What hair type do I have?

Hair Texture
If it dries straight without a bend or curl, then you have straight hair (or type 1 hair as it is commonly referred to). If it dries with a slight curve or “S” shape, then it's considered wavy hair (type 2). If your hair dries with a defined curl or loop pattern, you have one of two curl types.
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How do I identify my hair type?

How To Determine Your Hair Type?
  1. Straight Hair. If your hair falls flat from the roots to the tips, you have straight hair. ...
  2. Wavy Hair. Wavy hair lies between straight and curly. ...
  3. Curly Hair. Check if your hair strands have an 'S' pattern. ...
  4. Coily Hair. Coily hair follows a 'z' pattern.
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What are the 4 types of hair?

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Type 1 hair is straight. Type 2 is best described as wavy. Type 3 hair is curly, and type 4 is coily. You may have different curl patterns on different parts of your head.
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Is my hair 3C or 3B?

If your curls easily wrap around the sidewalk chalk, then you have type 3A hair. If the permanent marker is the best fit, then your hair type is 3B. If your spiral curls are the size of a pencil, you have type 3C hair.
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Do I have 2B or 2C hair?

2B hair consists of 'S' shaped waves in the lengths, but sits relatively straight at the roots. 2C hair has even more defined 'S' shaped curls that start from the root and continue down the lengths of the hair.
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Is my hair 1C or 2A?

Type 1c hair tends to curl under toward the base and hold a slight curl. While type 2a hair is naturally wavier than straight hair (type 1), but definitely not classified as being curly.
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Is 3c hair African American?

Type 3 and 4 are hair texture types for African-American hair. People who have type 3 hair have S shaped bouncy curls that are well defined, dry and slightly rough. This type has further three hair texture types for African-American hair: type 3a, 3b and 3c.
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Is my hair 4b or 4C?

4a hair has sweet S-shaped curls, 4b hair has juicy zig-zagged curl strands and looks like cotton candy, and 4c hair has thick coils that form massive afros.
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What do 3A curls look like?

3A hair is made up of well-defined and springy curls that have a loopy, “S” shaped pattern. Their circumference is the size of a piece of sidewalk chalk. 3A ringlets have a fine to medium texture. This curl type benefits from lots of body and movement, but is prone to frizzing and dryness.
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How do you define 4C hair?

How to Make My 4C Hair Defined
  1. Moisturize your 4C curls.
  2. Use the maximum hydration method.
  3. Opt for the shingling method.
  4. Choose the Bantu knot method.
  5. Try the braid and curl method.
  6. Attempt flexi rods for curl definition.
  7. Use straw sets to define 4C curls.
  8. Try the flat twist method for curl definition.
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What are Type 3 curls?

Type 3: Curly Hair. This category encompasses hair that curls into springs and corkscrew shapes. When hair is wet, curls usually look like waves but take on a three-dimensional swirl shape as they dry. Each strand of this hair type can be unique.
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Can two curly haired parents have a straight haired child?

If both of your parents were born with curly hair, chances are that you'll be born with curly hair, too. But there are cases where two curly haired parents can produce a child with straight or wavy hair. Curly hair is considered a “dominant” gene trait.
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Which hair type is most attractive?

A general observation across experiments was that straight hair was perceived as younger, healthier, and more attractive than wavy hair and darker shades (medium copper and brown) were perceived more positively than blonde hair.
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What is a 3C curl?

3C curls are tight corkscrews that range in circumference from a straw to a pencil, like you see her on Nathalie Emmanuel. Strands are densely packed together, giving way to lots of natural volume.
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What is 3B hair type?

Within the category of type 3 hair, 3b curls are a collection of bouncy ringlets. The circumference of each swirl is roughly that of a Sharpie marker. Because your curl type straddles the happy medium between 3a and 3c hair, you may also have some loose spirals and springy corkscrews in your locks.
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How do I know if I have 4a 4b or 4c?

Know Your Hair Type
  1. 4a hair has a defined curl pattern almost like a “s” shape. ...
  2. 4b hair has a “z” shape pattern and has a more fluffy cottony appearance. ...
  3. 4c hair looks similar to 4b hair type only it is more tightly coiled. ...
  4. 3a hair has well defined loopy curls.
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Does 4c curl when wet?

There are so many misconceptions about 4c hair in the natural hair community. It seems that 4c hair is only identified as being real if it is in its dry state with no true curl or coil definition. The truth is, 4c hair does have a curl/coil pattern! It's just a smaller diameter to 4a.
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Can 3b hair be an afro?

3b curls are too loose to form a standard afro shape.
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What is 1C hair?

1C hair is straight but thick and coarse. It has a natural tousled look and tends to frizz. Type 2 is wavy hair. Wavy hair follicles tend to have an “S” shape. Wavy strands are bendable, lay flatter than curly or coily hair, and can be fine, coarse or in between.
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Is 2c curly or wavy?

Like all type 2 hair, 2c hair is wavy, but that often feels like a technicality. Your S-bend hair is thick and the waves start at the roots. If you've ever been confused about whether your hair is wavy or curly, it's likely you have the 2c hair type.
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How do you know if you have 3C hair?

How do you know if you might be a Type 3C? You would have very curly hair that held on to its S or Z-curve shape even after being stretched out. You still retain a definite curl pattern and the texture isn't a frizzy coil.
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What does type 2A hair look like?

Type 2 hair refers to wavy tresses. If you have hair that is straight from the roots to near the eyes and then falls into gently tousled waves, you have 2A type hair. It is best described as not quite straight and slightly curly hair. The slight S-shaped bends in the hair provide a natural bounce and body.
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Do I have 3a hair?

Type 3a hair is characterized by well-defined spiral curls that are typically the size of a piece of sidewalk chalk. Although the circumference of 3a curls is wider than that of 3b and 3c hair, it can be difficult to tell the three curl types apart.
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