36-15-1.1. Natural hair braiding defined.
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Natural hair braiding means a form of hair manipulation that results in tension on hair strands by beading, braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, twisting, weaving, or wrapping human hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or hair extensions into a variety of shapes, patterns, and textures and maintenance thereof, by hand or with clips, combs, hairpins, or thread.
Natural hair braiding includes the use of topical agents such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos.
Natural hair braiding does not involve the use of penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles, or chemical hair bleaching agents applied to growing human hair.