The rule of thumb when it comes to hair types is that hair can be grouped into four broad categories: Straight, wavy, curly, and coily or kinky.
Curl type 1 is pretty much the absence of curl—in other words, straight. Type 2 means waves, while 3s are spiraled curls, and 4s are kinks and coils.
Curl types are a good blue print for figuring out your routine of cleansing,styling and caring for your textured hair.
Once you’ve figured out your curl type you’ll want to figure out a few other non-sexy but insightful things about your hair, like it’s porosity, elasticity and variance. Which gives you a chance to be your own stylist and care for your hair the best way possible.
let’s get into the details and we’ll try to strip this into language we can understand?
How to determine the best products for your curl type
Before we get into the breakdown of the nine different types of curls, it helps to know three key terms that’ll have an effect on how well products will work for your hair. They are porosity, elasticity, and curl variance.
Porosity
Porosity isn’t the sexiest-sounding word when it comes to talking about hair, but it is an important factor in narrowing down the products that’ll bring out your curls’ shape. The term refers to how easily your hair sucks up liquids, i.e., why your hair might take forever to dry (a question some morning showerers know well). If you have no idea where you fall on the porosity scale, Francois says an easy test can clear things up. Dunk the ends of a lock of your hair in a cup of water (or take a bath, any excuse), and see if your hair floats, sinks, or stays somewhere in the middle. Boom, you know your porosity.
If your hair floats, it’s nonporous and doesn’t easily absorb product, so you should reach for heavier creams that’ll fight the good fight and get the job done. If it sinks, your hair takes in liquids easily. Look for lighter, water-based products.
Elasticity
Elasticity refers to your hair’s snap-back. Start by stretching a curl out with your fingers. If it barely coils back to where it started, that means it’s lacking elasticity and needs moisture.
Curl Variance
So what happens if you have two curl types on your one head? Don’t stress, it’s common!
Most people’s curls fall somewhere between types or they’ve got multiple patterns. We suggest using more product in the stronger-curl sections!
How to figure out where you fall on the curl type chart
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