20 Things Women Remember About Beauty Salons in the 1960s

Step back into the American beauty shops of the 1960s, when a salon visit meant roller sets, hood dryers, teasing, bouffants, beehives, permanent waves, hair spray, and long conversations with a trusted beautician. These 20 memories revisit the sights, sounds, tools, hairstyles, and weekly rituals that made the neighborhood beauty salon such a familiar part of everyday life. From shampoo bowls and setting lotion to wigs, geometric cuts, natural Black hair, and the weekly shampoo-and-set routine, this is a nostalgic look back at the way American women got ready in the 1960s. What do you remember most about the beauty shop? #1960s #beauty #salon #hairstyles #nostalgia #fashion #grooming