Curl Pattern

How long did it take for you to figure out your curl pattern? I figured if I know it I can learn from other curly's with my hair type. How many inches of new growth do you need?

Are you transitioning or have you already BC'd? I'm transitioning and my hair didn't even start to show a curl pattern until I was 5-6 months in. One day I looked and I had all these tiny coils. And as it gets longer, it shows more. But, it could change again once I BC.

Great question for us noobs! I'm 12 weeks in and wondering the same.

I'm still transitioning. Just curious.

well, i have always known my natural texture. but in regards to you finding a similar curly to help you along with your hair, more important than curl size and pattern is whether or not your hair is fine or coarse, silky or cashmere like, fluffy, light, and wispy, or stringy,heavy, and volume-less!!!!! two people can have the same curl size and pattern, but their hair can differ in the ways mentioned above.

lexibugg004 wrote:well, i have always known my natural texture. but in regards to you finding a similar curly to help you along with your hair, more important than curl size and pattern is whether or not your hair is fine or coarse, silky or cashmere like, fluffy, light, and wispy, or stringy,heavy, and volume-less!!!!! two people can have the same curl size and pattern, but their hair can differ in the ways mentioned above.

Great point! I think this gets overlooked especially when trying to hair type and figure out what your new growth will be like. I've seen some fine, silky hair with very tight coils be called 3b, when the coarse counterpart was called 4a. It all confuses me. My hair just is what it is. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]