What Going to a 1960s American Beauty Salon Was REALLY Like | Boring History for Sleep

Hey guys! We’re now live on Spotify 🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3K57vHe... Thank you so much for your support! ❤️ your support means the world. https://buymeacoffee.com/snoozetorian A visit to a 1960s American beauty salon meant hours beneath roaring hooded dryers, clouds of hairspray, chemical permanent waves, and carefully arranged rollers. These salons were not simply places to get a haircut—they were important social spaces where women exchanged news, followed changing fashions, and prepared themselves to meet the decade’s demanding beauty standards. In this documentary, we explore what going to a 1960s beauty salon was really like, from shampoo sets and teasing to hair coloring, manicures, facials, and the complicated process of creating towering beehives and perfectly sculpted bouffants. Discover how appointments worked, what treatments cost, why many women visited every week, and how beauticians became trusted figures within their communities. We also examine the influence of Hollywood, fashion magazines, the civil rights movement, and the growing popularity of natural hairstyles near the end of the decade. Resources: Hair Care – Smithsonian National Museum of American History – https://americanhistory.si.edu/collec... Hairdresser and Beauty Shop Culture in America – Library of Congress – https://www.loc.gov/collections/occup... Making Waves: Beauty Salons and the Black Freedom Struggle – Smithsonian National Museum of American History – https://americanhistory.si.edu/explor... The Community Roles of the Barber Shop and Beauty Salon – Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture – https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories... Johnson’s Afro Sheen Blowout Kit for the Natural – Smithsonian National Museum of American History – https://americanhistory.si.edu/collec...