Hot comb

Dating back to slavery, kinky-haired naturals were viewed as second-class citizens. Women would use a metal hot comb to straighten their kinky hair with excessive heat or lye to chemically straighten it. Women wore their hair straight because it emulated the hair of white women and was considered the only acceptable way to wear their hair. It wasn’t until the 1960s women began embracing their natural curl again, at that time most natural women wore afros. Alas, the natural hair movement died…

Madam C.I. Walker Imagine waking up one morning and being an African American woman with natural hair. You walk into your bathroom and notice that all of your hair products are empty and that you need to restock. You then grab your keys and head for the nearest Sally Beauty Salon to pick up all of your hair products. The door opens and you are walking down the aisle to find your hair products, but all the products are gone that are designed for your hair. Luckily, that is where Madam C.J.…

DON’T STRESS YOUR SCALP . Avoid SOME Hair Loss! You are most-likely aware that having Bariatric or Gastric Bypass surgery DOES cause you to experience “some” type of hair loss as you lose the weight so rapidly. You’ve heard the rumors, and they are TRUE to the point that you WILL LOSE some hair but you will not be bald in the least! In all of my years attending a support group, NEVER have I seen one bald person yet! So rest assured that although you DO lose “some” hair, it won’t be all. Let’s…

There are thousands acts of kindess everyday.In Langston Hughes's short story “Thank you M’am,” the main character Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones demonstrated a true act of generosity when she encountered Roger with providing water for him to cleanse his face, she fed him with the little groceries she did have,and provided him money.Roger tried to snatch Mrs.Luella’s pocket book, all because he wanted blue suede shoes.No One was home at Roger’s houseand it was eleven at night.. Roger gets…

use it to manipulate the hair so that the hair will lay or stay in the position you want it to for the style you are trying to achieve. They have become so advanced that they have attachments such as diffusers and concentrators to help control the hot or cold air while its on so that the hair doesn’t blow everywhere and become out of control. Those tools help control frizz to make the hair nice and smooth, also it will help to create volume where it’s needed. A woman named Madam C.J. Walker was…

Sibling Ties Through many trials and tribulations, people will naturally bond with each after facing countless adversities. These types of bonds are unmistakable clear in siblings most often when their parents mistreat them harshly. In Reyna Grande’s published book, The Distance Between Us, it’s shown the struggles of Reyna and her siblings while living in Mexico and the United States. Reyna retells her memories of Mexico and the United States that have greatly affected her as well as her…

My eyelids peeled open ever so slightly and never in my life had the view been so profound. Lying in bed, reality looked like a Hollywood movie and everything around me was clear and in sight. Without getting up, my neck snapped to the right. Outside in the distance, I could hear a young boy walking the sidewalks, rock music blasting in his ears, waking me from my slumber. Yet, it was only 4 am and I was fully awake. I go to throw the blanket off my unnaturally warm body and find myself…

Cosmetologist: Hair Art Master She sweped up the hair off the ground and called out on her next client who was looking at the piled up magazines for her next cut and style. She welcomed her client and asks how her day was going. She raised the chair and put a cutting cape over the lady so she wouldn’t get hair on her clothes. If only be that a pair of scissors and artistic image could be an everyday step. Being her hair dresser is a great pleasure because at the end she made her feel better…

Hair-Story Like most African American I was forced to come to terms with the reality and the importance of hair. I remember the first time my mother hot combed my hair. “Hold still girl”, she said as she ran the hot comb through my thick hair. After my mother pressed my hair, I noticed a dramatic difference in texture of my hair, it was long and shiny like the girls in the magazines or on television. Thanks to Madam C J Walker my hair…

Study Of Physical Properties Of Cashew Nut Shell Oil Bio Diesel Blends G Sujaykumar1, Ravikumar R2, Vinayak Baddi3, Santosha P V4, 1, 3, 4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yenepoya Institute of Technology, Moodbidri, India 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Christ University, Bengaluru, India Abstract The modern scenario reveals that the world is facing energy crisis due to dwindling source of fossil fuels. Biodiesel which is an alternate fuel, is produced…