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The history and use of hair sticks.

By: Dressy Tresses

Hair sticks have been used by women for centuries as an easy method of adorning and holding up a hair style. Old paintings in China and Japan show women with elaborate hair styles held in place with hair sticks. Geisha women used both hair sticks and elaborate hair combs embellished with flowers and beads to adorn their hair. A young woman had to grow her hair long before being allowed to apprentice as a geisha. She had to grow her hair extra long so that it could be shaped into the elaborate traditional style of a maiko (apprentice geisha).

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In France hair sticks were used among the upper class women in the court of Louis XIV. Elaborate powdered wigs made of human hair were embellished with fancy sticks and other unique hair accessories that a woman could think of to add height to the hair style. Hand made birds nests were a popular hair adornment at court. During the height of the roaring 20's hair sticks made a come back into Western society when all things oriental were all the rage.

Hair sticks are used for holding up a hair style or for adornment purposes. Ponytails that are twisted into a knot are the easiest way to use hair sticks. Many hair stick users like to hold up a French Braided style for a tidy and professional look. Hair forks are simply double pronged versions of hair sticks that work well for holding up a chignon as well as a bun style. Whether the hair stick is a single long stick or a double prong fork they both work well for achieving elaborate and simple updos.

Hair sticks can be made of metal, wood, plastic, bone or bamboo. Beginner hair stick users may find 6" long stick the best choice. Once you find hair sticks easy to use the short sticks make for great and pretty hair styles with a more concealed stick part showing off the elaborate or simple tops. Porcupine quills also make easy, affordable and natural hair sticks. Prices for sticks should range from $3.00 for plastic made ones to $45.00 for more elaborate pairs.

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