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Hair straightening is a hair styling technique used since the 1890s involving the flattening and straightening of hair in order to give it a smooth, streamlined, and sleek appearance. [1] It became very popular during the 1950s among black males and females of all races.
A permanent wave, commonly called a perm or permanent (sometimes called a "curly perm" to distinguish it from a "straight perm"), [1] is a hairstyle consisting of waves or curls set into the hair. The curls may last a number of months, hence the name.
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.
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After the hair wrap was perfected, Mendes added “big earrings” to her outfit to “kind of balance out” the chunky wrap. She finished her ensemble with a white and pink Zimmerman striped ...
An orthodontist may recommend headgear for a patient if their bite is more severely out of alignment. The device typically transfers the force to the teeth via a facebow or J hooks to the patient's dental braces or a palatal expander that aids in correcting more severe bite problems or is used in retention of the teeth and jaws of the patient.
The use of kardoun in Algeria dates back to the early 1800s, [8] [9] [10] and it is still a popular hair accessory among Algerian women today. This is a cold straightening method that involves holding the hair tightly and for an extended period of time. [11] [12] To use a kardoun, the hair is first brushed and gathered at the back of the head.
A hackle is a metal plate with rows of pointed needles used to blend or straighten hair (or flax, for which see heckling comb). [1] This tool is used as a preliminary step in the process of custom wig making. It is typically clamped firmly to a table before use. The pointed needles are very sharp.