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MuddyAuras t1_j6b7sud wrote

Reply to comment by CustosEcheveria in Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, researchers report. There are more than 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, more than 90% of whom are estimated to be women. by MistWeaver80

Natural hair is a term used in the hair care world. It refers to hair that it not chemically treated, thus being in it's "natural state" if you ever accompany a women to a salon you might see it posted on the wall, salons typically charge more $ for natural hair.

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apocalypse_later_ t1_j6b76a1 wrote

Reply to comment by antiusernameguy in Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, researchers report. There are more than 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, more than 90% of whom are estimated to be women. by MistWeaver80

Did not say any one is better or worse. You can be different and equal can you not..?

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katarh t1_j6b66w7 wrote

Reply to comment by Lukaroast in Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, researchers report. There are more than 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, more than 90% of whom are estimated to be women. by MistWeaver80

While most hair stylists and cosmetologists are trained to handle multiple textures of hair (they have to be, to pass their exams) they ultimately go on to serve primarily one type of clientele - those who come to their shops.

In areas dominated by Black and Latino populations, their primary clients will also be of those populations.

Black hair chemicals are notoriously noxious. I'm assuming that there may also be a cultural difference in the requested chemical usage for the hair of Latino populations, and less of a hair texture difference (most will probably have Type 1 (straight) or Type 2 (wavy) hair, same as European descendent Americans, although occasionally Type 3 (curly) may come into play. Black Americans almost universally have Type 3 or Type 4.)

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katarh t1_j6b5i03 wrote

Reply to comment by tukekairo in Black and Hispanic hairdressers are exposed to a complex mixture of chemicals, many of them unknown, potentially hazardous, and undisclosed on product labels, researchers report. There are more than 700,000 hairdressers in the United States, more than 90% of whom are estimated to be women. by MistWeaver80

At least most nail salon workers wear N95s. (The one I go to, they do, anyway.)

Heck, they did even before the pandemic. They know they shouldn't be breathing in acrylic dust.

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