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It's Not a Black Thing, It's a Hair Thing

To professonal hair stylists and students: Have you consciously chosen to work ( currently working) in an all-white, all-black, all-asian etc. salon, or a salon whose environment reflects solely your particular ethnicity, race and/or culture? Are all your clients a reflection of your own ethnicity/race? Are you afraid to engage and cultivate a multicultural clientele? I'd love to hear your story and your reasoning if you're willing to share. Being a product of our environment or upbringing does not have to pigeon-hole and limit our capacity to broaden our perspectives. People truly are people, just as "hair is hair," no matter whose head it rests on. What you've experienced can be a timely and valuable lesson for someone else. -"Hair Doc"

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  1. Leia'January 8, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    At our salon we believe "Hair is Hair" you just have to use certain products and heat temperatures for each strand as you do even when working with only one ethnicity. I used to work primarily with African American hair and the variations of products needed with each texture are different. So don’t be intimidated to work with someone who has a different texture. Try using less product and less heat or vice versa.

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  2. nadinesworldJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Thank you so much, Ms. Leia, for your comment. I think if we stylists would try mixing together in the salons more, the clients would be the winners. We would do each other well if we would re-create our industry, making it LOUD and CLEAR in all SCHOOLS that "Hair is Hair," and before you graduate from the schools, you need to be able to show and tell that you can service ALL hair!!

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