There are 4 categories of hair types. Straight , Wavy , Curly and Kinky. It is important to know your hair type and texture because it allows you to be able to determine the type of products that are best to use in you hair and things that can be goo and things that can also be bad for your hair.
Number 1. Straight hair: This hair texture is straight. It doesn’t have any curls or waves. It is often very oily and very shiny. It doesn’t get damaged as much as other textures. To make this hair curly you can use chemicals or heat. This Texture is labeled Texture #1.
Number 2. Wavy Hair: This texture is labeled texture #2. There are 3 types to this texture. 2A, 2B, and 2C . Type 2A is mostly straight and towards the ends of the hair, it gets very loose curly creating waves. 2B hair is straight more towards the roots of the hair and loose curls throughout the center and ends of hair. 2C hair is loose curls throughout the howl entire head. To keep cute wavy hair you shouldn’t play in it to often as it will start to frizz up.
Number 3. Curly : Curly Hair textures are curls usually shaped like S’s. This texture can be easily weighed down by products. There are 3 types also. 3A, 3B and 3C. Type 3A is more of loose curly S’s although It’s not so loose as wavy hair. 3B is not as loose as 3A but there not tight curly either. 3B hair also has a very high frizz tendency. 3C hair is tight curls. This texture is not loose and the S’s are generally small. This type usually attracts a lot of shrinkage and requires a lot more product than the other 3 textures.
Number 4. Kinky hair : This hair texture is coils and kinks. it is generally harder to manage and requires a lot of product. Shouldn’t use much heat on this type of hair as it easily damages. There are also 3 types. 4A, 4B, and 4C. 4A is more of a poof soft texture. The curls are visible but they are hard to tell. 4B hair doesnt have very much definition. instead of S’s , it has more of a Z pattern. 4C hair type has little to no definition. It has very tight coils and is the hardest texture to manage.
It is very important to know what texture of hair you have. You should take your texture and care for it properly. If you don’t then you can experience damage. You should read and learn about your hair and learn what products to use for YOUR texture. Lastly, Don’t use something that will effect your hair such as chemicals because if can damage your hair badly and or cause it to fall out.
