Hair Type Question

[PAgirl]

HEYYY! I'm a newbie and curious about my hair type. The below pictures are damp hair no products. I am natural but relaaxed in the past.

 

[carameldelight87]

It looks like 4a with a mix of 3c to me. Thats my hair type. I would say its completely 3c but when 3c is wet its usually close to looking straight with waves. You still have tighter curls so I'd say 3c/4a.

I had my type confirmed not too long ago too.

 

[beana]

you look like a coarse 3c to me

 

[Ms. Martina]

I vote for 3 c...

 

[AlliCat]

I agree with 3c

 

[Qtee]

3C with maybe a little 4a..

 

[*CherryPie*]

I just don't get how some of y'all with these big curls don't KNOW that y'all are in the 3's. lol

 

[PAgirl]

Thanks all, I didn't know because I read 4as have really tight coils and 3cs have looser curls. Im kinda a mix.

 

[Poohbear]

PAgirl, I would say your hair is Type 3. I do not see any Type 4 strands in your hair.

 

[Vshanell]

Do you have any fully dry hair pics? I don't know how you all can type damp hair, my hair looks like a totally different texture when it's wet/damp.

 

[FlowerHair]

Do you have any fully dry hair pics? I don't know how you all can type damp hair, my hair looks like a totally different texture when it's wet/damp.

Agreed.

I think my hair is a 3 something and it's definitely looser than the OP's hair, it's only slight waves when wet/damp.

The easiest way to type hair is when it's dry, with zero product IMO...

 

[Napp]

i need better pictures

 

[Amoreofcurls]

i need better pictures

This

 

[PAgirl]

Here are some pictures of my hair dry

I had it in a bun all day and just took it out

 

[Napp]

Here are some pictures of my hair dry

I had it in a bun all day and just took it out

here are some suggestions so you can get a more acurate typing

-unmanipulated hair

-better lighting

-shots from a distance

 

[PAgirl]

This is so hard LOL
Here are some more

 

[ycj1]

I agree with the op, yr hair should be dry and completely unmanipulated to get an accurate type meaning not dried and bunned then taken down bc when it's manipulated like in a bun or braided for instance it's stretched which makes it hard to determine it in it's natural state.

 

[PAgirl]

Ok, I will try to post some the next time I wash

 

[Poohbear]

This is so hard LOL
Here are some more

PAgirl - These pictures look like hair type 3c to me, BUT is this your airdried unmanipulated hair, or is this a twistout/braidout???

 

[PAgirl]

@PAgirl, I would say your hair is Type 3. I do not see any Type 4 strands in your hair.

I wet my hair in the morning then put it in a bun (no combing). Those pictures were from last night when I took it down.

 

[Vshanell]

PAgirl Hair typing is confusing, even those of use that have been here for years are still confused by it lol so don't get discouraged. To accurately type you we need to see your hair after you wash it, let it air dry un-manipulated. If you braid it or bun it that stretches out the curls so it's not your natural curl pattern. Also it it's wet/damp the water weighs the hair down so it stretches out the curls a lot. My hair is a mixture of 3b/c and when it's wet it would look like a type 2 but it's far from that when dry.

 

[Poohbear]

I still think PAgirl's hair is in the type 3 range.

When my hair is wet, it is no where near type 3. Wet and dry unmanipulated, my hair is still 4a/b.

 

[carameldelight87]

I still think PAgirl's hair is in the type 3 range.

When my hair is wet, it is no where near type 3. Wet and dry unmanipulated, my hair is still 4a/b.

Yeah, I woulda said 3 too but when 3 hair is wet it usually looks like a 2. Like Taren916 or CurlyCrazyfulLeah on YT, when their hair's wet it's almost straight.

But I'm 3c/4a (more 4a than 3c really) and when my hair's wet it looks more 3c-ish. The curls are elongated and very defined. That's what the OP's hair looked like in the first few pics.

I still think we need to see some better pics to get a better idea.

 

[Poohbear]

I'm starting to think maybe I'm 4B/C then. I've seen a lot of naturals here lately with loose curl pattern claiming 4A. I thought 4A was really tight pen spring size coils like this:

 

[Poohbear]

Yeah, I woulda said 3 too but when 3 hair is wet it usually looks like a 2. Like Taren916 or CurlyCrazyfulLeah on YT, when their hair's wet it's almost straight.

But I'm 3c/4a (more 4a than 3c really) and when my hair's wet it looks more 3c-ish. The curls are elongated and very defined. That's what the OP's hair looked like in the first few pics.

I still think we need to see some better pics to get a better idea.

To me, I agree that CurlyCrazyfulLeah has Type 3 hair... however, I think Taren916 has Type 2 hair (maybe 2C/3A).

 

[PAgirl]

I finally washed my hair and remembered to take pictures. Below are pics of washed hair with no product.

 

[Vshanell]

^^Could be my comp but I can't see them.

 

[MsChelle]

^^Could be my comp but I can't see them.

I cannot see them either.

 

[PAgirl]

Ok, here are the pics as attachments

 

[Missjae09]

nevermind...