Sep
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Do You Prefer a Chiskop or Uppercut?
I nearly dropped dead when I stumbled across this research done by the Dermatology researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT). It warns South Africans, particularly men, about the clean-shaved haircut known ekasi as “chiskop” could cost your health. Scary, right? One should consider buying their own hair clippers or try a different haircut maybe.
Uppercut hairstyle could be a safe bet – it’s a cool haircut and even celebrities are rocking it. I doubt it’s for everyone though, unless you want to look like Wesley Snipes in Blade.
Apparently the issue is with the inadequately sterilized barber equipment. The research also found that nearly half of the clippers used in barbershops tested positive for traces of blood. As Mzansi has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world, meaning that people infected with the virus can infect others through clippers. Studies also found that the blades of hair clippers tend to pick up blood from pimples on the scalp, and this and this same blood may infect other clients if it comes from someone with Hepatitis B – a serious but treatable, liver disease. While it mostly clears up on its own, it can lead to liver failure if it becomes chronic.
Eish! We all know, every corner in the township has a container barbershop and it’s really a winning business model. Could the business be affected as customers are encouraged to consider other alternatives? My opinion, not really, chiskop is the cheapest and easiest hairstyle to maintain. Besides, not everyone in the township can afford to own their hair clippers. Quality hair clippers, like the ones barbershops use, are very expensive (close to a grand) and require some maintenance. Are you gonna take the risk? Perhaps we should add this to the “demand list” for the next elections, gents? Ha, jokes.
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According to me chiskop looks good with beared. No beard no chiskop
I had no idea this can affect up to a liver disease. It’s a serious matth
Both hairstyles look clean on man especially when they fresh.
Gents let’s share this article men are in danger
Used to go to this salon, they cut my skin badly and I ended up with infections not where I got cut the skin is not healthy.
Cuts on head can lead to many problems. One problem I experienced is infections.
A uppercut is safe than chiskop because in chiskop there are more skin cuts than there are in uppercut. Uppercut doesn’t even have cuts because the don’t remove all hair.
For those considering buying razor blade it is not easy using it, but just find help from someone to help.
If you always do chiskop at barber and you don’t have enough money to buy your own hair machine I’d advise you get a razor blade. Saves money and chiskop lasts.
Imagine getting infected by virus whilst you know you negative then all sudden you affected just because someone didn’t staralize their machine.