How native hairstyles are going out of fashion

Even the middle aged are not left behind as they abandon the old style of plaiting “adimole” as the Yoruba call it and kitso in Hausa for the new styles of braiding and weaving.Many see  them as “old school” or styles for the uncivilized and rural dwellers while the latest synthetic and braiding are meant […]

Even the middle aged are not left behind as they abandon the old style of plaiting “adimole” as the Yoruba call it and kitso in Hausa for the new styles of braiding and weaving.
Many see  them as “old school” or styles for the uncivilized and rural dwellers while the latest synthetic and braiding are meant for those in highbrow cities or sophisticated ladies.
Joy Amode is a fashionable woman, she said one problem with Africans is that we don’t appreciate what we have and see them as inferior.
She said she liked plaiting her natural hair because there are fantastic styles one can rock with them. She advised women to stop using chemicals on their hair in the name of fashion.
“Native hair style helps your hair grow better and  protects hair from breakage,” said Madam Tinuke, a local hair maker.
She said when you braid your hair you allow natural breeze into your scalp and this will prevent all hair and scalp infection like dandruff and lice. She added that the use of local palm kernel oil or shea butter which we have all abandoned for the chemical made hair cream is also good for the hair.
Most ladies reacted negatively toward plaiting the old hair style. To some it is for the old people while others said the styles are complicated and they will not be able to move freely with them.