Eugene Davis Hair

Fabric of Hair Educates: Un-Zipping the Myth of Black Textured Afro Hair 🤓

For much of American history, naturally curly black hair has been wrongly seen as unprofessional or even tarnished, especially in the workplace.

The expression of beauty through hairstyles has been a long-standing signature of Black culture. From the "fro" to hair wraps to braids, Black women use their hairstyles as a personal expression of who they are and to show the evolution of Black culture over time, an evolution which has brought us to a time when more and more Black women are embracing the natural beauty of their own hair.

However, it doesn't escape controversy of what is considered beautiful, specifically hair in modern culture. It is sensitive topic of discussion and has been for decades that has been implanted all the way back to the Civil Rights Movement.

As with any topic that garners passionate responses, one must look at hair and cultural identity within the Black community for context. Social oppression, abuse, and racial discrimination have historically forced many Black women to hide their hair in humiliation.

Abandon Negative Self-Talk
Recognizing, confronting, the negative beliefs that have been acquired about Black textured afro hair, and stop the discouraging self-talk. Ignoring the negative bombardment is negative statements from others. Hearing phrases like: "tame your frizz”; “your hair isn’t professional”; “it’s too big”;”its to wild”; “why don’t you just tie it up?”, straighten or relax it”. The constant infamy of statements have lead to hair insecurity.

Hearing this as a constant drone of veiled ‘constructive criticism’, from childhood, teenage years and even into adulthood. This negativity can cause lasting damage not just for our hair health, but mental health, self-esteem and self-identity.

Due to the previous lack of support in the hair industry, representation and education around Black Textured Afro Hair and caring for it. It has taken some time for the community to unlearn all the negative biases. However, It is clear that Black Textured Afro Hair is on the positive, supportive hair image journey.

Truth is, having realistic expectations of your hair is key to building a lasting relationship with it, so make sure you treat yourself, and your hair, with the identical compassion you have with others.

Let go of the idea of perfection and remember that faultless, ‘frizz-free’ hair simply doesn’t exist, and healthy is the ultimate goal.

Note: Frizz is a great quality of healthy hair! 💛💛💛💛💛