By Jessica Gandy and Daryl James Hair braider Dara Collier knows her craft. She started practicing twists and weaves as a child, until she mastered each look. Customers near Atlanta appreciate her advanced skills, but Georgia regulators will not let her do something more basic: shampooing. Washing clients’ hair outside a state-approved salon without cosmetology credentials is illegal in Georgia. As a self-employed braider, Collier does not need an occupational license to run her business. But that also means she cannot legally cleanse hair—something she would like to do as…

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