Connecticut
New Connecticut law requires hairdressers to learn how to work with textured hair
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A law signed Monday hopes to make the beauty world more inclusive for people of color.
“I mean, the curly, coily hair are also movers and shakers, and they got places to go and people to see, and they want to feel welcome and feel as though there’s a stylist in your salon that is knowledgeable and skilled in their hair texture,” said Shaqueen Valentine, the co-owner of Vanity Studio.
The new law requires hairdressers and barbers to learn how to work with textured hair as part of their training. Wavy, curly and coiled hair falls underneath the definition.