Liberty spikes

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Liberty spikes refers to a way of styling the hair in long, thick, upright spikes. The style, associated with the punk subculture, is so named because of the resemblance to the spikes on the head of the Statue of Liberty, although the style first arose in the London scene.

In this style, the hair is formed into thick spikes that may radiate outwards in all directions or all point up in the same direction. They are favoured for their durability in extremely long hair. Liberty spikes may be enhanced by the use of hair dyes.

Liberty spikes are also a common way of styling Mohawks. They are usually styled by applying hair gel, spray or glue. Then the hair is blow dried while being held in the direction the wearer wished for the hair to stay. The more spikes there are, the longer it takes. Certain products are created to make sure minimal or no blowdrying is necessary, and with experience, the time needed to spike the hair up is significantly reduced.

the most commmon product used for styling longer mohawks/ spiked hair is by using knox unflavored gelitin.