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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

🇮🇳 IndiaKesh The Sikh practice of keeping hair uncut as a religious observance.Natural · 1699

🇸🇩 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

🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreBox braids Square-parted protective braids with synthetic extensions.Braid · Coily and kinky hair · 1990

WorldMarcelling A heat-styled curl technique from the 1870s.Curls · Any hair · 1872

WorldAfro puffs Two rounded sections of coiled hair worn on the head.Natural · Coily and kinky hair

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreHair twists Two-strand rope style for coily hair texturesLocs · Coily and kinky hair

Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrican hair threading A traditional sub-Saharan African technique using thread to wrap and braid natural hair.Braid · Any hair

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHair extensions Cosmetic additions of human or synthetic hair attached to natural hair for length and volume.Styled · Any hair · 1950

🇺🇸 United StatesShape-up A sharp, straight trim along the natural hairline.Shaved · Coily and kinky hair · 1980 WorldCrochet braids A protective hairstyle using a latch hook to attach synthetic hair to cornrows.Braid · Any hair

🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSurfer hair Tousled, sun-bleached locks from the sea.Styled · Wavy hair · 1950 🇰🇷 South KoreaHush cut A soft, layered haircut from South Korea designed for natural movement and easy styling.Cut · Straight hair · 2023 WorldTaper A haircut that gradually shortens hair length from the top down to the sides and back.Cut · Any hair 🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United StatesPassion twists A protective two-strand twist style using wavy extensions for a soft, boho look.Braid · Curly hair · 2018 🇺🇸 United StatesBig chop Cutting off chemically treated hair to start natural growthCut · Coily and kinky hair WorldFinger coils A natural hair style created by twisting strands around fingers to form defined spirals.Styled · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United StatesKnotless braids A protective braiding style that feeds in hair to reduce scalp tension.Braid · Coily and kinky hair · 2010 🇺🇸 United StatesLemonade braids Side-swept cornrows popularised by Beyoncé in 2016Braid · Coily and kinky hair · 2016 🇦🇹 AustriaGoddess braids Thick, raised cornrows with added volume and curls.Braid · Coily and kinky 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 🇺🇸 United StatesButterfly locs A lightweight protective style featuring synthetic hair wrapped to create a distressed, looped texture.Styled · Any hair · 2021 🇺🇸 United StatesSisterlocks Tiny, uniform locs for versatile natural styling.Locs · Coily and kinky hair · 1991 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.

Shape-up: Stella8358, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Dreadlocks: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, source
Afro puffs: stevendepolo, CC BY 2.0, source
Afro: Jason Melcher, CC BY 2.0, source
Box braids: Randen Pederson, CC BY 2.0, source
Hair extensions: Eunicehair, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Surfer hair: Rachel Amarette, CC BY 2.0, source
Kesh: Carl W. Damman, Public domain, source
Polish plait: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl, source
Marcelling: The Bridgeport times and evening farmer, Public domain, source
Natural hair movement: livepict.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hair twists: Vox Efx, CC BY 2.0, source
African hair threading: Judeylive, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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