What's your hair type?

i'm not sure what mine is do you?
post pics of your hair for reference!

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Permalink Reply by Genoa on April 21, 2010 at 5:41pm

I'm a 3b and 3c

Permalink Reply by Starla on April 22, 2010 at 12:13am

I'm mostly 4b : )

Permalink Reply by Fashionfreak on April 23, 2010 at 4:05pm

ok so i went to a professional and he says i'm a 4a :)

Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on April 24, 2010 at 10:57pm

4c with a bit of 4b. Could have sworn I posted that a couple hours ago.

Permalink Reply by Fashionfreak on April 25, 2010 at 11:32am

Is there really such thing as 4c? What exactly is it no curl pattern at all? I'm curious!

Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on April 25, 2010 at 4:22pm

Yep. No pattern at all is just fluff or a bunch of scribble. Some people have a wiry "L" shape. Until I read about 4c I had no idea what type my hair was. 4b was too defined to be my hair type.
4c is Macy Gray at the end, there. http://www.curls.biz/curly-hair-type-guide.html
http://www.curlyhairsalon.com/hairtypes.html
4c is mentioned at the bottom of this page: http://blog.treasuredlocks.com/2008/07/14/what-is-my-hair-type-2/

I've read it's just a suggested type but not all of us can use a Denman brush or any brush like it without causing some serious breakage.

http://curlyluv.blogspot.com/2009/05/5ab-and-c-new-hair-type-classi...
Apparently there's also 5a-5c, too. 4c is a little like 5a-5c. Like the above blog says my hair will dry out in minutes no matter what I do, it will never shine no matter how long I deep condition or how much gel I apply, etc. And product as thick as butter is the only stuff that works for me. I *just* figured that one out.

I'm so glad there's more classifications because with the great variation in texture among black people alone there just has to be more than 4a and 4b at the end of the spectrum.

Permalink Reply by Fashionfreak on May 1, 2010 at 11:30pm

oh wow thanks for that i had no idea. come to think of it, i do notice some people don't have curl patterns at all not even when it's wet. mine is pretty curly unless i blow dry it or something to make it look kinkier that's what i usually do.

u know the funny thing i notice about naturals though? alot of em try to put themselves in the 4a or 4b category when they aren't. it isn't a bad thing to be a natural without curl everyone is different. but i think everyone praises the naturals 4a and below and fails to pay much attention to the others kind of like favoritism which is SO silly to me. i visited a natural hair site recently and the forums beyond 4a was a ghost town. i think some people refuse to believe they don't have a curl pattern so they try to force themselves to believe they do or use methods curlier girls use to try to achieve their looks. it's sad to know there is biased going on the natural community. i wish there was more emphasis on styles for 4c/5a/5b but it seems as though it's like the most 'forbidden' or 'dreaded' texture cuz ain't no one talking about it! sigh.

Mlle d. Sade said:

Yep. No pattern at all is just fluff or a bunch of scribble. Some people have a wiry "L" shape. Until I read about 4c I had no idea what type my hair was. 4b was too defined to be my hair type.
4c is Macy Gray at the end, there. http://www.curls.biz/curly-hair-type-guide.html http://www.curlyhairsalon.com/hairtypes.html 4c is mentioned at the bottom of this page: http://blog.treasuredlocks.com/2008/07/14/what-is-my-hair-type-2/
I've read it's just a suggested type but not all of us can use a Denman brush or any brush like it without causing some serious breakage.

http://curlyluv.blogspot.com/2009/05/5ab-and-c-new-hair-type-classi...
Apparently there's also 5a-5c, too. 4c is a little like 5a-5c. Like the above blog says my hair will dry out in minutes no matter what I do, it will never shine no matter how long I deep condition or how much gel I apply, etc. And product as thick as butter is the only stuff that works for me. I *just* figured that one out.

I'm so glad there's more classifications because with the great variation in texture among black people alone there just has to be more than 4a and 4b at the end of the spectrum.

Permalink Reply by Madamoiselle De Sade on May 2, 2010 at 7:20pm

It is the dreaded "nappy" texture.

Permalink Reply by Kaila Davis on May 31, 2010 at 8:37pm

I'm 4a or b; idk I just kno I have Coffee stirrer nd pen spring sized coils. My hair is basically a bunch of springs even with my locs if u pulled it nd let go it would fly, lol

Permalink Reply by JamadianUK on June 26, 2010 at 8:11am

3b-4a. Depends on the city and water,I live in the UK. Living in London my hair was 4b and coarse,now up in the Midlands it's 3b6-8 and soft as hell. I don't know which is better. But when it's longer like below shoulder length my hair gets really afro, and buz cut length it's loose almost stright. Weird I know.

Permalink Reply by Princess Jasmine on August 12, 2010 at 11:24am

I have no idea what my hair texture is, I just say I'm a Type 4.

I also have about three different types of hair on my head, I have hair strands that are black, strong and coarse, I want to say those hairs are the ones that knot up the most, Then I have dark brown/black hairs that are thinner and have more curl, and then I have some brown hairs that are the thinnest, I'm not sure what type these are because when I have pulled one or two out, it stretches and stays stretched.

So usually I just take care of my hair as one texture instead of worrying about all three, you can never go wrong with just moisture and light oils...

Permalink Reply by Sigh Sidhe on August 13, 2010 at 9:24pm