Can Caucasian Hair Be Transformed Into Kinky Curly Hair? - A Real Question I Recently Had

Huh? Did I read that right?

Yes, yes, you did!

You see to be honest I would much rather write about topics that I think my audience would like to read but then I get questions like this, and I am like, maybe this is what people actually want to hear about so why not go ahead and tackle it.

One of the questions that came through to my blog was: Can Caucasians with Straight Hair Get “kinky*” hair? 

First of all, I would prefer to use the word ‘transform’ very loosely so I did not get too hung up on it. With regards to the question, I get it, we all love big hair regardless of what race we are and at times a woman might want some big kinky* fresh to death hair.

Coupled with the fact that afro textured hair is ‘trending’ now for some races and a very real phenomenon for the black race, we can understand the interest.

Before I answer the question, just know that my assumption is that Caucasian women just want to mimic the look of Afro textured hair as a style option. If you remove the politics from it all the answer is easy and all based on technicalities and styling.

What then is my response: My answer is yes, and here are three ways that one can ‘transform’ their naturally straight hair into kinky afro hair.

1. Back combing

One way a white or non-Black person can get kinky hair is to do back combing. Back combing is when you comb your hair starting from the tips and working your way down to the roots.

Doing this will raise the cuticles of the hair shaft, creating frizz, which will allow the hair to “stand”, thus, resulting in big voluminous hair.

Frequent back combing can damage the hair shaft, due to the fact that the cuticles are being forced to open up. Damaged cuticles can result in the weakening of the hair strands which can lead to dryness and breakage.

2. “foil braid-out”

The second way that someone with straight hair can get big voluminous hair is to do a foil braid out. This style can be created by wrapping small sections of damp hair around folded aluminum foil. For a more detailed tutorial on how to get this look, check out the video below by Eskimohair

3. Get an Asian perm

Have you ever seen an Asian person with what seems like a TWA? An Asian perm is when straight silky Asian hair is converted into kinky coils, sort of a reverse relaxer treatment. The Asian perm is all the rage in Japan, though you can also see a similar hairstyle in other parts of Asia.

 Interesting huh?

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