Vaseline, a Fork and African Adoption
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Published on 07/27/2009
Hot-combs, Jheri Curls, Kiddie Relaxers, No-lye Relaxers, S-curls and Texturizers weren't invented to celebrate African hair. Long before American manufacturers figured out how to make a buck off our self-loathing, slaves and freedmen alike were conking their hair. Whether it was smoothing it with lard or applying lye directly to our hair, we have fought for ways to "fix" and "neaten" black hair.
Hot-combs, Jheri Curls, Kiddie Relaxers, No-lye Relaxers, S-curls and Texturizers weren't invented to celebrate African hair. Long before American manufacturers figured out how to make a buck off our self-loathing, slaves and freedmen alike were conking their hair. Whether it was smoothing it with lard or applying lye directly to our hair, we have fought for ways to "fix" and "neaten" black hair.