Why Does Social Distancing Make Everyone Want to Change Their Hair So Drastically?
A couple of weeks ago, after writing a story on how to cut bangs at home , I too considered for a brief moment if I would look good with bangs . . . before snapping out of it. The last time I had bangs, I was 6 years old, and I've never wanted them before in my adult life. (Because quite honestly, I don't think they would look good on me.) This random thought, combined with the multitude of at-home hair transformations that have happened over the past few months, was all I needed to convince me that something about the coronavirus makes people want to change their hair. But what? Candidly, this is a very weird time we're in. Nothing about the current situation is "normal." Over the past few months, businesses have shut down, people have lost their jobs, and we haven't been able to interact with people in person, save for the few people we reside with. During this prolonged work-from-home situation, psychologists and industry experts alike have made a case