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- Apr 4, 2021
The youtube algorithm occasionally serves me content about black hair. It's interesting and often, if you're from a culture that doesn't treat hair like this, somewhat horrifying. This video is a woman who has had her hair in a weave for five months and is now getting it taken out. It's pretty gnarly under there but she and the stylist are very happy because she has grown a lot of new hair.
Black women seem to suffer from a lot of hair and scalp problems. I don't understand how much of that is self-imposed because of how they treat their hair (traction alopecia?) or if it's something specific to very kinky hair, which I believe is more breakable. Or both. But because of this, you'll see people using the term "protective style". Which I think is a "hairstyle" (it is not your real hair) that is protecting your real hair, hidden underneath it, as it grows. So typically women are getting their own hair braided very tightly to the scalp, and then a weave is sewn or glued to that.
If you have ever seen a black woman in public rapidly patting her head, I think this is why. Your scalp is itchy.
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