Finding Your Hair Type
- Posted on 30 January, 2017
- Hair Care
- By Anonymous
I wanted to take a second and discuss hair type and texture. It's kind of a touchy subject for some and a useful tool for others.. Here are some tips on how to assess your hair type beyond just the letters and numbers. No matter what hair type you are, taking care of your hair starts with understanding your limitations with heat and chemical services. Most importantly loving your hair makes the biggest difference. Smile, you're beautiful. xo
-Ang
Ah, what's up kings and queens and you're watching? Another episode is here for your hair and right now I want to kind of take it back a little bit because I've been referring to hair type, hair texture in my other videos and I've gotten a lot of responses and feedback and questions about figuring out what Your hair type is so today's episode is strictly all about finding your hair type and learning how to assess how to figure that out. So now, when we talk about hair type and texture, the natural hair community has pretty much adopted. Just one method that was created by Andre Walker, who was Oprah hairstylist and in his book that he made he created what is now known as the hair chart or the hair type chart. So before we get into it. I asked you guys what you thought about the hair chart, and here are a few really honest comments that I had on my Instagram page Shawn, Shawn e Redick said I'm not all the way in with it, and it's only because we have a mixture of hair Throughout our head, one side doesn't represent the same curl pattern and naturally sis whereby this and I have to correct my client, her left side, maybe for a and back, maybe for C or whatever just an example that I rather deal with porosity levels to explain how To treat the hair with products, not convinced that I understand their message. James obsession commented. I actually really appreciate the chart because to me it makes it even easier to describe what's going on with my hair and even more so for someone with different textures, I mean, isn't it much easier to say it's 4 cm our crown area before a over here. Rather than sitting there all day trying to explain at least with the chart, a person has a good idea of what I'm talking about all right. So here we have the crackling chart. Now it starts with your one, which is bounced right here, and it goes all the way to your for C, which is pretty much my picture and a lot of people have questions about where's, my hair. I don't understand how to assess this. This is an accurate, you know, whatever the third packing chart is basically meant to just have a frame of reference for what texture you are. So if you obviously have a pro, you know you eye you're, not in the one you're, not in the twos. You are you doing a three so forth right and if you have straight hair you're, not in the trees or the forest, so it just kind of helps. Everybody have a little bit more dialogue now when it comes to being very specific about what your hair texture is. You usually have about three textures on your hair. For me, I'm somewhere between 4a 4b and 4c. I got a little bit of everything going on in this hair, but that's okay. I know what it is. I can have conversations about it. I can easily express what my texture is with someone who isn't a professional and we can have a dialogue. That'S not super technical. Now, there's another hair typing chart, that's like L o. Is it's really complicated? Even for me, I don't get it so. There are other ways to assess the hair outside of this. But what you need to know about this chart is a few things. You can pretty much go from here all the way to here by a few different way, chemically thermally, and if you just damage your hair too much, then to get that straight now. You can also go from over here to over here. If you do, a chemical process called perming. Okay now I know most people think of time to point straight hill. Here it's not a perm is when you permanently curl your hair, so that it has definition and people do that believe it or not. Everybody doesn't always want to go from this way to this way. So if you do do a chemical straightening, your hair will permanently become the a bit of what it is and it won't ever get back to that unless you cut it or you grow it out now the same thing can be said: if you do a thermal Straightening on your hair and take it from somewhere over here now when it comes to thermally straightening your hair from taking it somewhere in here to over here to one. You have to be very careful with the amount of times that you do that and the frequency, and how often you do it, because that could also permanently take your hair here and you won't be able to come back to where your natural texture is. So when you hear about hegemony, it's primarily because someone has straightening their hair expensive time in one fitting and also excessively over a period of time a few months a year, something like that. Usually he devil comes in when you wear extensions or when you just only have textures here in the natural space, and you go from here every week, every two weeks, every day you straighten your hair. Things like that you're going to you're going to permanently have straight hair. Now, how do you go back if you want to go back from here to here? The only way you can really go back is to cut it off. It'S never going to curl back after you have taken the texture away, which is why it's very important to understand what your texture is and what your limitations are. So I will recommend, if you are over in this area, straightening your hair here, maybe a few times a year. If you are going to do it very regularly, try not to put heat on the same section more than two passes in one sitting. Also, don't use oils on your hair when you're straightening it out. I know madam CJ Walker showed us a long time ago. You grease the hair first, you salute the grease on there and then you go with your hot comb or your heated tool and you straighten it out. What'S been doing its frying, the hair so you're going to you're going to permanently pick your hair from here to there and you're going to fry it into permanently stay in this section, and you won't get your texture back now. Another thing that I want to address is how do you assess