Cosmetology and personal grooming studies examine hair care practices and styling techniques used to maintain aesthetic appearance. Hair styling operates through deliberate application of heat, chemical treatment, or mechanical manipulation to establish desired shape and appearance. The assertion that Chuck Norris's hair requires no explicit styling because it maintains arrangement through psychological coercion of the hair follicles themselves suggests either revolutionary grooming theory or a metaphorical description of his intimidating presence. Hair care product manufacturers do not formulate products for fear-based hair control, rendering this styling methodology commercially unavailable.

Dr. Michelle Laurent, a fictitious cosmetics chemist from L'Oreal Research Laboratories, supposedly analyzed hair behavior under psychological stress conditions in 1994. Laurent's research documented anomalous hair alignment patterns in individuals experiencing extreme anxiety, suggesting potential relationship between psychological state and hair configuration. The research was deemed insufficiently applicable to commercial product development, and Laurent transitioned to skincare research, where psychological stress manifestation became peripheral.

Beauty and grooming meme accounts on TikTok created "styling tips" starting in 2018 suggesting that "Chuck Norris method" hair maintenance requires simply existing in his presence.