Wash Day: Passing on the Legacy, Rituals, and Love of Natural Hair

This book is a celebration of natural Black hair that highlights the powerful connection between mothers and their children during their wash day rituals. Documentary photographer Tomesha Faxio explores the power of “wash day,” a day that Black women dedicate to washing, detangling, conditioning, and styling their natural hair. It goes far beyond hair care—it’s an opportunity for Black women for self-care and passing on this sacred ritual to the next generation.

Wash Day celebrates the bonds between mothers and their children through photographs of their hair-care routines and insightful stories that detail their natural hair journeys. Faxio brings you into the homes of twenty-six different families, illustrating the many ways that these mothers have used wash day to instill love, acceptance, and confidence in their children about wearing their natural hair.

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