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For humans, a haircut or hairstyle normally describes cutting or styling head hair , rather than other body hair such as pubic, facial or underarm hair. Unlike other animals, human beings of many cultures cut their hair, rather than letting it grow naturally. Hair styles are often used to signal cultural, social and ethnic identity. Hair styles in both men and women also vary with fashion.

There is a thriving world market in cut human hair of sufficient length for wig manufacture. In less developed countries, selling one's hair can be a significant source of income - depending on length, thickness and color, wig makers have been known to pay as much as US$40 for a head of hair. In the United States, cut hair of at least 10 inches length may be donated to charity.

1 Groups who do not cut their hair

• NaziriteA Nazarite or Nazirite Nazir in Hebrew, was a Jew who took an ascetic vow described in the Book of Numbers at 6:1-21. The term Nazarite comes from the Hebrew word nazir meaning "consecrated" or "separated". The Nazarite is "holy unto the Lord" ( Numbers 6s
• SikhA Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. The word Sikh is derived from the Sanskrit word shishya which means disciple or student (although this is disputed by some). In the Punjabi language the word Sikh also means tos
• Rastafarians

2 Types of haircuts

• AfroAn afro sometimes shortened to fro is a hairstyle in which the hair poofs out from the head like a cloud. Some people wear their afros quite large, to several times the diameter of the head. It is very difficult to maintain, and requires tight curls and s, curly hair allowed to grow out equally all around, popular with African AmericanAfrican Americans also known as Afro- Americans or black Americans comprise an ethnic group in the United States of America whose dominant ancestry is from Sub-Saharan West Africa. Many African Americans also claim European, Native American, or Asian ances, but worn by others
• Beatle cut , after the fashion of the early BeatlesThe Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, " I Want To Hold Your Hand". The Beatles were one of the most influential music groups of the rock era. Initially they affected the post, long all around, neatly cut, very new to Americans at the time, but not an uncommon British haircut. During the height of Beatlemania Beatle wigs were sold.
• Buzz cutA buzz cut is a type of haircut named for the sound of the electric clippers which are used to shear the hair very closely to the scalp. It is one of the most rapid haircuts possible, usually taking little more than a minute to cut a full head of hair., also called a butch cut, short all over
• Bob, a short cut for women, first popular in the 1920s, considered a sign of a liberated woman.
• Bowl cut or Moe, after the Three Stooges character
• Chonmage, a samurai's topknot. The hair on the top of the head was usually shaved, and the rest of the hair gathered together and tied in a topknot. A modified version is still worn by sumo wrestlers.
• Comb over, combing hair over a bald spot.
• Cornrows, where hair is braided tightly in rows; originally an African hairstyle,
• Crew cut, similar to buzz, originally worn by college rowers in the 1900s to distinguish themselves from football players, who had long hair (to supplement the inadequate helmets of the time)
• DA, for "duck's ass", combed long on sides, parted in back, also called ducktail or southback. The parting in the back caused the hair to stick up, hence the name.

• Devilock, Short in back and on sides, long in front.
• Dreadlocks, where hair is divided into many long plaits. Originally a Rastafarian hairstyle.
• Finger wave, popular in N. America in the 1920s and 1930s
• Flattop , just as it says, when combined with DA, called a Detroit
• High and tight, cut/buzzed very short (or even shaved) on sides and back up to the crown where the hair is left longer, can be a variation of crew cut or flattop
• Jheri curl, A perm that loosens the curls of a black person's hair. Known more for the after-effects of the chemicals used to create the look than the actual style, AKA Jheri Curl Juice
• khokhol/ chochol/ chachol, a Slavic name for a longer tuft of hair left on top or on the front side of the otherwise cleanly shaven or shortly cut man's hair.
• Low and tight , cut/buzzed very short (or even shaved) on sides and back up to a line above the ears but below the crown, hair is left longer above this line
• Mohawk, both sides shaved, buzz cut in the middle. Often used meaning "Mohican"
• Mohican, both sides shaved or buzzed, longer in the middle
• Mullet, short on top, quite long on sides
• Ofuku , worn by apprentice geisha in their final two years of apprenticeship. Similar to the wareshinobu style. Also called a momoware ("split peach") because the bun is split and a red fabric woven in the centre.
• Pompadour, big wave in the front, named for Madame de Pompadour aristocratic fashion leader of pre-Revolutionary France, mistress of Louis XV of France. Elvis Presley had one.
• Ponytail, long hair is tied back from the face
• Side-locks : a hairstyle popular amongst Orthodox Jews where the peyos or side-locks are allowed to grow long, whilst the rest of the hair is cut.
• Tonsure, a haircut where the crown of the head is shaven.
• Undercut, variation of a bowl cut where the sides and back are cut/buzzed very short (or even shaved) so that the longer top hair (partially) covers buzzed hair
• Wareshinobu , a hairstyle worn by geisha. Resembles a large bun and enhanced with a large number of flutters and other decorations.
• Shaven head, or " skinhead", not always, but often, a political statement
• Short back and sides , "boy's haircut"