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Knotless Braids: A variation of box braids, starting with natural hair and gradually adding extensions, reducing scalp tension.Knotless braids do not include the knots. Crochet braids : Extensions are crocheted into cornrowed natural hair, offering a variety of styling options.
Braids are considered a protective styling on African curly hair as they allow for easy and restorative growth; braids pulled too tightly or worn for longer lengths of time and on different hair types can cause a type of hair loss known as traction alopecia. [13]
The custom of the Athenians was different. They wore their hair long in childhood, and cut it off when they reached the age of puberty. The cutting off of the hair, which was always done when a boy became an ephebus, was a solemn act, attended with religious ceremonies.
In the newer regulations, "twists, cornrows and braids can be up to 1 ⁄ 2 inch [13 mm] in diameter. The previous maximum was a diameter of approximately 1 ⁄ 4 inch [6 mm]". [11] This gives more opportunity to wear protective styles. Box braids can be worn by members of the US Army as long as they show no more than 3 ⁄ 8 of the scalp. The ...
Han Chinese did not object to wearing the queue braid on the back of the head as they traditionally wore all their hair long, but fiercely objected to shaving the forehead so the Qing government exclusively focused on forcing people to shave the forehead rather than wear the braid.
A woman with long pigtails and braids.. In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail (or twin tail or twintail) shows considerable variation.The term may refer to a single braid, but is more frequently used in the plural ("pigtails") to refer to twin braids on opposite sides of the head.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, use of the term mullet to describe this hairstyle was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys", [1] who used "mullet" and "mullet head" as epithets in their 1994 song "Mullet Head", combining it with a description of the haircut: "number one on the side and don't touch the back, number six on the top ...
[78] [79] Children born with dreadlocks are viewed as special. However, adults with dreadlocks are viewed negatively. Yoruba Dada children's dreadlocks are shaved at a river, and their hair is grown back "tamed" and have a hairstyle that conforms to societal standards. The child continues to be recognized as mysterious and special. [80]