where your actual texture is versus? You know over time the hair does straight now it does. You know, get looser things like that. You want to pretty much look at the first like two inches of your root, and that is normally going to tell you exactly what your natural hair texture did now, when Andre Walker made his chart, he did include two very important sections. He did not include 3c, which is right here and he did not include 4c and I feel some type of way because I'm an f4 c6 always included. So I get why a lot of people don't like to sharp because they don't feel like it accurately represents their hair texture, it's sign. At the end of the day, someone was mine enough to say hey. We need another two girl patterns in here, because it's a lot of systems does not be an including unit, so they put three C here which is more of your Corley. This is like my hair goes right here I mean it's now gon na happen. For me. Naturally, and that's okay, because I know how to do my hair, but this texture is a really nice texture, because it can straighten a little bit easier and get over here. But then it also still has a lot of that definition and that fullness and that you know big, beautiful, complete spiral, figure, eight kind of curl and now 4c is another section that wasn't included, and you know there's so many women that are in this section and Either don't know it because they permanently relaxed their hair or they straighten their hair on a regular basis or they're, not really sure how tight their curls pattern ooh it's just kind of free to microscopic size, but then you can still be a twirl it in the 4C, my hair is also for a, but I also color it and what the color does is. It also stretches the curl pattern out so once again, going back to any permanent services, any chemical services they're going to move your hair to sure down a few notches to closer to one. So you have to be very, very careful with your color services and your chemical services and your heat services, because if you do want to keep your curl pattern, then you want to make sure you just don't overdo it. Okay, now, what's not included in this chart, are a few other ways that you can type your hair. One way is density. How much hair do you have on your head? I have some clients that have three times the amount of hair at the average person, and I have some clients who, sadly enough don't have the average amount of hair. That'S all goes into density. How much per square inch of hair? Do you have on your head? So you have normal thick or thin, so you can say my hair is a thicker density and ima the ravit or you can say my hair is a thin density and I am a fourteen, so that helps also with explaining what you have another way to talk About your hair is the thickness of the strand, so you have the thickness of the amount of hair you have and then the thickness of each strand of hair. So when you look at one strand of your hair, you can pretty much assess if it's thick thin or normal, based on comparing it to the thickness of a piece of thread. Okay, so if your hair is about the same and feel as a piece of thread, it's pretty normal if it's spinners and a piece of thread, and you would consider it to be fine if it is thicker than the piece of thread, then it's of course, so, Like Asian hair, which is pretty much over here and one or two, is very thick in the texture of the hair, it's very coarse, but it's also straight so you can say I have very coarse hair, but it's in the one series or it's in a 2a And you can also say, but the density is very thick, so these are different ways to really assess the hair is not just about the hair texture necessarily, but it's also about how much hair you have and how thick each strand of your hair is to then Be able to decide what does my hair need? The last thing that you want to think about is porosity. Does your hair absorb moisture or water, or does it repel it usually very coarse, hair, repels moisture it does not hold on to water, so you have to do a lot more work with putting the moisture in which makes it dry and now some hair is very Porous it does collect, moisture really easily and so that hair it does better when it is curly, it does better when it has color on it. It does better when it is naturally dry, because then it absorbs the moisture and it can hold in whatever products implement. It so these are that's the fourth way that you can assess what your hair is doing. So the chart itself is a very easy visual way to analyze. Alright, I'm somewhere around here, you don't have to be exact when you're, comparing what your hair is, but it's good to know so that you can talk about it correctly now. Porosity density texture are also other ways to explain what your hair does so get to know. Those terms as well because they do help when you're communicating what your hair needs and why and it's better for you to know what you need for your hair before you. Let someone else do it, because then you can explain alright, this is what my hair does. I'Ve been living with this hair, all my life, so these are the things that it does, and it just makes me easier conversation woo, okay. That was a lot. I hope you took it in hope. It wasn't too much for you, but what I do want to say and on the good note, is it doesn't matter what your hair texture really? Is it's cool to help you identify how to treat your hair? What you can do, what you can do things like that, but, at the end of the day your hair is beautiful and good hair is not hair of any specific texture. It'S well maintained healthy hair. So as long as you learn how to maintain your hair and do what's right for it, you have good now I mean I know. Sometimes we all get hair in these curls and read some different textures and it's okay. I mean just think of it. Kind of, like you know, if you have big feet or if you'll see, may not be the cutest at the end of the day, you might think about it every once in a while, like hang out with my shoes, smaller or whatever, but once you find a Store that has vom shoes. Yes, would you still don't play it doesn't matter what size you wear right same thing, we're here, just rock it love it and be fine whatever. So, on that note, thanks for watching, I hope you learned a lot. My name is Angela, and I'm here for your hair.
