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MODERN HAIRDRESSING PROCEDURE

Styling.The most important qualities for hair are that it be healthy, shining, and in a flattering, easy-to-manage style. Many fashion magazines suggest hair styles according to the shape of the face in order to make the face resemble as closely as possible the perfect oval. The circularity of a round face may be minimized by a sleek, controlled style with side bangs.

A square face needs a style that cuts across the square corners at the temples and is full around the jaw. The best style for a long face also rounds off the corners at the temples and is short. For a triangular face, a narrow chin should be filled out with chin-length hair, while a wide chin may be minimized with wide bangs. In finding the right hairstyle, however, a woman should also consider the proportions of her whole figure, the texture of her hair, her skill in handling it and the character of her life.

Once a hairstyle is chosen, it must be maintained by regular washing, setting and, usually, cutting. Some women care for their hair principally at home, going to the hairdresser only for a cut or a shampoo and set for a special occasion. Many women go to the hairdresser once a week, while still others may see him every day for a combing.

Washing.Clean, healthy hair is the basis of any hair style. In addition to brushing, dry-hair requires shampooing once a week, oily hair perhaps every day. Shampoos are soapy or synthetic detergents in liquid, gel, lotion, or cream form and may have special uses.

There are non -drying shampoos for normal hair, egg shampoos to add sheen to dry hair, and lemon shampoos to cut extra oils in oily hair. There are hypoallergenic shampoos for sensitive scalps, medicated shampoos for scalp problems, and special shampoos for tinted or bleached hair.

Colouring. Because hair colouring is constantly being improved and tested scientifically and is subject to rigid quality controls, more women than ever before can colour their hair safely and achieve a natural effect. Most errors stem from the user's carelessness. There are three types of hair colouring available. Temporary rinses, which coat the hair shaft and wash away with one shampoo, make no drastic change but add highlights and blend in discoloured streaks. Semi permanent rinses, which also coat the hair shaft but last through four to eight shampoos, make hair slightly darker and can effectively cover gray hair. Because the colour imparted by these rinses fades gradually, it does not require retouching. Permanent tints penetrate the hair shaft and permanently change the pigment inside. The tint includes a bleaching agent, which removes the natural hair colour, and colouring matter, which gives a new colour. In a one-colour process these actions take place at the same time. In a two-colour process, only for the most dramatic changes, the hair is bleached first and then a toner (a very light shade) is applied to enliven the bleached hair Retouching is needed about every three weeks at the roots, where the darker hair grows in. It should usually be done professionally because overlapping of chemicals can cause the hair to become overly porous ami brittle. Streaking is the two-tone process applied to strands separated from the mass of hair.



Cutting. Fundamental to a short hairstyle is the cut. A blunt cut with scissors makes the ends of the hair straight. Cutting with a razor tapers the ends so that they cling close to the head.

Setting and Waving. Most hair, especially if it is short, needs to be arranged in a certain position while wet to give it shape when dry.

The most popular method of setting the hair is to wrap small sections of wet hair around rollers, usually of plastic wire. The result is relative flexible, natural-looking curls that add height and width to a hairstyle. Hair may also be set in flat pin curls, which produce a very curly effect. There are many aids for setting hair. Electric curlers (rollers) in dry hair quickly revive a set. Setting lotions en wet hair help the set to hold its shape and last longer.

Permanent Waving. Some women, especially those with straight or fine hair, may want a permanent wave, which gives the hair adaptability to a set. The hah is wrapped around plastic rods and treated with a permanent wave lotion. The rods are removed and a neutralizer is applied to stop the waving action and lock in the new wave pattern. As a result, the structure of the hair is actually changed so that after the set that must follow each shampoo, the hair falls easily back into line. Permanent waves may be in several strengths', super waves for hard-to-curl hair, regular for more casual styles or relatively curly hair and body waves to give hair a soft, curving line. There are also permanent waves for gray hair and children's hair. Naturally curly hair can be straightened by a permanent wave in reverse.

Combing Out.The final step in creating a hairstyle is to comb out the hair. Once the set hair is dry, the rollers or pins are removed, and the hair is brushed to distribute the curl evenly and to achieve a smooth line. If hair lacks desired height or fullness, it may be "teased" (back combed) to add bulk under the top hair, which is then smoothed down to follow the colour of the head. Then the hair is lifted slightly with the handle of a rattail comb, and hair spray is lightly applied to help hold the style in place.

 

HISTORY OF STYLES

Ancient World. In early and primitive societies the simplest hairstyle, worn by the common people, was long or cropped hair usually held in a fillet or band. Aristocrats developed distinctive and more complex styles. Sumerian noblewomen, for example, dressed their hair in a heavy, netted chignon, rolls, and plaits around the head or letting it fall thickly over the shoulders. They also powdered it with gold dust or scented yellow starch and adorned it with gold hairpins and other ornaments. Babilonian and Assyrian men dyed their long hair and square beards black and crimped and curled them with curling irons. Sometimes wigs were worn. Persian nobles also curled their hair and beards and stained them red with henna.

Egyptian noblemen and noblewomen clipped their hair close; later, for coolness and cleanliness in the hot climate, they shaved their heads with bronze razors. On ceremonial occasions, for protection from the sun, they wore heavy, usually black wigs. These were in short curly shapes or long and full in curls or braids and were adorned with ivory knobbed hairpins, fillets, fresh flowers or gold ornaments. Men shaved their faces and wore stiff false beards. In classical Greece men wore short hair and often beards. Later they were shaved. Women's long hair was drawn back loosely or bound into a chignon. Both sexes wore fillets, and the upper classes used curling irons. Some women dyed their hair red (or in Athens even blue, dusted with gold, white or red powder), and others adorned it with flowers, ribbons, and jewelled tiaras.

In austere republican Rome, men and women generally followed simple Greek styles, but under the empire the upper classes used curling irons and the men dusted their hair with collared powder or gold dust. Women dyed their hair bond with yellow soap or wore ebony wigs or wigs-made from the blond hair of captive barbarians. Their hair was piled high in curls and braids, sometimes arranged on crescent-shaped wire frames. Throughout the ancient world hair-dressing and shaving were accomplished by domestic slaves or in public barbershops.

The Non-Western World-The Muslim World and the East. Among Muslims, traditionally, the hair was modestly concealed in public under the man's turban or fez or the woman's: veil. Both men and women, however, attended their respective hammams (public baths), where the men were shaved (sometimes the whole head except for the long topknot) and their beards v ere trimmed. The women's long hair was washed and often given a henna rinse.

In China, men traditionally shaved the front hair and combed the back hair into a queue braided with horsehair or black silk. The queue was a mark of dignity and manhood. To pull it was a grave insult. Chinese women combed their hair back, sometimes under a bandeau, into a low knot, which might be decorated with jewelled combs, hairpins, or flowers. Unmarried girls wore long plaits.

In Japan, traditionally, men usually shaved the front and top of the head, leaving a little stiff pigtail al the back of the crown. Women's hair in the medieval period streamed down their backs. After the introduction of pomade in the 17th century, women's hair was swept and arranged with combs, bars, ribbons, and long ornamental hairpins, revealing the nape of the neck, which was thought to be especially appealing. The Geisha's lacquered coiffures, which often were wigs, were especially elaborate.


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