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The afro is a hair style created by combing out natural growth of afro-textured hair, or specifically styled with chemical curling products by individuals with naturally curly or straight hair. [1] [2] The hairstyle can be created by combing the hair away from the scalp, dispersing a distinctive curl pattern, and forming the hair into a rounded ...
African-American hair comes in a range of textures, but the most common hair type is curly with lots of volume. [5] This curly quality is the product of the shape of the hair follicles. [5] More circular-shaped follicles cause hair to grow straighter, while more curly hair is caused by more elongated, oval-shaped hair follicles. [5]
Discrimination. Discrimination based on hair texture, also known as textureism, is a form of social injustice, where afro-textured hair or coarse hair types, and their associated hair styles, are viewed negatively, often perceived as "unprofessional", "unattractive", or "unclean". [ 1][ 2][ 3] This view can lead, for example, to some school ...
Black hair. Black hair is the darkest and most common of all human hair colors globally, due to large populations with this trait. This hair type contains a much more dense quantity of eumelanin pigmentation in comparison to other hair colors, such as brown, blonde and red. [ 1] In English, various types of black hair are sometimes described as ...
Cornrows (sometimes called canerows) are a style of traditionally three-strand braids, originating in Africa, [ 1][ 2][ 3] in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they can also be styled ...
A Japanese hairstyle that consists of long straight hair that reaches at least below the shoulder blades with part of it cut to about shoulder-length and a fringe (bangs) that reaches the eyebrows. Jewfro: A Jewish variant of the 'Afro' hairstyle. Jheri curl: Hair that is curly and kept moist (or at least a wet-look maintained) by a Jheri curl ...
Rattail (hairstyle) A rattail is a hair style that is characterized by a long "tail"-like element of hair growing downward from the back of the head. The rattail usually hangs naturally; however, it can be braided, treated as a dread, permed, straightened, poofed, or curled with an iron. In some instances, an individual might choose to grow ...
360 wave process hair waves. Waves are a hairstyle for curly hair in which the curls are brushed and/or combed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern. The hairstyle is achieved with a short-cropped haircut on top and frequent brushing and/or combing of the curls (which trains the curls to flatten out), as well as wearing a durag. [ 1]