Comments
ruben trexx: Everyone wants curly hair until it's time to deal with it
OBSpurp: Who else’s hair crazy like it’s straight, wavy, and curly all together like different parts of your head
Apple Eater: Curly Hair is nice and all until you have to whip out the comb/brush Or when your aunts are always telling you to give them your hair Or when strangers decide to touch it. Yep. It's definitely perfect
사라*: I got all the 3 types (3a/3b/3c) and it’s a struggle to style. Respect to type 4 ladies rockin’ the the styles!
dont trip: Don't fight a girl with 4c, I been fighting my hair my whole life
Charnelle Boyer: My hair holds tons of water. If I get stuck in a desert, all I need to do is squeeze my hair and I'll have water for days
Mim: My hair is bi-polar and super moody
aya adam: I don’t got curls *I GOT POOF*
wonerdfullymayd4Yoo: As late as I am with seeing this, it was super helpful… even to reiterate things that I’ve learned over the 5 years of being natural. Such a great tool for me to share w/ newcomers as well! Thank you!
a: Mine is somewhere between 1 and 4c.
BrownIsR UNDERRATED&BEAUTIFUL: 9.06 “some clients who sadly enough don’t have the average amount of hair” omg sis there ain’t nothing wrong with having less hair if it’s healthy. Also love the info
April Thompson: This was so helpful. My hair is thick and naturally curly. It’s weird. I don’t quite fall into any definitive spectrum because my dad is Native American. Like 100% Choctaw and my mom is black. It still makes it insane to control my hair so i usually keep it short and wrap it and get it flat ironed. Recently i began just wetting it and letting the natural curls go but without the right products, it wasn’t living its best life. I’ve been watching videos more and idk whyyyyy i hadn’t began this journey sooner. People always say “you have good hair” but like you said, it’s the hair care that makes hair good. I’m on my way to good hair! Thank you!!!❤️
WAN NEF: You have my undivided attention. Then, out of nowhere the chart drops. That was funny;) Thank you Queen for the class. Now, I know my hair type. Much love{wink}
A: Team Type 4 (a-c mixed texture types) AKA The Living Bush/Chia Pet unite! I adore my poof. I named it Fluffy. It’s better now that it’s long (shoulder length) so ladies with this hair type please hold on! Honestly I feel like our hair is uncharted territory and surprisingly easy once you gain length believe me I have a lot of it. The trick is holding on to transitioning styles (box braids are your best friends! No rubber at the roots though!). A Deva Cut helps massively. Look for a stylist that has type 4 hair. In my experience most are in NJ and Maryland. It took a while to accept my textures because they range from 4c in the outer edges to 4b and 4a at random in the middle and at the top it is all 3c- 4a. Since the textures are highly resistant meaning they don’t blend in with each other at all flat twists and any other style is better than wash and go. Wash and go’s look better now that the hair is long but I looked a hot mess before because the shrinkage was extremely uneven everywhere. Still WnG’s are not the best look for this hair I think. If anything it’s the biggest disservice to it, especially if you have a lot of it. My mom said big hair is always coveted and a sign of youth and health. So she always pushed me to embrace it and tell my fellow hairy friends that there’s a reason why the extension and balding industries are in high demand. Spread the love and the positivity. So yeah our hair might not be flowing and smooth, but it has more than enough personality to make anyone unforgettable.
