Pushing open the salon door, I was hit by twinkling lights, floral aromas and the white noise of hair dryers. It was a lot calmer than my usual salon.
And that wasn’t the only difference.
Alongside its menu of conventional hair treatments, the Errol Douglas Hair Salon in Knightsbridge offered a most intriguing service.
A hair ceremony.
Until recently, I’d assumed haircuts were about refreshing your look. But then I read about hair ceremonies, and my mind was blown. Used in various cultures, this ritualistic practice involves cutting or styling the hair in a specific way to mark a life event or transition.
In Ancient China, for example, adolescents partook in a hair-combing ceremony, which signalled they were ready for marriage.
It is also believed the hair can store energy…
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