The hidden costs of hair braiding

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🗓️ 3 April 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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This week, we're revisiting an exploration of hair braiding gone wrong. Online, women looking to get box braids have gone viral with their complaints about confusing pricing structures, minimal care, and poor customer service. Brittany Luse chats with public historian and YouTuber Jouelzy to get an overview of the tension. Then, Jessica Poitras, legislative counsel for the Institute of Justice, joins the show to talk about the legal roadblocks many hair braiders face in setting up their businesses. And later, Brittany is joined by stylist Tyré Rimple to discuss the hidden costs behind braiding. This segment first aired last summer.

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0:17.0	Hello hello. I'm Brittany Loose and you're listening to
0:22.0	it's been a minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in the parks are filling back up with people again and your favorite
0:45.9	floral shirt is starting to look perfect for brunch tomorrow. It's springtime.
0:53.0	Your long-awaited spring break is next week,
0:55.0	and the last thing you need to do
0:58.0	is get your hair braided.
1:00.0	So you open up Instagram, search the hashtag for the style you want, and enter the world of the
1:05.6	Instagram stylist.
1:09.0	If you're a black girl who has tried to get her hair done in the past two or three years,
1:12.3	you may have been a victim of
1:15.8	unprofessionalism that's going on with stylists these days.
1:19.2	The IG stylists is a digital shorthand for social media savvy hairstylists who specialize in all the latest hair trends.
1:27.0	Lace wigs, silk presses, human hair clippins, lock extensions, you name it, somebody on Instagram does it. But out of all the styles,
1:37.6	box braids have become one of the most consistent points of tension between stylists and clients.
1:45.0	There are countless videos, Tik-Tocks, and threads
1:47.8	of clients who are fed up with what they feel
1:50.8	is a complete lack of customer service.
1:53.3	There's the booking rules.
1:54.7	I just called the Pennsylvania Cosmetology Board
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