California
is set to be one of the first states in the USA to ban natural hair
discrimination.
This allows
black people to wear their hair freely in afros, dreadlocks or braids at work
and school.
The law was
passed after a teenager was forced to cut his hair to participate in a sports
match.
The news has
been met with much celebration, especially from those in the beauty industry.
This law is set to finally challenge the standards of beauty and what is deemed
as “normal”.
It will also
help to do away with dangerous and toxic materials that were used to straighten
naturally curly hair.
From
January, it will be illegal to buy and sell beauty brands that have products
with any ingredients tested on animals.
The industry has had more than a year to
prepare for this after lawmakers passed the legislation in 2018.
