Hair Type?

Ok ladies I keep seeing where you guys talk about your hair type being 3A, 4A etc. What does that mean and how can I come to learn what my hair type is?




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I have no idea, but I type it "beautiful." I love your hair

I never really got into hair typing, my head is too mixed up and it confuses me

I dont know hair type either!!! I have the same question let me find a close up pic of my hair! I too think your hair is BEAUTIFUL!!! Are you doing Twist n curl!! That style ABSOLUTELY does NOT work on my hair! LOL Possibly Im taking it out wrong or something! My hair comes out a mess! LOL EVERYTIME

You won't be able to truly tell until the relaxed hair is gone and you wash and let it dry natural with no product/manipulation... If you do bantu knots, the results are not your hair type because of the process. Very pretty, though!! Keep posting updates on your transition!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Thanks!!! I've done the Bantu knots before it came out ok but ur hair is wonderful!!! I did the 2 strand last night again it wasn't what I wanted so I am going to try the knots tonight on my dry hair! Keep those pics coming!!! I am new to the natural process! Before when relaxing I only did about 2 per year anyway but I got to the point where I don't even see the point of that and just wanna be free!!

Hair type is how your hair curls. if its tightly curled or if its loosely curled. But its when you get out the shower and define your curl. A ot of people have alot of different curls like me. For example, I have tight curls on the back half of my hair that makes it a bit difficult to comb through but comb-able curls on the top half. You can google the types and see pictures of them. I think Its all about maintaining your hair, and making sure it is in the best condition possible

I've never gotten into the whole hair typing thing either but I read a question and answer thread where the natural sista wanted to know what products should she use on 4b hair to obtain a nice wet set. The expert responded and said that 4b hair will not retain the curl effectively and she would probably have to use a flat iron to achieve the look she was seeking....All I could say was WOW,,,,,,and thinking to myself how that defeats the purpose altogether

Thoughts??

At any given time I've got fifty'leven different textures on my head, I've never hair typed my hair. Everyone's hair is different, even if you put yourself in a category, what works for the category may not work for you which defeats the purpose IMO.
I think you can use hair typing as a guideline but not verbatim until you learn what works.

ishmaygrandchild wrote:At any given time I've got fifty'leven different textures on my head, I've never hair typed my hair. Everyone's hair is different, even if you put yourself in a category, what works for the category may not work for you which defeats the purpose IMO.
I think you can use hair typing as a guideline but not verbatim until you learn what works.

I totally agree. I read that thread and couldn't believe the advice the alleged expert gave in response to a natural wanting to wet set her hair. I always thought all hair can be set no matter what, it's just trial and error.