Natalie Rose: This is fascinating and really informative for me! I have naturally thick and curly hair, but I've never really had this frame of reference to understand it. I also agree that I've noticed several types of texture on my head. I see some waves, some loose curls, and even some tighter ringlet looking curls; so this really helps me to understand it better. Thank you, Angela!
God's Treasure: GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THIS. AFTER 30 ODD YEARS, I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE CHART AND KNOW MY HAIR TYPE. VERY WELL EXPLAINED !!
eliza. .skinn: I have permanently crimped my hair by drying my hair in a bun so many times. I used to have type 1 hair, but now i’m more of a 2b. I’m confused, but personally i think this is a good way to curl or wave your hair permanently with out doing significant damage.
SHA COBB: Thank you soooo much this was beyond helpful I didn’t know what my natural texture was or my now texture due to treating my hair over time and this just helped me identify that I’m somewhere between 3a to 3c
Kate Parkes: Wish you could give examples of photos of women who have each type of hair so it would be easier to see where my hair looks like the model instead of trying to figure out by just looking at a graph
Rebecca Carlton: After hearing many people refer to their hair type using this chart and not having a clue what it meant, I now know I have mostly 2c hair. Thanks for the informative video!
KL93_x: I’ve got 3b/3c hair. I used to dislike my curls so much but I’m learning on how to embrace it. It can be hard work but I love it now.
Angela Mastrodonato: This is the first time I have heard of perming as straightening. As a child of the 80s with hair in the 2 group, I remember when women like me religiously permed their hair. Then Nirvana and “grunge” came out, and just like that, women grew their perms out and they haven’t permed their hair since. I’m waiting for some variation of 80s hair to come back. I always thought straightening hair was simply called straightening.
Snow Aiko: Thank you for this on a mission to figure out my sons hair type and what works for him so he doesn’t have to stress it like I did growing up
Paula Settles: I am 68 years old and TODAY I finally understand my hair type. I have struggled my whole life trying to manage my hair. In the 60s, the Afro freed me for the first time! I had an enormous fro and felt hair confidence at last. But corporate America wasn’t into the fro so after college the real struggle began. Perms, relaxers, heat...you name it. And none of it really worked. Anytime the humidity was over 60%, my ‘do’ was history. So I did the big chop and I’ve been here for roughly 40 years. When short, my hair is an acceptable mix of frizz and curl. But it MUST be cut frequently or the old problems return. And now add the more wirey texture of grey hair into the mix. Now I want to try the Wash and Go technique. Based on your EXCELLENT video, I’m thinking I’m 3c, 4a, maybe some 4b, porous and thin in some spots from damage over the years. It’s definitely worth the effort and who knows; my new growth may make me proud! I wish we had historically understood our unique beauty. Thank you so much ! After all, better late than never!
B Rowlandson: In the 70s, my mom used to perm my straight hair into tight curls because it was "easier" to take care of. I remember the smelly, horrible chemical process and hated it (I was like 4-5 years old). In the 80s I had curly haired friends who would literally press their hair with a clothes iron to get straight hair. Today, I say embrace what you've got! All hair types are gorgeous.
Ieke Sweers: Even for me as a 1 2A 2B girl this video was so usefull. And I love learning about all the hairtypes. The front of my hair is a 1, the lower and back sections more a 2. I never knew you could have more hairtypes on one head. Hairstyliste will never listen when I tell them it wont stay straight when they cut it much shorter. I have a very high density, but very fine hair. They will always treat it as coarse hair, so I always end up in a pyramid shaped frizzy mess So nice I have finally learnt how to explain my hair. And now I hope hairstylists will listen
Jae Nadine Clark-Delacruz: I love that my hair is thick and nappy but soft, I change the style according to what it will do and what the weather is. Natural hair products are essential. I rocked an afro in my younger years and set it to make a curly afro. It still needs conditioning. I damaged it with chemicals and cut it off. When I cut it to very short I found my curl pattern is tight and defined. As it grows, I can curl it around a comb. It is the products that keep it moisturized, give it shine and hold. My hairdresser parted my hair, gelled it, curled it around a comb, and put me under a hairdryer, and it was very nice. The problem is that some gel products and some of the creams leave a residue and flake off like dandruff. So, I am geared to oils the nourish the hair and scalp and looking for curl hair products that will help me define my hair as it grows out long and thick. I am trying to prevent the shrinkage especially in the center of the back of my head which must be 4d. I tried to do a wash and moisturize and curly product and go without drying but it shrinks. I did a brazilian blow out this past spring just to release the cur,l. It is ok. It does not have the tight curly rings I was looking for. It does blow out nice and smooth, but it does that with heat anyway. So, I am moving back to the moisturizing, clear curly products, and sitting under a hairdryer during the fall weather, I think. This chart is great, Now I know which products are likely to give me the best results for my curly do.
