▁Jan elle ▁Mon á e ▁and ▁Sol ange ▁Know les ▁have ▁played ▁with ▁natural ▁hair ▁looks . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁period , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁natural - h air ▁support ▁groups ▁has ▁increased . ▁" I ▁see ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁have ▁started ▁to ▁accept ▁themselves ▁and ▁their ▁hair ". ▁" They ' re ▁encourag ing ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁start ▁accepting ▁themselves . ▁This ▁is ▁entirely ▁new ", ▁according ▁to ▁Terry ▁Sh ros ph ire ▁in ▁the ▁article ▁" Black ▁H air ▁Rel ax er ▁Sales ▁are ▁Sl ump ing ▁Because ▁Of ▁This ". ▁Research ▁has ▁shown ▁that ▁relax er ▁sales ▁dropped ▁from ▁$ 2 0 6 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁$ 1 5 6 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁sales ▁of ▁products ▁for ▁sty ling ▁natural ▁hair ▁continued ▁to ▁rise . ▁Chris ▁Rock ' s ▁document ary ▁Good ▁H air ▁has ▁shown ▁what ▁many ▁women ▁go ▁through ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁" Europe an ▁standard " ▁of ▁hair . ▁" We aves ▁that ▁cost ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars ▁and ▁relax ers ▁that ▁take ▁way ▁too ▁much ▁time . ▁Black ▁woman ▁has ▁finally ▁decided ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁simply ▁too ▁much ", ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁document ary . ▁ ▁Modern ▁per ception s ▁and ▁controvers ies ▁▁ ▁Black ▁ha irst yles ▁have ▁been ▁util ized ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁identity ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁community . ▁Though ▁this ▁expression ▁of ▁identity ▁has ▁been ▁joy ful ▁for ▁the ▁community , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁celebrated ▁as ▁much