At DevaCurl we recognize that important change is needed within professional beauty education to ensure hairstylists receive inclusive education to better support and serve ALL hair types. Together with the Professional Beauty Association and other professional industry leaders we created the Texture Education Collective™ to advocate for much needed change.
We envision an inclusive professional hair industry for all, from behind the chair and beyond. We want to pave the way for all consumers to feel welcomed, valued, understood, and seen when getting serviced by hairstylists, while upholding the highest standards in health and safety.
Did you know an estimated 65% of the global population have wavy, curly or coily hair? Yet education and experience with textured hair is not required to pass most state licensing exams. Sign the petition today to make change in your state.
We are proud to share that in Nov 2023, New York State passed a bill requiring Cosmetology State Board licensing to include training, education and testing on all hair types and textures. This monumental moment for inclusive beauty in New York has been championed by The Professional Beauty Association in conjunction with its Texture Education Collective.
The Texture Education Collective™ (TEC) is an alliance of professional hair industry leaders working together to influence cosmetology state board licensing requirements and curriculums to be inclusive of all hair textures and all hair types. We envision an inclusive professional hair industry for all, from behind the chair and beyond. “Textured hair” means hair that is coiled, curly, or wavy. The requirements shall include training on: working with hair with various curl, coils and wave patterns; hair strand thickness; and volumes of hair.
We are proud to be a part of the founding team, which also includes Aveda, L’Oréal Professional Products Division USA, and Neil.
The mission of the TEC is to ensure all hairstylists are equipped with the tools to be able to service all clients and all textures. By including texture curriculum in cosmetology schools, a salon environment is created where all consumers feel welcomed, valued, understood, and seen when getting serviced by hairstylists while also upholding the highest standards in health and safety.
Sign the petition to help bring the textured hair movement to every state across the U.S. and require textured hair as a cosmetology licensing standard. By equipping cosmetology students with an education inclusive of textured hair types, they can expand their client reach and work in any salon, with any client.
Anyone can sign the petition, you do not need to be a professional stylist or in cosmetology school. Please take a minute to support the petition and share with friends and family. Sign the Petition to include Textured Hair in Cosmetology Testing Standards!
The goal is to pass legislation in all 50 states and mandate every state to include textured hair standards as part of their cosmetology licensing requirements. While this will take time, the more voices supporting this movement, the faster we will be able to accomplish this goal and create a new standard of textured hair education. Sign the petition now and include your email to stay up to date on the latest news Sign the Petition to include Textured Hair in Cosmetology Testing Standards!
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