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2. Conk - Wikipedia

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   Conk hairstyle. The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to the early-to-mid 1960s. [1] This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene, an initially homemade hair straightener gel made from the extremely corrosive chemical lye which was often mixed with eggs and potatoes.

3. Perm (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   The hair was wrapped in a spiral around rods connected to a machine with an electric heating device. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) was applied and the hair was heated to 212 °F (100 °C) or more for an extended period of time. The process used about twelve 2-pound (0.9 kg) brass rollers and took six hours to complete. These hot rollers were ...

4. African-American hair - Wikipedia

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   Before the late 1960s, there were no publications that explained how to straighten afro-textured hair with chemicals. The earliest chemical straighteners caused severe hair breakage and dyed the hair red, [53] so it was not until the mid-20th century that relaxers became a popular and longer-lasting alternative to hot combs for African-American ...

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   A conical brush bar prevents hair from getting tangled around it (so you can clean pet beds and upholstery without fear of jamming). $280 at Walmart Tineco A10-D Plus Cordless Stick Vac

7. Ketoconazole Shampoo for Hair Loss: Does It Work?

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   Both treatments increased hair density and size, and the amount of anagen hair follicles (hair follicles in the growth phase of the hair growth cycle). Another small study from 2011 examined 15 ...

8. Relaxer - Wikipedia

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   A relaxer is a type of lotion or cream generally used by people with tight curls or very curly hair which makes hair easier to straighten by chemically "relaxing" the natural curls. The active agent is usually a strong alkali , although some formulations are based on ammonium thioglycolate or formaldehyde .

9. Brazilian hair straightening - Wikipedia

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   Brazilian hair straightening treatments are meant to mostly or partially eliminate hair frizz and straighten curls and waves. They can be performed on all types of hair, whether natural or chemically treated (bleached, highlighted, colored, permed, relaxed or previously straightened). The effect usually lasts about three months.