Andre Walker, well-known hairstylist to Oprah, designed a hair classification system for curly hair that’s used throughout quite a few boards and blogs. Understanding your sort may help you to decide on the precise styling and hair care choices.

Personally, I believe some folks suppose this info is extra vital than it truly is. Whereas figuring out my hair sort helped some, it hasn’t modified my routine by a lot. Additionally, it is vital to know that one sort will not be higher than one other. Every kind have drawback and benefits. The three curly hair sorts are:

Straight Hair – Kind 1

This refers to hair that’s straight with no wave or curl. It may be straightforward to handle and it may well tough to handle, significantly since it’s tough for straight hair to carry a curl.

Wavy Hair – Kind 2

This refers to hair that types the form of an S and sticks near the top. It has three sub sorts that element the feel of the curl. 2a is ok, 2b medium textured, and 2c is coarse.

Curly Hair – Kind 3

Refers to curls which can be well-defined and springy. Hair of this kind has a number of physique and is straightforward to work with whether or not it is straightened or styled in its pure state. It additionally has sub sorts. 3a curls are massive and unfastened, 3b curls are medium and vary from medium ringlets to tight corkscrews (sharpie dimension), and 3c curls are very tight corkscrews (pencil or straw dimension).

Kinky Hair – Kind 4

Refers to hair that’s tightly curled with a visual curl sample. It contains 2 sub classifications. 4a curlies have curls that kind an S sample and 4b curlies have curls that kind a Z sample. You may inform which one you might be by pulling out a strand of hair and analyzing the curl.

By way of this classification, I’ve a number of sorts all through my hair and that’s truly quite common. I’m 3c within the prime entrance, 4a within the center (this is almost all of my hair) and 4b within the very again left aspect of my head.