Acrylic wool hair products, which were introduced recently onto the Ghanaian market, are gaining preference over existing hair braiding materials because of their affordability and good quality, hairdressers at Tema Station in Accra, have said. The Ghana News Agency quoted a hairdresser, Fuseini Abdulah, as saying her clients have developed a taste for the wool … Read more
Hair is the crown of a woman, it defines her. It’s her beauty and glory. But for the black woman, hair is more than just hair. Its a controversial issue. It’s political and highly sensitive. It brings up so many debates. Black people themselves are divided when it comes to their hair. For me, my … Read more
Popular Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara has had her beautiful dreadlocks for over a decade now. The Bissa hit singer, who since kicking off her music career in the early 2000s has extensively toured the world, says that there has never been a better feeling than showcasing her ‘Africanism’. She terms it “strange” how a lot … Read more
Lifestyle: Know where your hair extensions really come from From wigs to weaves and hair extensions, the market for human hair is enormous. But few know where these lustrous locks come from and the journey they take across the globe. Go online in search of a wig or hair extensions and you’ll be presented with … Read more
Lifestyle: Untangling where your hair extensions really come from From wigs to weaves and hair extensions, the market for human hair is enormous. But few know where these lustrous locks come from and the journey they take across the globe. Go online in search of a wig or hair extensions and you’ll be presented with … Read more
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She was born with puffy, thick, curly beautiful hair which was healthy and long when it was unadulterated. Unfortunately her hair’s unique form and texture was short-lived, thanks to society’s Eurocentric appreciation of beauty. She was told to cover up her ‘shame’ before she would be seen as beautiful, be employed or married. Your hair … Read more
The new cool in town among many Ghanaian ladies is the rapid transitions from permed her to natural hair one one celebrity who has inspired many women to go for the big chop is Becca. The singer has managed to maintain her natural hair in the most fashionable way to the delight of her fans. … Read more
The Vikings used a lotion of goose poo. The ancient Greek medic Hippocrates believed the best cure for baldness was really pigeon droppings, which he mixed with horseradish, cumin and nettles. One 5,000-year-old Egyptian recipe suggested blending the burned prickles of a hedgehog immersed in oil with honey, alabaster, red ochre – oh, and fingernail … Read more
Get on the streets one of this days, and you would definitely see one guy rocking the kind of hairstyle BET award winner, Stonebwoy has on his head. Well according to the ‘People Dey’ hitmaker, he made that particular hairstyle to go viral and that now, that particular hairstyle i.e. dread on top is called … Read more
Johannesburg (AFP) – A South African school was Monday accused of racism for allegedly telling black girls to straighten their hair and not wear ‘afro’ hairstyles. Pupils at Pretoria High School for Girls have said they were forced to chemically straighten their hair and not have afros that were deemed untidy. Over the weekend, students … Read more
Johannesburg (AFP) – A South African school was ordered Tuesday to suspend allegedly racist hairstyle regulations after black pupils said they had been called monkeys by teachers for wearing banned ‘afros’. Local education authorities in Gauteng province gave Pretoria High School for Girls 21 days to re-assess its rules after protests by students triggered a … Read more
Contrary to claims by Rev Counsellor George Lutterodt that unmarried women with short hair are frustrated, actress Jessica Williams thinks otherwise having a short hair herself. In an interview with livefmghana.com, the actress said, she does not believe that assertion is true because she in particular, is not frustrated but decided to have a short … Read more
Adam Capal, a bald British estate agent from Essex wore comic wigs every day in October to raise funds in aid of Onechild Ghana, a fundation which supports 14 vocational schools in the country. His campaign, which to date has raised more than £1,800, took him to Leyton Orient’s training ground, where former West Ham … Read more
With all the skill of a master weaver at a loom, Esther Ogble stands under a parasol in the sprawling Wuse market in Nigeria’s capital and spins synthetic fibre into women’s hair. Nearby, three customers – one in a hijab – wait for a turn to spend several hours and $40 to have their hair … Read more