The logo inspired by the Minstrel Show (A show in which the performers would dress in BLACK FACE OR BLACK MAKE-UP in a program usually of Negro songs, jokes, and impressions) was added for the aggressive marketing strategy of a no non-sense, no prejudgment, no playing, no joking around, no shuck'n & jiving black owned business. The No Grease! logo is a prime example of what was meant for evil was made into good, transforming a negative into a positive.
The name No Grease! derives from the pet peeve that barbers have when servicing clients with grease in their hair; it causes the clippers to jam. Barbers are known to put signs at their stations to communicate to customers that they prefer hair to be shampooed and without grease before receiving a hair cut. The name No Grease! is something that barbers around the world can appreciate and at the same time an easy and catchy name for customers to remember.
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