News The Jheri Curl Turns 40: A Look at the Most Iconic, Insulted and Revered Hair Craze Ever The last time I saw someone wear a Jheri curl with a straight face was in the summer of 2015.

A Jheri curl is a hairstyle that was popular among Black folks during the late 1970s (hitting its peak in the '80s and early '90s), featuring loose curls that are extremely shiny.

The Jheri curl was the ‘it’ hairstyle to have from the 1970s until the early ‘90s. Now, the look is back and better than ever — here’s how to get it.

Cheryl Miller rocked that Jheri curl the right way and has done it all in the world of basketball. She played the game, coached the game and even held the position of general manager of the WNBA's ...

Comer Cottrell, Creator Of The People's Jheri Curl, Dies At 82 : Code Switch Cottrell died last Friday in Plano, Tex. His do-it-yourself product brought more affordable curly hair to the masses.

'The Great Jheri Curl Debate,' developed through the East West Players' Playwrights Group, unpacks how systemic racism can pit two would-be allies against each other and what might be done to form ...

We would get greasy Jheri Curls or Vigorol, which sta-ank! When I was 10, my hair broke off and my mother cut off all my hair. What happened was my mom was going to stop giving us Jheri Curls.

“ REALLY? YOU’RE ROCKING THE JHERI CURL! I’m a fan for life but there is no way I could possibly flip this and make it work, this cat definitely popped open a box of S-Curl and went in ...

Comer Cottrell, a black hair-care entrepreneur who made millions with a cheap kit that brought the glossy celebrity Jheri curl into the homes of average African Americans, has died.

Named for stylist Jheri Redding, the Jheri Curl (and its derivatives) was a two-step permanent process for ethnic hair that resulted in a headful of loose, shiny curls.