B'LAAN WOMEN LONG HAIR......LEBON TAHA WAK IN B'LAAN LANGUAGE

B'LAAN WOMEN OF PULA BATO SAYS, HAVING A LONG HAIR MEANS BEAUTIFUL.......Most of them, have never cut their hair ever since they were born. Long hair is a hair style where the hair is allowed to grow to considerable length. Women in culture remained with longer style, which for them, showed freedom, simple, respect, health and sign of Filipina woman.......In the past, Highland B'laan elder women, coconut or alfo was very important fruit for them. While bathing in creek, the elder woman chewed coconut fruit to produced coconut milk and apply in the scalp to the hair, and let the hair set for a few minutes and rinse it off. They are using coconut milk as shampoo to makes the hair relieve and for hair growth and beautiful hair comes from the scalp after all. For them, long hair is something valuable and is something beautiful for many reason in society and as part of their identities among women. They took care of their hair very vigorously, to the point they saw their hair as an ornament to be taking care of, and they had a beaded comb to groomed themselves. To them, long hair is what makes them true women.......New generation,

some children and youth B'laans, influence others of cutting their hair in short. They believe that woman should be able to choose who she is, and wants to be......Some used shampoos to repair damage and hair growth, makes their hair strong, shinny, and all day beautiful long hair. I appreciates B'laan women, they remained beautiful with longer hair style....... PHOTO POSTED ...... MY OIL PAINTING COLLECTIONS...B'LAAN WOMEN.....