A History Of African Women’s Hairstyles

Hair played a significant role in the culture of ancient African civilizations. It symbolized one’s family background, social status, spirituality, tribe, and marital status. As early as the 15th century, different tribes used hair to show one’s social hierarchy. Members of royalty wore elaborate hairstyles as a symbol of their stature. Hair was also a […]

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Hair Trends: All You Need To Know About Faux Locs

One of the major hair trends sweeping across Africa and the world are faux locs, which are braided synthetic dreadlocks. The hairstyle of dreadlocks has been around since ancient times. The first known examples of the hairstyle date back to ancient Egypt, where dreadlocks appeared on Egyptian artifacts and on mummified remains of ancient Egyptians. […]

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