Types of Curly Hair – Which Type Are You?
Curly hair is notorious for being high maintenance, but we curlies know there is nothing sexier than rocking ‘em curls! But did you know that when we say “curly,” we are generalizing a large category of hair type having many sub categories? Yes, curly is used interchangeably for wavy, curly and coil-y. Knowing your hair type will enable you to choose more suitable products and not be misled by marketing gimmicks. But what makes curly hair so different? Curly hair is the driest form of hair. This is because the naturally produced hair oils (sebum) cannot trickle down to the tip of the hair strand due to the coiled physical structure of the strand. So we need to rely on external hydration and emollients. Curl pattern is determined by how evenly the two halves of a hair strand grow . When fiber grows faster on one side and not another, a spiral is formed along the cuticle of the hair strand. An alphanumeric system is used to identify types of curls: 1,2,3,4 represent the amount of ...