| In many ways female hair loss is more | | | | Egyptians drew. The added benefits of these |
| damaging than hair loss in men. That is not | | | | short hairstyles was that they made sure that |
| to say men have it easy but hair loss in men | | | | the head remained free of lice. In public |
| is much more common. In both male and female | | | | many people would wear a wig on top of their |
| hair loss the sufferers can be severely | | | | shortened hair. |
| demoralised. It can cause to serious self | | | | |
| esteem problems with sufferers lacking | | | | Ancient Greek and Roman cultures also had |
| confidence. | | | | distinctive hairstyles. Men and women had |
| | | | very different hairstyles and the type of |
| This is often because the sufferer perceives | | | | hairstyle differed greatly between men and |
| that they don't look right and assume that | | | | women. Women tied their hair back and dyed |
| other people treat them differently as a | | | | their hair suing henna. In some cases they |
| result. Regardless of whether this is the | | | | even sprinkled their hair with gold powder |
| case or not the fact that the sufferer | | | | and fresh flowers. Men kept their hair short |
| perceives it to be the case is enough for it | | | | or shaved it. |
| to cause lasting damage and affect the | | | | |
| sufferer's quality of life. | | | | In ancient Rome people began to use |
| | | | hairdressers and it became a way of |
| The cultural attitudes toward hair have | | | | differentiate between the classes and rich |
| differed greatly over the years. Different | | | | people visited the hairdressers and were |
| cultures across the globe have very different | | | | looked after by slaves. Someone that had had |
| attitudes toward how to style their hair and | | | | their hair cut was therefore far more well |
| it is a significant factor in almost all | | | | off than others and there must have been a |
| civilisations. The hair cut has always | | | | certain social status gained for people that |
| revealed a lot about the person that has had | | | | had their hair cut. |
| it done. In ancient Egypt they used to shave | | | | |
| the head so that people would have very | | | | People across the world deal and style their |
| little hair on their head. This was | | | | hair differently. In parts of Africa such as |
| particularly prevalent amongst young children | | | | Kenya the Maasai people tie the hair on the |
| as a method of making the heat less | | | | front of their head in tiny short braids |
| unbearable. | | | | whilst they let the hair on the back of their |
| | | | head grow long. This was a sign that the |
| It is said that children were often left with | | | | Maasai person was a warrior and the people |
| a single lock of hair growing from one patch | | | | that did not fight cut their hair short or |
| on their head. This would result in a pony | | | | shaved their heads. It is also the case that |
| tail type of hair style. Also known as the | | | | some people style their hair with types of |
| 'side lock' this type of hairstyle can be | | | | animal dung and some colour it with dyes that |
| seen in many of the pieces of art that the | | | | are created from the red earth. |