crimped hair

Textured with ridges

Crimped hair has a zigzag or wavy texture created by braiding wet hair or using a heated crimping iron.

The style creates uniform ridges running perpendicular to the hair shaft.

Popular in the 1980s and periodically revived: She crimped her hair for the retro party.

Related

kinky · permed · braided · styling · iron · flat iron · heat · hot rollers · 80s · volume · retro · zigzag · pleated · corrugated · scrunched · teased · hairspray · salon

Categories
Opposites
hair texture/pattern

crimped hairstraight hair

Locks without curl or wave

flat hair · silky hair · limp hair

styling effort/manipulation

crimped hairnatural hair

Unchemically treated locks

blowout

Family

crimp, crimps, crimping, crimper, crimpers, hair, hairs, haired, hairy

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G