Sea( Shay )Wallace: I just have a hair salad - everything from 2c to 4a. I just make sure I moisturise and keep the beast happy. Lol
RoseMari: This was really helpful, especially for a girl who's not black/mixed but has naturally curly hair!! My hair definitely ranges from 3c-4a depending on the day! Thank you so much!!
MsBeasley0783: I was with you until you gave the example of greasing coils hair prior to straightening and how that would cause the strands to remain permanently straight. I am here to tell you that My mother would straighten my hair EVERY Saturday and by Wednesday my roots were coiling because I have always been a heavy sweater. Today, at age 56, the same is true. I use to PRAY that my hair would stay straight (as a child). It NEVER happened. Today's "heat protectants" are chemical substances that when combined with heat can cause the natural coils to loosen over time.
The Minimal Messers: I think its interesting that you said that "believe it or not people perm their hair to make it curly." It shows different cultural norms perfectly. As someone who is white I've only ever been around people who perm their hair to make it curly. I had no idea people would perm it to make it straight.
Regal Cameron: Thank you so much. Now I know that my hair is between 3c 4a and is normal and it is thick and holds water. The longer it get the more water it holds and it gets even more thicker. Thank you again. I learned a great deal from your video.
Rai Alemayehu: Girl, I straightened my hair every day for 12 years and it did not change to type 1 or type 2 hair lol yes the curl pattern can change and get looser over time but it is impossible permanently change it to be straight through normal hair straightening. I know bc if it were, I would’ve managed it. I stopped because the humidity would not allow my hair to stay straight no matter how much I straightened it and you can only do so much to fight against nature.
Hee Hee: My hair is a mixture of 1-2b (sometimes 2c depending on if I use a hair dryer) and a lot of frizz.
Jack 0f 4ll Trades: It helps to grow out your hair in order to figure out your hair type. Male here, thought my hair was straight since I always had it short. Let it grow a few inches to see it was wavy. Currently growing it out, it reaches my eyes and curls up now. Also, curls look pretty but they are a b*tch to style
Kathy R Dunn: Hey Angela, good to see you again, and great job on explaining hair type.
OddTarot : I am at a 2c-3a and I want to get it to 4’s. How short do I have to cut my hair, so I can achieve the 4’s look? - Thank you for this education btw ❤️
codi bear: This was so helpful! My hair is between 2a/ 2b/ 2c and also fine strands
Annette Frick: That was very informative! Thank you for helping me understand the hair chart.
Jay Jay: I don't use heat in my hair. I have 4c hair and I recommend plating your hair the night before and tying it down so that your hair stretches. If you really do want a *straight* look though, you can do the same thing and add less heat than you would if you had your natural curls.
Lucy Avarda: I still have no idea what 'hair type"I have. All I know is that this chart is an simplified way of doing what we all seem to enjoy doing "categorising"things. I've been using the same products since I was a child and l have very long healthy hair. Thank the lord my mum never bought into the whitewashing hair relaxers. I'm not going to buy into anything either and just do me. I think you guys should find yourselves also instead of relying on some made up chart by a dude
yvobalcer: I saw your chart, 1 is also classified into 3 parts. My "baby fine" hair is not the same as Asian hair which is classified as 1c. I am 1a in some sections and perhaps 2a and b with a wave in some other sections. Some of my hair cannot hold a curl and other parts are slightly wavy.
