with all types of hair.
If you have questions about what products to use, black, white or m
racially mixed. Go to the “comments “ window and send me a question. I will do my best to share some valuable ideas. Thanks for you attention! http://www.salon-intrigue.com/pages/team/tommy.html
A good place to start for growing healthy hair!
