Hair Salons
latest news & developments
Detangling kinks in the hair industry
The natural hair community in South Africa is growing. However public knowledge of what to do with my hair is still stifled
Hair-raising six hours every six weeks
The writer spends some hours visiting a hair salon where clients have the options to dye, curl, braid, relax, straighten, extend, or cut their hair.
Felicia and my hair epiphany
"Seeing successful black women rocking different hairdos that I’d never seen before planted the love of hair into my soul"
Going black to its roots: People embrace their crowning glory
The resurgence of women embracing their natural hair has made way for a market in natural products
Warfare and difficult hair days
Black women’s hair care is still fraught with shame and politics, to start with hairdresser’s annoyance at customers not using chemicals.
Making hairdo: Paucity and proverbs in Durban
A story of two beauty salons run by Tanzanian women in Durban unravels a tale of migration, survival and community in a foreign land.