IDontKnowWhatMyUsernameShould Be: I’ve completely stopped using any form of heat on my hair now and I leave it to dry on its own without a towel and now my hair is kind of curly but kind of wavy at the same time, probably 2b to 2c where as my hair was just fluffy and super frizzy before
Ludmila Maiolini: I found it amusing when she said that anyone could go from type 1 to 3-4, because my hair is type 1 and it hardly ever holds any curl pattern... I’ve never tried chemical methods though
David Larson: Thank you for the don’t use oil with heat. I try to educate clients,but they insist on enough oil to deep fry potatoes.... madam walker was great for the era, but back then they also used kerosene on the hair...things change and theres soooooo many better products to use today. Had the pleasure of working with Andre and Julia walker in my career.. beautiful people inside and out
Iluvrocket: I’m probably 2c or 3c and have very thick coarse dark brown hair. Needs LOTS of moisture. I bleached the ends and they became very fine, very straight, and prone to tangling. Do you think dark hair is thicker because of the natural color in it, and light hair is fine because of the lack of pigment?
Karen J.: I can not express to you how much i appreciate you doing these videos...Thank you!!!!!!!
LOVE GOD NOT MONEY: BEST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE IN REGARDS TO THE HAIR CHART!!! TO THE POINT, EDUCATIONAL, NOT OVERLY DRAMATIC 13.48 MINUTES FELT LIKE 5. PLEASE TAKE HEED PEOPLE...TOO MUCH TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF OR COMEDY RELIEF CAN BE A TURN OFF FOR THOSE WHO JUST WANT THE FACTS!!! EXCELLENT VIDEO! KEEP UP THE GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
Emily: My hair is gradually getting curlier and curlier, went from 1 to 3b/3a in 3 years. Some parts are now at 3c so I wonder if it'll get even higher
Kim Zimmerman: Loved your presentation it helped me confirm that I do have different curl types on my head (now shoulder length hair) and I also have fine, and coarse hair on my head. Still trying to figure out porosity, is it possible to have low and high porosity on the same head??? I really enjoyed your talk and the message that good hair is well maintained hair, and as an older citizen my hair as gone from 1a to 2c/3a in the last couple of years, something I have been fighting/trying to understand why my hair doesn’t behave as it used to. Now I get it and its fun to see what I can make of the waves I have now and have always been envious of. Thanks for the information.
Sue Spencer: I think I’m a combo of 2c, 3a...it gets really frizzy and breaks really easily. It likes coconut oil...any tips? I think I have thick, course hair, but not a lot♀️
Amari Mimari: This actually really helped me find my hair type! I'm always told that I have really straight hair even when I don't straight it, but I live in a extremely hot place. So my hair is pretty damaged and has a lot of split ends. Though, I've noticed when my hair is in good condition it's a 2a. Thanks so much for the video!
Rain Alt Model: I used to naturally straighten my hair with deep conditioning it with coconut milk and lime juice sealed with heat. So not always chemicals or damage to get straight.
Olivia Brown: Gorgeous hair!!! I would really love to see you review Straight Silk Spray Heat Protectant by JuniorLabs. It absolutely makes my hair soft and silky ❤️❤️
Kerwell: im somewhere between 2a and 2c. The waves mostly are near the tips that fall into an S or C some parts of my fringe have a wave near the base that give me a cowlick. This makes short hair styling that require fringe work very annoying. My hair is also thick and can be coarse. I have found that medium hair works best for me
william deng: im a asian male, and my hair is below my shoulders. my hair always been different from everyone elses. its so thick and sticky( im not sure which) but a hairbrush literally wont go through without hurting my hair. i say its 2b or 2c, probably fine texture. this video helped me alot. i knew this chart was missing something because another video said wavy hair should prioritize volume even though volume is what i kinda wanna get rid of.
Gabby KB: Thank you for being so informative and clear!!!
Potato Salad: I shower everyday so I always thought my hair was a straight 1a. Turns out, I have a mix of extremely loose waves. Like 1B. It’s kind of hard to tell. As my hair is technically still in the straight section, I have a greasy scalp and right now, I’m trying to wash my hair less because people told me to. It’s not working as it might as well just be genetics on how much oil your scalp produces (people of African descent produce less oil).
Maria McLaren: My father had what many here in NZ call an Afro often Pacific Islanders have hair like my dad, it grew up and out like a ball, was extremely dense and textured, his second wife made him shave it which was horrid as the 'afro' suited him. Many of my friends growing up thought he was half islander because of his colouring, build and general looks, he's not. Anyway what I want to know is what an afro actually is by definition, often I've seen it is very tight curls but his looked more like thick crinkly rough black waves, however I never saw it close up or got to touch it. Is it an afro or called some other name? Not many here actually know.
