It was fascinating to see how fickle styles can be they can persist for years or decades and then suddenly become dated or irrelevant. KS: My particular study of hair focuses on the follicle and follicular diseases, so it was fun to spend more time researching historical hairstyles. MS: What was the most interesting thing you learned while researching this book? KS: I hope hairdressers will enjoy the descriptions in the book -first of the various personal messages hair can help project (such as health, sexiness, authority, status, wealth, or happiness), and secondly of the many ways hair has been used throughout history to better human life. MS: Why should hairdressers read this book? We take hair for granted, but it’s actually had a major impact on the course of human history. Of course, the most important role of hair in modern society centers around the messages sent by different hairstyles-who you are or who you what other to believe you are-but it’s also played a role in world exploration (as tied to the fur trade), in the arts (where it’s used to make artist’s brushes and the bows of musical instruments), as a cover for tennis balls and as an absorbent to clean up oil spills. But in fact, hair has played a role in many aspects of human life. KURT STENN: I wrote this book because it was my impression and experience that most people take the rather limited view that hair is just what’s on your head. MODERN SALON: Why did you write this book?
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