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JheriCurl

By Sonja Mack | Published July 28, 2010 | Full size is 500 × 320 pixels

In 1977, the Jheri-mack curl emerges as new hairstyle trend in California. The ultra-moist curly perm grows in popularity through the nation and becomes prominent during the 1980s. As a result, it catapulted a number of black haircare companies to BE 100s status. (Image: 80s actor Stoney Jackson sporting a Jheri Curl)

In 1977, the Jheri-mack curl emerges as new hairstyle trend in California. The ultra-moist curly…