I wish he were - it's a congregational practice that I'm familiar with in a couple of CoCs as well. Perhaps "policy" is too strong a word, though. Maybe that's what you're reacting to?
I'm speaking from personal, life-long, multi-generational experience, a member of the church of Christ all my life, as were my parents and grandparents.
I can guarantee you that none of us gals, and none of the multitude of female Christian friends I've had as a member of seven different congregations in three states, has any problem whatsoever piling on the makeup.
There are pentecostal groups that frown upon such adornments (and cutting women's hair), but the mainstream churches of Christ are not among them.
If this is something you've encountered, it's probably just a local thing. As stated in the article that began this thread, the churches of Christ really don't have any central authority other than scripture, so local customs certainly vary.
the are several 'varieties' of Church of Christ. One needs to be careful to distinguixh them when making observations about them.