The unfortunate encounter between Will Smith and Chris Rock during the 94th Oscar Awards for a joke about Jada Pinkett's physical appearance Smith, put on the table a little-treated subject. It is about alopecia and other hair problems that many women around the world suffer beyond the controversial actress, as she has not been the only one famous to speak publicly about her condition.
It was in 2018 when the American interpreter surprised to confess that she suffers from alopecia areata, a disease that causes hair loss due to an immune system involvement in the hair follicles, usually occurs on the head or face, but can also occur in other parts of the body. The hair of people who have it usually falls out easily, from a few hairs to strands, reaching baldness.
Will Smith's wife publicly shared her condition during her show Red Table Talk, which she usually broadcasts on her Facebook profile. From the space of trust and empathy she created with her mother Adrienne Banfield Norris, and her daughter Willow Smith, she opened her heart to share with her followers what was the difficult moment when she became aware of her suffering.
“I have had problems with hair loss. It was scary when it started, I was in the shower one day and I had locks of hair in my hands and I said, 'I'm going bald'. It was one of those moments in my life where I trembled with fear, even, in my fear I asked myself: 'Why are you so afraid of losing your hair? '” , he declared.
From that day on, the 50-year-old interpreter began her complicated process of change and acceptance; she is currently fighting stereotypes that point out: “women can only have long hair”. As he accepted his condition, he made some decisions about it. First, he wore a turban to cover his head, posed like this at different events, but then chose to simply accept his new image.
However, during her program she also stated that her hair characteristic was an essential part of her life, in her self-esteem: “My hair has always been very important to me, I loved taking care of it. I had a choice of whether or not to have and suddenly I may no longer have a choice.”
The performer of hits such as Positions, Save your tears, Bang Bang, Tank U, Next, among others, has fallen in love with more than one with her signature hairstyle: a high ponytail with straight hair with light waves at the bottom. However, in recent years the looks that she came to wear on catwalks, video clips, and social networks did not reveal her natural hair and the reason was that she had suffered severe damage from the dyes she used.
It all started about 12 years ago, when the singer hit the small screen as Cat in Victorius. One of the main characteristics of her character was her abundant hair of intense red, so the singer had to dye her hair several times with the penetrating color leaving behind her natural chestnut tree. But that wasn't all, it also had to be ironed because it actually has beautiful waves.
Due to so many chemicals, the singer's hair was badly damaged and broke easily, no mask or treatment could repair it, so she could only let it grow and she did so. However, to maintain her hairstyles she chose to use extensions and that is how her iconic hairstyle was born. Fortunately, it only took time for her natural hair to reappear strongly.
“My real hair is badly damaged and it looks very absurd when I don't comb it,” he said. “As boring and annoying as I always seem to see myself with the same look, this hairstyle is the only one that works for me at the moment,” said the actress according to statements recovered by Vogue.
The top model also caused damage to her hair due to her constant changes in look, who in addition to using chemicals, also wore extensions. It was a few years ago that the Englishwoman shared her suffering and confessed that she would look for ways to improve the condition of her hair with the help of special treatments and techniques. However, little by little she lost more and more, until she almost became bald, which is why she made the decision to wear wigs.
Over time, Naomi Campbell accepted her new physical appearance and tried to see it positively through her social networks, where she has even uploaded photos with nothing in her head. On the other hand, she has found how to stay fashionable and show off different hairstyles thanks to her wigs, so she has gone from curly to straight and fringed, this while trying to recover her natural hair.
The actress who has shone on the big screen with her roles in Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean, Anna Karenina, The Enigma Code, The Duchess, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, among many other films, is among the famous ones who have suffered from hair problems. The interpreter gave an interview for InStyle, where she talked about the consequences she was facing in that distant 2016 after subjecting her hair to drastic changes to embody her characters.
As he explained, he managed to modify the appearance of his hair in all possible colors, for that reason, for five years he had to wear wigs with the intention of allowing his hair to grow and heal. He also confessed that his natural look corresponds to reddish waves. After sharing confessing her situation, the actress began to receive hundreds of treatments on her doorstep, as different brands sought her out to help her.
“I received a huge box of things for female baldness and I had no idea what that was all about [...] I was so confused, I wear wigs in movies, a decision that has saved my hair, because on a film set they pound your hair every day and they dye it millions of different colors,” she said to The Cut according to statements retrieved by Vogue.
Jada Pinkett Smith, Ariana Grande, Naomi Campbell and Keira Knightley are some artists who have spoken publicly about their hair problems, some of them confessed that they are consequences of their work, however they love their natural appearance with or without hair.
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