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2. Braid (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   In India, braiding is common in both rural and urban areas. Girls are seen in twin braids especially in schools, though now it is becoming less common. Young girls usually have one long braid. Married women have a bun or a braided bun. [citation needed] Hair braid ornament, India, ca. 1800s. Hair braid ornament, India, ca.1800s.

3. Box braids - Wikipedia

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   Box braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular among African people and the African diaspora. This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions.

4. Artificial hair integrations - Wikipedia

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   Due to various chemicals in the glue, which may cause hair loss and scalp irritation, combined with heat, this method is the most damaging to natural hair. Micro ring (also known as micro-bead or micro loop) hair extensions use small metal rings or beads (usually aluminum) and can sometimes be lined with silicone to attach the extension hair ...

5. Braid - Wikipedia

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   A braid (also referred to as a plait; / p l æ t /) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. [1] The simplest and most common version is a flat, solid, three-stranded structure.

6. Queue (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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   British soldiers and sailors during the 18th century also wore their hair in a queue. While not always braided, the hair was pulled back very tight into a single tail, wrapped around a piece of leather and tied down with a ribbon. The hair was often greased and powdered in a fashion similar to powdered wigs, or tarred in the case of sailors. It ...

7. Hairstyle - Wikipedia

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   Compared to dry hair, wet hair can be easier to manage in a cut/style situation because the added weight and surface tension of the water cause the strands to stretch downward and cling together along the hair's length, holding a line and making it easier for the stylist to create a form. It is important to note that this method of cutting hair ...

8. Dreadlocks - Wikipedia

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   Other reasons people loc their hair are for fashion and to maintain the health of natural hair, also called kinky hair. [109] In the 1960s and 1970s in the United States, the Black Power movement, Black is Beautiful movement, and the natural hair movement inspired many Black Americans to wear their hair natural in afros, braids, and locked ...

9. Ply-split braiding - Wikipedia

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   Ply-split braiding is an ancient art that is practiced for making elaborate camel girths and other animal regalia of hand-spun goat hair, wool or sometimes cotton in northwestern India. The first written description of the technique appeared in 1976 with Virginia Harvey's "Split-Ply Twining". [ 1 ]