African hairstyles seem casual to us, why do Africans pay special attention to hairstyles?

Africans love their lives, and they have colorful clothes and colorful hairstyles.

Some African tribes have their own unique views on the role of hair. They believe that hair contains part of the vitality of the human body, and has the function of resisting diseases and promoting the healthy development of young children. In some rural areas of Benin, for example, the baby's hair is carefully protected from the moment it falls to the ground and is combed into a vertical braid, hoping that it will grow as quickly as possible.

In the eyes of the locals, a good head can save the child from illness and ensure that the child grows strongly. On the contrary, when a person is dying of illness, his hair is shaved in order to drive the vitality out of the hair and return to the body, so that the dying patient can be revived and sooner**; Or prolong the patient's dying, waiting for the children who are far away from home to come back to say goodbye to their loved ones and listen to the last words.

This miraculous power of hair, in those days of ignorance, was certainly not explained by any science. But today, with the development of science, people have learned that hair does contain a variety of trace elements, and the amount of its content largely reflects the health of people. From this point of view, the African view of life and hair is not unreasonable, but here they are reversing cause and effect.

In Africa, it is often said that "hairstyles make people radiant", and African people are quite ingenious when it comes to self-expression through hairstyles. They are particular about their hairstyles, and different hairstyles have different meanings. Some arise from religious practices, some are motivated by some practical need, and some are a special sign or a tribal symbol.

It is worth mentioning that Africans are obsessed with hairstyles and hairstyling art, which is protected and promoted in some African countries, as is traditional African culture such as dance and wrestling.

The baby's hair is carefully protected from the moment it falls to the ground and is combed into a vertical braid, hoping that it will grow as soon as possible.

Africans love their lives and their hair even more. It is also a symbol of race.

Because it may come from religious practices, some of them are motivated by some practical need, and they are also a special sign or a symbol of a clan.

Some African tribes have their own unique opinions, they believe that hair contains part of the vitality of the human body, so they are particularly particular about hairstyles.

Because they think that hair resists viruses and can prevent getting sick.

Because Africans have learned that hair does contain a variety of trace elements, and the amount of their content is largely a reflection of a person's health.

African tribes have their own unique views on the role of hair, and they believe that hair contains part of the vitality of the human body.

Bled is a traditional African hairstyle that usually consists of long and curly hair braided into one or more braids. Bled is an important part of African culture and an art form at the same time. This hairstyle has a long history in Africa, where Africans began to weave hair into their hair thousands of years ago, which is considered a symbol of identity and history.

In addition, Bled is also an embodiment of African culture, which can transmit the wisdom and spirit of Africans, while also increasing the self-esteem and self-confidence of young people. Especially among some African tribes, Braider has other meanings, such as expressing good wishes for marriage, or mourning the death of a family member.

However, Brad's hairstyle is not suitable for everyone, so it is advisable to consult with a professional hairstylist before choosing Brad. At the same time, it also takes time to spend on long Braider treatments, and it is also necessary to check the health of the scalp regularly. It is important to note that if you do not pay attention to cleaning for a long time, the scalp may become infected with bacteria or Staphylococcus aureus, causing scalp pain and inflammation.

Overall, Bled is part of African culture and is able to pass on the wisdom and spirit of Africa, but at the same time, it is necessary to pay attention to the hygiene of the hair.

Because curly hair can protect from the strong exposure of sunlight, it is a good heat insulator and protects the head; A gap is formed in the middle of the curly hair, which allows air to circulate and avoid direct sunlight, so Africans tend to have curly hair. In fact, it is related to geographical and natural factors.

In the nineteenth century, the famous French biologist Haeckel studied the shape of human hair and found that Asian hair is more straight, European hair is more curved and wavy, and African hair is tightly curly. Curly hair can protect from the strong exposure of the sun, and it is a good heat insulator to protect the head, so Africans mostly have curly hair.

Africans' attention to hairstyles is not only a manifestation of their love for beauty, but also an indication of the national attributes, traditional concepts and character characteristics of African peoples, as well as the different situations of people. For example, a woman has a shaved head, which is often a widow's sign that she has lost her husband; A Nigerien child has one, two or three locks of hair on his head, indicating that the child has lost a father, mother or both parents; Ifoui Fulbe people, both men and women, have unkempt hair, they are telling people that they are mourning.