Tiny Person: I’m not even Black. I’m actually Indian but i live in the US, and I’m watching this video cus my sister’s hair is SO GOD DAMN CURLY. I literally can’t find any products for her so I gotta find what hair type she is. Ended up reaching here. Her shrinkage is terrible, and I found out she’s a mix between 3C and 4A.
Troy Klk: Thank you for explaining that you can have more than 1 texture because I never use heat on my hair and I get annoyed that some of it is type 1 and some are 2b. I thought I had damage somehow. Explains a lot, thank you!
dk ny: This is exactly me I had gotten a perm to straighten my hair to make it easier to handle because I have 4b type hair but I didn't like the fact that my hair was always straight so I cut it all off to restart and have my curls back.
dscot: As a dude i found this kinda interesting. Very well explained. You taught me something especially about porosity. I now know my hair is very porous BUT naturally I have VERY dry skin and hair so it looks like a jheri curl when soaking wet but dries back tight-curly even tho im about a 3a/b. So weird. Is there an oil out there to keep the wet effect?
Darl Session: I love this because it’s so direct my way of thinking appreciate the step by step lesson
Nzt: How did my hair go from straight to curly? I had straight hair since i was born and ever since I entered high school it started naturally to naturally curl up a lot
pjacksone: Your hair looks amazing. I love it. Great explanation of the chart. It was good to let ppl know that they can have multiple hair types. Its also good you mentioned that density plays a role as well. Did I say your hair was amaze-balls???
Trust.The.Process: Angela I started following you years ago on my first IG that I got locked out of! I cant believe I'm just finding your YouTube! You are like one of the founding fathers of this Social Media influence shit! So happy I found you again
Tam Frazier: This was helpful.I have all types between 3A smooth to 4C. Some areas of my hair behaves with just water and other areas I have to use a bottle of conditioner to detangle then another area is straight at the root and 4G from middle to the ends. Its a struggle
J Young: I've had perms before and my natural hair is not all put together just yet but there is just something about the feel and texture of my natural hair when I run my fingers through it that is satisfyingly unexplainable.
Morgan H: When I was younger I had 3b hair but now that I'm older and my hair is thicker and much heavier, it's 2a because it really weighs down too much. My hair also used to be a much lighter blonde than it is now.
Rissa .Anderson: I used to straighten my hair daily and bleach it loads when I was 13-19 - it was so damaged. I then started getting depression real bad and I stopped caring for my hair, and in the past year or so it's started getting really curly, it was always thick, and frizzy, but I didn't realise it was actually curly because of all the damage I did to it. I'm coming up 24 and just starting to look into hair care for my hair type - I think I'm in the 3s (Not sure where), but I'm sure I'll know more when I get a silicone and sulphate free shampoo and conditioner (I found some, my next hair wash will be with it), and when I do the other things people recommend for curly hair :) Can't wait to have natural, healthy, curly hair :D
Shana Frazier: I have 3a/ 4a , low porosity, thick density but fine hair...this was fun to figure out!
Mateo and Bella: My hair is a mix of 2a and 2b my two girls one has 1b hair and my oldest has a mixture of 3a and 3b on her head super mixed spots everywhere this chart really helps I realize her hair doesn’t hold moisture easily it frizzes in some spots but the hair chart helps me to know what products to use also I think type 4 hair is beautiful don’t let anyone tell y’all different ladies!
moon⌁dust ִֶָ𓏲࣪: It's difficult trying to determine my hair type considering that my hair is super bi-polar and has a new mood every day
D. VIAJES: I'm 2b/2c texture and my mom wants to straight my hair because she thinks wavy and curly hair is not "so good" I like my natural hair!
Future Trunks: I'm biracial so I was always confused on what hair type I had but this helps a lot i think I got 3a as well as 3b. Thank you sister
Pntngbrn: That was very interesting and informative, thanks for putting a video like that up. I am just beginning my natural hair journey.
