I think what I was missing when I first googled was including the word 'natural' -- I guess going on the idea that if it grows out of your head, it's natural (as opposed to a wig, or when you braid in long pieces of real or synth hair, which was what my HS friend did). Not used to 'natural' meaning 'not permed', but now I know! ...and amazing, my google-fu suddenly starts producing results. Heh.
(sometimes googling is like being a kid again: how do you look up the spelling of a word you don't know how to spell? or in this case, how do you google for terms when you don't know the right terms?)
But scalp care is important - that will make or break any hairstyle.
That seems to be the major underlying factor, and the detail that would get the most attention in the character's -- oh, what an old-fashioned word, but what else to call it? -- toilette. And since the story isn't modern but is set in a loose analogue of the past, I figured obviously modern methods might be too anachronistic, but the Sister Kayla's Natty Locks sounds like something that'd be believable as non-modern (that is, doesn't require stuff like petrolatum, advanced chemistry degree, etc). That, and anything that's a mix of shea butter, lanolin and lavender probably smells heavenly and is way good for scalp and hair.
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Date: 30 Sep 2009 07:34 pm (UTC)(sometimes googling is like being a kid again: how do you look up the spelling of a word you don't know how to spell? or in this case, how do you google for terms when you don't know the right terms?)
But scalp care is important - that will make or break any hairstyle.
That seems to be the major underlying factor, and the detail that would get the most attention in the character's -- oh, what an old-fashioned word, but what else to call it? -- toilette. And since the story isn't modern but is set in a loose analogue of the past, I figured obviously modern methods might be too anachronistic, but the Sister Kayla's Natty Locks sounds like something that'd be believable as non-modern (that is, doesn't require stuff like petrolatum, advanced chemistry degree, etc). That, and anything that's a mix of shea butter, lanolin and lavender probably smells heavenly and is way good for scalp and hair.
Plus, informative links! Awesome! thank you!