Licensed Barbering and Cosmetology schools in California will be required to teach how to care for textured hair to expand inclusion.
SAN DIEGO — California is home to the highest number of cosmetology schools in the country, and now its schools will become more inclusive.
The governor approved a law that requires beauty schools to teach how to care for textured hair, which is considered wavy, curly or coiled hair.
Ruthie Quiachon, better known as “Q the Barber,” said owning The Clipper Game Barbershop on Federal Boulevard and Euclid Avenue is about more than just fades and facial trims.
“I love the community aspect of being a barber,” said Quiachon.
She’s built a community of barbers and clients, and many of them have textured hair.
“There isn’t any program at the schools that say, ‘we’re going to specifically focus on textured hair’,” said Quiachon. “Right now, they’re not getting the …