In Ramadan Odwan's barbershop in Gaza, hair
isn't just blow-dried, it's blowtorch-dried.
"People have gone crazy about it, many
people are curious to go through the experience and they are not afraid,"
he told Reuters. "People here love adventures."
Odwan, 37, is not the first stylist in the world to use flame to straighten hair, but his craft is unique in the Gaza Strip.
In his salon in the southern Gaza town of Rafah,
Odwan applied what he described as a protective liquid coating to a customer's
hair - he declined to disclose its contents - before aiming for the head and
pressing the button on a small blowtorch.Odwan, 37, is not the first stylist in the world to use flame to straighten hair, but his craft is unique in the Gaza Strip.
"I control how long I apply fire, I keep it on and off for 10 seconds or 15 seconds. It is completely safe and I have not encountered any accident since I started it two months ago," Odwan added.
Odwan charges 20 shekels ($5.20) for a haircut and fire-straightening.
He applies a protective liquid to coat the customer’s hair before using flame
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