Doyou think long and healthy hair will ever be the norm for bw??

[Mleah]

I foresee more blending of racial and ethnic groups and a change in hair type overall.

 

[CoilyFields]

It would take a complete 180 of the salon and product industry in conjunction with a mass change of mindset, tools and techniques from BW to have this change occur.

We are a culture of instant gratification...why wait 2-3 years-not including setbacks-to have long healthy hair when you can get a weave/braids/wig in an instant with low-maintainance?

 

[Irresistible]

It would take a complete 180 of the salon and product industry in conjunction with a mass change of mindset, tools and techniques from BW to have this change occur.

We are a culture of instant gratification...why wait 2-3 years-not including setbacks-to have long healthy hair when you can get a weave/braids/wig in an instant with low-maintainance?

Yup that just about spells it out

 

[Renovating]

Long healthy hair will only be the norm among those that seek it. The reality is most don't seek it, because it's so easy to just put on a weave/wig.

 

[Kiynwah]

I'm gonna be the cynicist and say no. erplexed Nowadays it is common practice for kids 3 and up to have braided weave down their back. That was unheard of when I grew up (not to say the hair was any healthier though with the prevalance of jheri curls, overprocessed perms, tight ponytails, etc.)

My 10 yo daughter's hair is APL and she's been begging for weave for years. erplexed It's just so common - probably 80% of her AA classmates have them. Many people in this generation want things right away and a lot of people will go for the instant results and glamour of weave or dependence to a SHS.

Long healthy hair takes patience, discipline and knowledge. I do think that more and more women will learn how to properly take care of their hair, but sorry, I just don't see it being the norm any time soon.

From reading everyone's posts, I think you'll see two trends in the future:
1) Black women with healthy APL, BSL and WL hair will be a norm amoung a large group of women
2) Weaves and wigs will be the norm amoung another set of BW.

Weaves and wigs will reach incredibly realistic levels, and will be virtually undetectable, leading to an ideological debate between the two groups. "Why should I grow my hair long when I can just shave it and wear this wig and no one will know"... will be a common rebuttal.

I think the breakthrough will come through when lots of women here share their hair care tips with family and friends but it will take a celebrity or some major stars touting "long healthy REAL hair" to make it a "trend". Perhaps more movies about black women and hair like "Good Hair" will lead to a change. Otherwise, with the demand for the quick and easy, the wigs and weaves will get more and more realistic, and cheaper and cheaper.

I remember the days when a good lace front was $500 - $1000. Now, you can get a decent one for $50. And this just has been 1 year later!

 

[deltagyrl]

Unfortunately no. Ignorance is bliss.

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

heck no. sorry. ♥

 

[FlawedBeauty]

i would say yea. but when i took my daughter to rollerskating a few nights ago the number of young black girls with jacked up heads running around was stressful!!!!

 

[southerncitygirl]

nope,cause when you do have healthy hair you got that "good hair/ are you mixed with something" or they don't have the time to do what ya do to keep your hair healthy and my all time fave "your hair is not like mine/ we don't have the same hair type"(rolls eyes and exits thread while letting out a sigh of hopelessness)

 

[topnotch1010]

From reading everyone's posts, I think you'll see two trends in the future:
1) Black women with healthy APL, BSL and WL hair will be a norm amoung a large group of women
2) Weaves and wigs will be the norm amoung another set of BW.

Weaves and wigs will reach incredibly realistic levels, and will be virtually undetectable, leading to an ideological debate between the two groups. "Why should I grow my hair long when I can just shave it and wear this wig and no one will know"... will be a common rebuttal.

I think the breakthrough will come through when lots of women here share their hair care tips with family and friends but it will take a celebrity or some major stars touting "long healthy REAL hair" to make it a "trend". Perhaps more movies about black women and hair like "Good Hair" will lead to a change. Otherwise, with the demand for the quick and easy, the wigs and weaves will get more and more realistic, and cheaper and cheaper.

I remember the days when a good lace front was $500 - $1000. Now, you can get a decent one for $50. And this just has been 1 year later!

I hear this a LOT, unfortunately.

 

[LaFaraona]

As for myself, I learned a lot on LHCF and my hair is much healthier as a result. However, I do not want long hair. I was able to grow my relaxed hair to MBL before and I am now trying to grow my natural hair to that same lenght. I do not want my hair any longer than that I can not imagine the amount of time and effort it would involve to maintain that much natural hair.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

From reading everyone's posts, I think you'll see two trends in the future:
1) Black women with healthy APL, BSL and WL hair will be a norm amoung a large group of women
2) Weaves and wigs will be the norm amoung another set of BW.

Weaves and wigs will reach incredibly realistic levels, and will be virtually undetectable, leading to an ideological debate between the two groups. "Why should I grow my hair long when I can just shave it and wear this wig and no one will know"... will be a common rebuttal.

I think the breakthrough will come through when lots of women here share their hair care tips with family and friends but it will take a celebrity or some major stars touting "long healthy REAL hair" to make it a "trend". Perhaps more movies about black women and hair like "Good Hair" will lead to a change. Otherwise, with the demand for the quick and easy, the wigs and weaves will get more and more realistic, and cheaper and cheaper.

I remember the days when a good lace front was $500 - $1000. Now, you can get a decent one for $50. And this just has been 1 year later!

how come when i read this it was like watching the discovery channels "life after people"... i dunno why but yeah, made me giggle

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

now as for my thought....

healthy hair takes effort. now a days most people have access to the internet, i know this because of the large amount of people on facebook and myspace. if you can facebook and myspace all darn day, you can LHCF or BHM.... but, as previously said, its not a quick fix.

i dont see it much here (probably because of the fee) but on bhm i cant tell you how many people join wanting a reggie built for them and then post a week later about how its not working... really? a week? yeah, ok.

for every bw who wants to take care of their hair, there will be 10 who want to look good and look good now. not to mention, the up front cost of healthy hair can intimidate people. when i 1st started 98% of the hair care products i owned were doing nothing for my hair. i had to start from scratch. little did i know once i revamped everything (and got over my pj'ism) it would be cheaper in the long run.

what i do anticipate though, is the amount of weave heads who ACTUALLY HAVE HEALTHY HAIR UNDER THE WEAVE!!! that, i think is a new phenomenon that can easily catch on. women are realizing they can have the best of both worlds. look hot to trot now and still take care of your hair under the wig or in your weave. i think that will probably be the future of black hair before natural long hair.

 

[beans4reezy]

I don't think it will be the norm. Good hair care requires a lot of time and patience and most women don't want to go through all of that. It's just the society we live in, always on the go, need a quick fix. For most women- it's just hair.

 

[halee_J]

From reading everyone's posts, I think you'll see two trends in the future:
1) Black women with healthy APL, BSL and WL hair will be a norm amoung a large group of women
2) Weaves and wigs will be the norm amoung another set of BW.

Weaves and wigs will reach incredibly realistic levels, and will be virtually undetectable, leading to an ideological debate between the two groups. "Why should I grow my hair long when I can just shave it and wear this wig and no one will know"... will be a common rebuttal.

I think the breakthrough will come through when lots of women here share their hair care tips with family and friends but it will take a celebrity or some major stars touting "long healthy REAL hair" to make it a "trend". Perhaps more movies about black women and hair like "Good Hair" will lead to a change. Otherwise, with the demand for the quick and easy, the wigs and weaves will get more and more realistic, and cheaper and cheaper.

I remember the days when a good lace front was $500 - $1000. Now, you can get a decent one for $50. And this just has been 1 year later!

Excellent post. Especially the bolded.