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afro-textured
adjective
(alsoAfro-textured)uk /ˈæf.rəʊˌteks.tʃəd/ us /ˈæf.roʊˌteks.tʃɚd/
(of hair) growing in the naturally curly way that is typical of many Black people who come from, or whose families originally came from, sub-Saharan Africa:
Here are five ways to care for your afro-textured hair.
Wearing natural Afro-textured hair can be a physical expression of Black pride.
The Andre Walker Hair Typing System classifies afro-textured hair as "type 4" (the other types of hair are defined as type 1 for straight hair, type 2 for wavy, and type 3 for curly).
With afro-textured hair, each strand of hair grows in a tiny, angle-like helix shape.
Afro-textured hair is still marginalized in too many hair salons.
Afro-textured hair can be more fragile than other hair types.
Like many afro-textured women, I was alienated from my hair as a child and had to learn to love it.
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