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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 20 MIN

Why Most Stylists Never Learned to Cut Curly Hair

from We Are Spiraling · host Priya Anand

New York state law now requires cosmetology schools to teach students how to work with curly hair. We trace the history of haircutting and ask why it took so long for curly hair to be acknowledged. And we talk to Roxy Reaves, founder of Oakland, California-based Coastal Curl, who pushed Aveda to change how it trains stylists.Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.comFollow Priya on Instagram and TikTokMAYURA waitlist and InstagramFind this show on Instagram and TikTok for bonus clips.

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