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WorldWaves
A ripple pattern formed by brushing short curly hair flat.Curls · Curly hair · 1900
WorldBeach waves
A loose, tousled wavy hairstyle inspired by the ocean.Styled · Any hair · 2010
🇺🇸 United StatesDurag
Close-fitting head cloth for hair protection and style maintenance.Wrapped · Curly hair · 1960
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm
A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872
WorldMarcelling
A heat-styled curl technique from the 1870s.Curls · Any hair · 1872
🇺🇸 United StatesFinger wave
S-shaped waves set by hand with comb and gelStyled · Straight hair · 1920
WorldHair crimping
A heat or braid technique creating zig-zag waves in long hair.Styled · Straight hair · 1985
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm
Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesLaid edges
A style arranging fine hair at the hairline into flat decorative waves or swirls.Styled · Fine hair · 1990
🇺🇸 United StatesPin curls
Vintage wet-set technique for soft waves and volumeStyled · Straight hair · 1930
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Laid edges: Jean Chassaing, Public domain, source
- Perm: Louis Calvete, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Finger wave: Unknown author Unknown author (Either deceased family member or work f, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hair crimping: 1000heads, CC BY 2.0, source
- Waves: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Marcelling: The Bridgeport times and evening farmer, Public domain, source
- Durag: The original uploader was Calliopejen at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.0, source