natural hair
Chemical-free curl pattern
Natural hair refers to Black hair that hasn't been chemically straightened or altered from its natural texture—whether worn in coils, curls, locs, twists, or afros.
The term emerged from a cultural movement rejecting Eurocentric beauty standards and embracing African hair textures: She's been on her natural hair journey for three years.
The natural hair community shares styling techniques and product recommendations.
- curlsSpiraling hair sections
- coilsConnected loops of material
- finger coilsHair wrapped into spirals
- textureSurface tactile quality
- kinkyTightly coiled or unconventional
afro · big chop · twist · twist out · braid · shrinkage · moisture · scalp · roots · edges · frizz · kink · protective · protective style · wash day · wash and go · deep condition · detangle
- natural/raw thingswilderness, raw materials, wild animals, untouched land, virgin forest
- Black CultureNAACP, HBCUs, Black churches, civil rights movement, Harlem Renaissance
- hair termsbangs, fringe, pixie, bob, layers
- hairstylesbob, bun, braids, updo, braid
- hair typescurly, straight, wavy, coiled, kinky
- Rasta Fashionrasta colors, rasta hat, dreadlocks, tam, hemp clothing
natural hairsynthetic hair
Man-made fiber resembling locks
wig · weave · hair extensions · hairpiece · toupee
natural, hair, nature, natured, naturally, unnatural, naturalism, naturalist, naturalistic