In Africa, men's hairstyles are no inferior to women's. For example, some Zulu men cut their braids into a shape with a hanging forehead. The Konyak men of Guinea have a traditional notion that:

A rooster is the embodiment of a valuable quality. Therefore, they often wear a high cockscomb-like hairstyle on the top of their shaved heads, with pride and pride.

Malians like to make their hair very high and stand on their heads like sheep's horns. The Moorish have a hump-like hairstyle, sometimes simply imitating a camel to show that they have the hard-working spirit of a camel. In East Africa, it has been found that some soldiers often gather their hair at the back of their heads, comb it into a braid, like a pointed snake hyacinth dragging on their backs, and use grease and other adhesives to hold their hair in place, which is a traditional habit and hobby of the Masai people.

The Didi people of Uganda comb their hair in the shape of mushroom umbrellas, supposedly to protect their eyes from the direct rays of the dazzling sun.

The number of braids worn by Africans also varies according to customs. For example, the Dogon people twist their hair into a full 80 braids to signify "national unity".

Negrons, that is, the black race, also known as the Negro race, Negro Australian race, equatorial race, is a kind of human race in the theory of human taxonomy. Due to the development of science and technology, society is generally based on the theory of multiple origins, and the anthropological community has also abandoned the notion that human beings must be classified.

Negroid, or black, is black, with thick lips, a wide nose, and curly hair;

To add, I have lived in southern Africa for 2 years, and if I want a haircut, I have to make an appointment with a Portuguese barber who is 2 hours away by car, and then get a haircut, which costs 10USD. Cutting the hair of local blacks is as simple as a few casual twists with scissors and clippers. Burning hair with matches is not a legend, I've seen it.

The specific effect is that after burning, all of them become curled. As for long hair, there is basically none. Yes also wears wigs.

Why do most of the Africans I see have curly hair? After listening to the explanation, I realized the reason for the dreadlocks.

Why is African hair naturally "curly" and what is the effect? You'll know after reading it.

Human natural curls are also determined by a pair of incomplete dominant genes, in which the curly hair gene w is not completely dominant to the straight hair gene w. Homozygous WW has very curly hair, heterozygous WW has moderately curly hair, and WW has straight hair.

Curly hair protects against the strong rays of the sun, and is a good heat insulator to protect the head; A gap is formed in the middle of the curly hair, which allows air to circulate and avoid direct sunlight, so Africans tend to have curly hair. In fact, it is related to geographical and natural factors.

Biologically, hair is curly is a trait, and traits are controlled by genes.

Traits can be controlled by a single gene or by multiple genes.

If there are only two traits, for example, straight hair and curly hair, we denote the genes that control these two traits as a and a, respectively, and the genes usually come in pairs. There are three possible genetic makeups, aa aa aa. If A is the dominant gene, AA AA is straight hair, and AA is curly hair.

The survival of genes is selected by the environment.

In the African environment, where the weather is hot all year round, curly hair is good for heat dissipation, protects the brain, and has a competitive advantage over people with straight hair in the long term by natural selection, so curly hair becomes the dominant trait and is retained in natural selection.

Why do most of the Africans I see have curly hair? After listening to the explanation, I realized the reason for the dreadlocks.

Burned by the sun haha.

Due to genes and climate, Africans have short, thin, curly hair that generally grows a few centimeters and then can't grow any longer. The hair of the yellow and white people is a hair follicle with a hair follicle and a tuft of hair, this tuft is three or five, and it is like a toothbrush---, one eye, a pinch of hair.

The African people you usually see--- especially African women, have very long and gaudy hair, that is because they are wigs or cotton threads attached to the original handful of hair, especially the ones that look thick, definitely cotton threads, dyed and not reflective. The wig or cotton thread can be strung with many beads, but it generally cannot be styled, and it hangs down naturally.

There are also a few who are actually bald, and then wear a wig cover, which looks very natural, but it is very expensive, not everyone can afford to use it, and it is also very troublesome to maintain.

Because the African sun is so hot, you don't have to go to the barber shop for perms.

Why do most of the Africans I see have curly hair? After listening to the explanation, I realized the reason for the dreadlocks.

Why do Africans have naturally curly hair? After reading it, I finally figured it out.

It's hot in Africa! It's good to curl up your hair and dissipate heat.

Heredity accounts for a part, and at the same time has a lot to do with the race, and also has a lot to do with the living environment, Africa is a tropical place, which directly affects human hair, you can refer to anthropology and living environment.

Haha, genetic. If you want to dig deeper, then you have to study biology hard, and people wonder why our hair is black.