There are 4 types of hair (1-4) all with subtypes (a-c). In order to truly understand how to care for your hair and what your hair needs it is important to understand your hair-type and the related elasticity type. For a quick hair type quiz, see below:
1. Does your hair have any type of curl whatsoever? if no then you are either type 1- straight flat hair typical of Asians and Indian womenor 4b- undefined hair that resembles the texture of a cotton ballif yes then proceed2. Is your hair wavy or curly?if wavy then you are type 2 (a,b or c depending on the tightness of the wave) **a being the loosest waves and c being the tighter waves**if curly you are type 3 (a,b or c depending on the tightness of the curl) **a being the loosest curls and c being curls similar to a marker**or type 4a (coils about the size of a crayon/pencil to pensprings).
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This is a great snippet. I would love to hear more though. Based on quick quiz, I am probably a 4b. I have natural hair and one thing that I do know is that water drys it out! So I would love to learn about products to make my hair softer and more manageable given my tight curls.
ReplyDeleteKeisha Sumner mariekms@yahoo.com
Hi Keisha:
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I would suggest what I call water, with a twist....water shouldn't actually dry out your hair but some of us need to add some bam to our water. Pure glycerin and/or coconut oil (not too much of either) added to your water will add moisture and your hair will get both the benefit of the water and the emollient and oil in order to add softness.