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207 hairstyles so far, best known first. 4 more are on the list to be written.

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🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreNatural hair movement A social and cultural campaign for wearing textured hair without chemical straightening.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960

🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970

🇺🇸 United StatesAfro A rounded style of combed-out natural hair.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960

🇵🇱 Poland and 1 morePolish plait A matted hair formation viewed as both a medical condition and a folk amulet in Eastern Europe.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1600

🇺🇸 United StatesConk Chemically straightened hair popular with African-American men mid-20th century.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920

🇺🇸 United StatesHi-top fade Tall flat top with shaved sides from hip hop cultureCut · Coily and kinky hair · 1984

🇺🇸 United StatesShape-up A sharp, straight trim along the natural hairline.Shaved · Coily and kinky hair · 1980 🇺🇸 United StatesSilk press Heat-straightened style for kinky hair without chemicalsStyled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920

🇺🇸 United StatesProtective hairstyle Styles that tuck hair away to reduce breakage and environmental damage.Braid · Coily and kinky hair

WorldHair straightening A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950 WorldFinger coils A natural hair style created by twisting strands around fingers to form defined spirals.Styled · Curly hair 🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSenegalese twists Smooth two-strand protective style using synthetic hair.Locs · Any hair · 1984 🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair WorldWash and go A low-manipulation style that enhances natural curl patterns without heat or extensions.Styled · Curly hair

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Protective hairstyle: Bluenile Photography c/o A. Smith, CC BY 2.0, source
Shape-up: Stella8358, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Dreadlocks: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, source
Hair straightening: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Afro: Jason Melcher, CC BY 2.0, source
Hi-top fade: Kct02, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Polish plait: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, source
Natural hair movement: livepict.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Conk: NBC Television, Public domain, source

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