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African-American hair or Black hair refers to hair types, textures, and styles that are linked to African-American culture, often drawing inspiration from African hair culture. It plays a major role in the identity and politics of Black culture in the United States and across the diaspora. [1] African-American hair often has a kinky hairy ...
Curl Elixir Hair Primer. Helmed by Hannah Diop and co-owned by Insecure and Rap Sh!t creator Issa Rae, Sienna Naturals aims to create clean, plant-forward formulas for curly hair. Sienna Naturals ...
Jheri curl. The Jheri curl (often spelled Jerry curl or Jeri Curl) is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among African Americans during the 1980s and early 1990s. Invented by the hairdresser Jheri Redding, [1] the Jheri curl gives the wearer a glossy, loosely curled look. It was touted as a "wash and wear" style that was easier to care ...
Conk. The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to the early-to-mid 1960s. [1] This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene, an initially homemade hair straightener gel made from the extremely corrosive chemical lye which was ...
Greying of hair is the partial or complete process of a hair becoming grey or white. It is also known as canities or achromotrichia. The word "canities" is derived from the Latin word cānitiēs for "gray hair, old age". Overview. Changes in hair color typically occur naturally as people age, eventually turning the hair grey and then white.
Dreadlocks. Cree chief Pitikwahanapiwiyin with locked hair, 1885. Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a hairstyle made of rope-like strands of hair. This is done by not combing the hair and allowing it to mat naturally or by twisting it manually. Over time, the hair will form tight braids or ringlets.
Natural hair movement. The natural hair movement is a movement which aims to encourage people of African descent to embrace their natural, afro-textured hair; especially in the workplace. It originated in the United States during the 1960s, and resurged in popularity in the 2000s. [1] [2]
A full beard that features a goatee, full mustache and horizontal chinstrap with all hairs on the upper cheeks and sideburns removed. [13] Ned Kelly beard. A beard with the length of more than 20 cm. A Ned Kelly beard is a style of facial hair named after 19th-century Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly .