What is Type 3 hair?

Type 3 hair is a unique type of curly hair that can have loose waves or tight corkscrews. These types of curvy, bouncy ringlets need more moisture to keep their curls defined and well-maintained. Once you understand all these factors about your natural locks, it becomes easier to take care of them.

Am I Type 2 or Type 3 hair?

Identifying your curl shape and pattern(s) is best determined while your hair is sopping wet. A simple breakdown: Type 1s are straight, Type 2s are wavy, Type 3s are curly, and Type 4s are coily. Easy, right? The sub-classifications of A to C are based on the width or diameter of your wave, curl, or coil.

What is Type 3 and Type 4 hair?

Type 3 hair is curly, and type 4 is coily. You may have different curl patterns on different parts of your head. To keep curls healthy, bouncy, and defined, you'll need to experiment with products to find the ones that work best for your hair.

What is Type 3 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. 3a curls are springy and have a definite S shape.

What is Type 3 B hair?

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.

Hair Types Explained | Type 3 Hair

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.

How do I know my hair type?

Is 3b hair an afro?

And when you have 3b hair, you experience some unique growing pains. 3b curls are too loose to form a standard afro shape. Then there's that awkward in-between stage, when it's too long to be an afro but too short to pull back into a ponytail.

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.

Is 3C hair natural hair?

In case you do fall into this hidden category, you'll need to figure out how to take care of this particular natural hair type. 3C hair is first and foremost curly hair, so all the litanies hold true: like 3B hair, 3C hair has a fuller volume and it's prone to frizz and changes in weather and climate.

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.

Do I have 4b or 4c hair?

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.

What does type 4 hair look like?

At a glance, type 4 hair appears as a mass of tight coils brimming with vitality. This hair type comes with a spongy hair texture that can feel soft and fine or rough and coarse, depending on individual hair thickness.

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.

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.

Do I have type 2B or 2C hair?

Type 2B hair is wavy and slightly frizzier than Type 2A hair. When dry, individual strands create an “S” shape with some frizz. Type 2C hair waves start from the scalp and are thicker than other Type 2 subcategories. This coarse hair type is the most prone to frizz and forms an “S” shape when dry.

How do you take care of Type 3 hair?

Because type 3a tends to be naturally smooth and soft, it's best to work with its natural shape and not overwhelm it with heavy styling products meant for tighter coily hair. Instead, type 3a hair types should use a simple lightweight leave-in conditioner for hydrating, smoothing, and improving damaged-looking hair.

Do I have 2C or 3A?

The most apparent difference between types 2C and 3A hair is their appearance. 2C hair is wavy, while type 3A hair is curly. If you look closely at 2C curls, you'll see that they have more of an s-shape than a spiral (which 3A curls have). In addition to that, type 2C curls may not start at the root.

How often do you wash 3b hair?

Shampoo once a week

If so, you're not alone! This is common for type 3 hair, and it's why you'll need a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner. We'd recommend cutting back your routine and washing your hair only once a week if you're doing it more often.

Can 3b hair get box braids?

Jumbo box braids are another great option for 3b hair. They take less time than small braids or scalp braids, and they're cheap and easy to do on yourself.

What is the most common type of hair?

1B hair, on the other hand, is the most common hair type. It is straight and flat but has some volume. 1C hair is the next type. 1C hair is straight but thick and coarse.

Which type of hair grows fastest?

A 2005 study in the journal International Journal of Dermatology also found a difference among races in the rate of hair growth. For example, Asian hair grows the fastest, while African hair grows the slowest.

Is 4c hair curly?

4c hair type has the tightest curl pattern of all the curly hair types. Strands are formed in tight, springy, ringlets. 4c hair tends to clump more at the ends and is even more prone to shrinkage than 4b hair. According to CURLS, 4c hair can shrink up to 75% of its length!

Is 3C hair good hair?

3C hair is considered the densest of true curly hair (or type 3 hair). While 3C hair tends to have the most volume, these curlies also struggle the most with shrinkage (for true curly hair—note that Type 4s often also fight shrinkage). Shrinkage is when the hair length is technically lost in the curl pattern.