Bee-Dee-Bees

"Girl You Need to Clean Up That Kitchen."

Unfortunately, I heard this before as a kid. I wore a lot of ponytails. They broke my hair of around the hairline on the back of my head. My sweat, the water from the shower, and the humidity outdoors, would hit the newly created shorter hairs and cause them to curl up and create my kitchen.

I was never embarrassed about my kitchen until someone would make a comment about it. Then, whenever I got home, I would try to slick it down with as much Jam (a red pomade that smelled like candy) as I could. The Jam would only work for a few minutes, and then I would just be stuck with a gooey neck.. However over the years, I have come up with some ways to minimize a kitchen’s exposure.

1. Wear your hair down. Your kitchen will not get any attention if you cover it with other hair from your head.

2. Straighten your kitchen out. If you are going to wear a ponytail, straighten those curlies on the back of your neck with a flat iron or pressing comb.

3. Wear a low ponytail instead of a high one. If you wear a ponytail closer to your hairline, then you can catch some of those “baby hairs” in the ponytail holder. However be careful not to pull them to tightly.

4. Slick the kitchen down with a gel or pomade. Then, tightly wrap your head with a scarf, making sure that you are pressing down the kitchen with the flat part of the scarf. Keep the scarf on your head for about 30 minutes.

5. Cut it off with clippers. I personally do not recommend this method because when you decide to grow the hair back, you will still end up with a kitchen, and having to do one of the previously mentioned techniques anyway.

Stacy L. Davis, sgrahamhunt@gmail.com