Patricia Garcia: I have 3a, 3b, 3c hair. I color it and do not chemically or heat alter hair texture. And, my hair must be high porosity because it easily absorbs humidity - pony tail or box braid time. Interesting to hear that coloring can alter hair texture. Yes, hair does shows health and beauty- our crowning glory.
t_aintbut1me: My natural hair is a mixture of ALL those thanks to DNA. My mother’s hair was naturally straight. My dad’s hair was wavy and curly. Around the front I’m semi-straight that’s the grey hair. . My crown and back is coiled. I’m thick density and the strains are thin (thinner than thread). Know “we” know
keywoods27: I got my first relaxer back in 1995 and kept getting them until 2016, bone straight. From 2016 until now, my hair is between 4a and 4c. Would I do more damage to my hair if I were to go back to relaxers?
Capisce324: Girl you just saved my life, I have been treating my hair the WRONG way
hello salty: I'm not sure if my hair is wavy or straight. I have a pixie cut and my bangs have quite a noticeable curve to them, but it's not s shaped, just a deep c. I've tried using a curl enhancer and it worked beautifully and i had a very defined s on the front of my bangs (like jessica rabbit's hair thingy)
Mar-kel W: I think I have mostly 3c and one area of 4a hair. But I’m honestly never sure. My hair is very fine and thin so never looks the same as other naturals. It lays flat in curls that are somewhere in between the size of 3c and 4a but recently I’ve seen 3b naturals who have similar density so their hair looks more like mine lol I really don’t know
Liz Hale: I’ve had 1a hair my entire life, it just dries stick straight. But after I bleached it and went to super light platinum it now dries to a super inconsistent ugly strangely type which isn’t even on the chart obviously and it forces me to use heat which I don’t want too, so I’m chopping it off shoulder length this weekend and starting ALL over.
Emmanuelle Atangana: Team 4C hair baby
Call Me Odd: As a toddler I had proper like 3a hair (I’m very yt on both sides of the family) and I miss it so much, now I have closer to a 2a but I am working to get the texture back LOL curly hair is so beautiful
sdior ldn: Bro if shorty in the glasses hair texture is 4c my hair texture must be like 4f fam
Stephanie Urbina: When she said hair density I laughed. I would pretty much say I have a large density, mostly because I’ve never cut my hair within 18 years.
Tishanya McKenzie: Adding oils to the hair helps to reduce the friction that could result from breakage... because remember that oils are lubricants... so could you further explain the frying of the hair... this is a great video btw
Dré Boy: You've explained this so thoroughly. And having watched the video, I know now that I have a mix of the 2a-3b section type of hair. I'm on the hair road to recovery tho. Trying to get those gorgeous curls back I've ruined lol XD.
Barbara Tucker: Very good advice/ knowledge thank you because I didn't know what my hair type was. I now I'm between 3a- 3c and some parts are 4a.
Lucrezia Vilante: I'm a white female with stick straight hair, and I have ALWAYS wanted 4A hair because there was a red headed Irish girl in my class with that type of hair, when I was little. Straight hair, to me, is so boring. I used to rat my hair up, just so I could give it some volume. Curly hair is just so beautiful to me.
Tina Tiller: Thanks I learned something I didn't know about curl patterns and that you can mess it up if you don't know what you're doing.
SZ: My hair is a mixture of 2a , 2b ,2c and 3a because I did keratin to my hair once or twice (I can’t remember). I have also coloured my hair.
j: now i understand why my mom would always say my hair is thick and fine. i would always be like “aren’t those completely opposite..??!” finally i know what she was saying lol
Amar Lindo: I like your video. You were to the point. The information was very clear and very important helpful. Thank you.
Matthew Akers: First time watching you and I love it because I actually can understand you!!! Definitely going to watch more!!
sheila grayman: 4C hair looks FANTASTIC when its LOVED and LIVED!❤
Dorcas Jones: My hair looks just like yours, my hair is so thick, I think my hair is between a 4b and 4c and my hair is course and I love it. I think you are beautiful and I love our 4b-4c hair. :)
Lisa G: I have mix of 2A 2B 2C and 3A when I do an ACV mask(Air dry) it’s also low porosity. There are Zero videos for my hair type combination and texture. When it was at its healthiest I woke up with different hair every day. It’s also heavy. When I was younger people thought I was wearing a wig. Super dark. Central America/ Caribbean ♀️Maybe I should start making some. I know I’m not the only one with this hair type. Lol