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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]
Cornrows (also called canerows) are a style of three-strand braids in which the hair is braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to make a continuous, raised row. [1] Cornrows are often done in simple, straight lines, as the term implies, but they can also be styled in elaborate geometric or curvilinear designs.
The Caesar cut is a men's hairstyle that is cut to a regular fade with the bangs or fringe left longer than the top length. Chonmage: A variation on the traditional topknot and tonsure of samurai in Feudal Japan, today worn by sumo wrestlers. Unlike the samurai tonsure, the top of the head is never shaved for this hairstyle. Comb over
Papuan women with kinky hair. Kinky hair is a uniquely human characteristic, as most mammals have straight hair, including the earliest hominids. [11] Robbins (2012) suggests that kinky hair may have initially evolved because of an adaptive need amongst humans' early hominid ancestors for protection against the intense UV radiation of the sun in Africa.
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 ...
Hip-hop artist and actor Ice Cube wearing a Jheri curl hairstyle, 1987. The Jheri curl (often spelled Jerry curl or Jeri Curl) is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among Black Americans during the 1980s and early 1990s.
"As a Black woman on a national science show, I intentionally wear braids and my curly Afro to normalize Black hair in stem. In this pic, I'm wearing cornrows to study plants being sent to space ...
This protective soft loc style is created by "wrapping hair around the natural hair or crocheting pre-made soft locs into cornrows." [123] In the diaspora, Black men and women wear different styles of dreadlocks. Each style requires a different method of care.