Hair Hair Hair - What Type of Hair Do You Have?

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Lets talk hair !!

We'll do real hair today - I am not a hater of hair extensions though, its got its place (and ability to do damage to your wallet, but who said beauty was cheap!?)

The guru's (they remain nameless today - though some people mention Oprah's hairdresser) have determined that there are 4 main types of hair across the human race (very bold statement).

It does make some sense though looking at the pictures below. It also helps know what types of specific products work for your hair so you don't waste time or money on things that dont.

Also helps if you decide to go "natural" to know how to take care of it as there are numerous sites on "tinternet" that cater for that.

we'll do some more of these soon enough....

Type 1 - Straight Hair: This type of hair is naturally bone straight and not typical of African-Americans or “black hair” (except of course extensions ;-).

Type 2 - Wavy Hair: Soft or deep waves with little to no curl. Coarse and stays close to the scalp in long “s” shaped curves. Doesn’t usually have a lot of body.

Type 3 – Curly Hair: Unique texture. Fine and soft “q” shaped pattern. Doesn’t have a lot of sheen. Has lots of body. Straightens when wet and curls as it dries.

Type 4 – Kinky Hair – Very tightly curled and wiry. Type 4 is usually broken up into 4a and 4b types. 4a hair has a looser coil and strands have a spiral shape. 4b hair has tighter kink. Strands have a zig-zag shape like the letter “z” and is the most fragile and driest of the types.