Natural Hair Typing can be a little controversial. Personally, I found hair typing to be helpful with hair product selection and regime development. I would comb YouTube for hours looking for ‘the one’ person that had my identical hair. Well… it never happened. I still learned a lot and found it hair typing to be one important piece to my hair journey. Here is a brief look at us Type 4 naturalistas.
Type 4 – Coily Hair
Type 4 hair can range from fine and thin to wiry and coarse with lots and lots of strands densely packed together. Coily hair has fewer cuticle layers than any other hair type, which means that it has less protection from the damage inflicted by combing, brushing, curling, blow-drying and straightening.
Type 3 – Curly Hair
Type 3 hair includes lightly curly to very curly hair patterns that are well-defined and springy. Curly hair has a lot of body and can be easily styled in its natural state or straightened with a blow-dryer. Despite its appearance, type 3 curls are soft and fine rather than coarse.
Type 2 – Wavy Hair
Type 2 hair includes light to very wavy hair patterns. The waves and curls in type 2 hair form in the shape of an “S” and typically stick close to the head. Wavy hair won’t bounce up, even when layered.
