The art of hairdressing; It has been around for centuries. First appearing in egyptian hieroglyphic. Hairdressing, previously known as barbering, is a profession that arose during ancient times. Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians were the first to practice this profession.
It has always been a form of expression and a major symbol in cultures and their religions, having a different meaning throughout cultures. In ancient Egypt, majority of the children 's heads were shaved except for the side, where an s shaped curl was left. This was known as the Lock of youth, the hieroglyphic symbol of a child. Both boys and girls age, they were able to chose their own hairstyles.The hairstyles also depend on wealth, age, and social class. Wealthy women …show more content…
Priests hired barbers to assist them in procedures because of their history involving surgical procedures. As clergyman and barbers would go on do the procedures, the church begin to draw concern to this.The Lateran Council of 1123 “prohibited the clergy from attending at the bedside of the sick, otherwise than as ministers of religion”, leaving only barbers to cure the sick. The Second Council of Lateran, in 1139, threatened all priests who persist in the practice of medicine. In 1215, the Pope Innocent III issued an edict through the fourth Lateran Council , addressing deacons and priest, forbidding them from the practice of operations where blood is present. Making the extraction of human blood a sin of sacrilege for the ministers of God. Barbers now took on all tasks. This feud a 6 century rivalry between barbers and …show more content…
Hairstyling was evolving. Now had the ability to manufacture hair tools and machines. In 1875, Marcel Grateau, a Frenchman who invented the Marcel irons. Around that time, Grateau was styling the hair of prostitutes in paris. At that time, curls were the trend but he wanted to try something different. He invented tongs that would create stylish waves as an alternative. The style known as Marcel waves or finger waves, took the hair and hollywood industry by waves. Famous women like Jean Harlow, Claudette Colbert and Coco Chanel wore the style. Around the end of the 1880’s barber shops begin to transition into salons. It was introduced to get women out of the house, barbershops were now adding in shampoo bowls and stylist of their liking. The addition brought more business to barbershops and continued to add the shops to make women feel comfortable. One of the important faces were Martha Matilda Harper; she helped shape the beginnings of salons in America with “The Harper Hair Parlor”. She opened training schools for women to learn and perfect their skills so they can work in her salons. In 1890’s, two Frenchmen, Brisbois and Federmeyer, opened the first hairdressing academy in Chicago. In 1892, the hairdryer was invented by Alexandre F.
It has always been a form of expression and a major symbol in cultures and their religions, having a different meaning throughout cultures. In ancient Egypt, majority of the children 's heads were shaved except for the side, where an s shaped curl was left. This was known as the Lock of youth, the hieroglyphic symbol of a child. Both boys and girls age, they were able to chose their own hairstyles.The hairstyles also depend on wealth, age, and social class. Wealthy women …show more content…
Priests hired barbers to assist them in procedures because of their history involving surgical procedures. As clergyman and barbers would go on do the procedures, the church begin to draw concern to this.The Lateran Council of 1123 “prohibited the clergy from attending at the bedside of the sick, otherwise than as ministers of religion”, leaving only barbers to cure the sick. The Second Council of Lateran, in 1139, threatened all priests who persist in the practice of medicine. In 1215, the Pope Innocent III issued an edict through the fourth Lateran Council , addressing deacons and priest, forbidding them from the practice of operations where blood is present. Making the extraction of human blood a sin of sacrilege for the ministers of God. Barbers now took on all tasks. This feud a 6 century rivalry between barbers and …show more content…
Hairstyling was evolving. Now had the ability to manufacture hair tools and machines. In 1875, Marcel Grateau, a Frenchman who invented the Marcel irons. Around that time, Grateau was styling the hair of prostitutes in paris. At that time, curls were the trend but he wanted to try something different. He invented tongs that would create stylish waves as an alternative. The style known as Marcel waves or finger waves, took the hair and hollywood industry by waves. Famous women like Jean Harlow, Claudette Colbert and Coco Chanel wore the style. Around the end of the 1880’s barber shops begin to transition into salons. It was introduced to get women out of the house, barbershops were now adding in shampoo bowls and stylist of their liking. The addition brought more business to barbershops and continued to add the shops to make women feel comfortable. One of the important faces were Martha Matilda Harper; she helped shape the beginnings of salons in America with “The Harper Hair Parlor”. She opened training schools for women to learn and perfect their skills so they can work in her salons. In 1890’s, two Frenchmen, Brisbois and Federmeyer, opened the first hairdressing academy in Chicago. In 1892, the hairdryer was invented by Alexandre F.