Many people have never had a hard time finding a hairstylist. Indeed, there s a large swath of the population that has never seen a hair appointment as anything other than a blissful experience, with the exception of the occasional bad cut.
But for some predominantly women with highly textured hair, who tend to be Black and brown the salon experience can feel racially divided and unwelcoming. Historically, hair has been, as with many things, viewed in terms of Black and white: A sleeker texture was thought to be the domain of white hair, while kinks and curls aka highly textured hair was seen as Black. Salons and hair-care brands emerged to serve each clientele and, even though the rest of the country has (at least officially) been desegregated, salons nationwide have remained widely separated by this distinction in client hair types.