LHCF: OFFICIAL "WHAT'S MY HAIR TYPE?" (typing thread:-)
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nappystorm
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I know I'm late for the party but I had braids. Anyhoo, here's mine. I'm about 80-90% dry.
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tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT
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not enough to type imo... new to cut or have 4-6 inches of virgin hair
Hi ladies. Pls tell my what type I am
growinghealthyhair
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Edited pictures too big
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Amoreofcurls
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Fhrizzball
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I wish my hair would be like yours when it grows up!
Aww shucks. Why thankies. What I wouldn't give for my hair dry to look how it does wet though. They're like two completely different heads of hair I swear.
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SheenaVee
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So, I have a hair type vid on YT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDO5hfliKE
And I just got um, 'EDUCATED'.
"Don't worry about hair type so much. Though, for EDUCATIONAL purposes ONLY, you're not in the 3c/4a category because your hair is not of the coil O family but of the S family. Your hair is a bunch of hills and valleys, not of springs. You're mostly 3b but you do have a blend of small coils in the back. Your dominate is 3B, secondary 3c/4a blend, which means that your individual strands are still in a transitioning phase, so you won't know your pattern until it's fully matured."
So um, after 2 years + of being natural my pattern isn't 'fully matured'?
Alrighty then.
And I just got um, 'EDUCATED'.
"Don't worry about hair type so much. Though, for EDUCATIONAL purposes ONLY, you're not in the 3c/4a category because your hair is not of the coil O family but of the S family. Your hair is a bunch of hills and valleys, not of springs. You're mostly 3b but you do have a blend of small coils in the back. Your dominate is 3B, secondary 3c/4a blend, which means that your individual strands are still in a transitioning phase, so you won't know your pattern until it's fully matured."
So um, after 2 years + of being natural my pattern isn't 'fully matured'?
Alrighty then.
ellegantelle
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I'm looking at all of the pictures in this thread and everyone's hair looks so wonderfully defined. Here I am with a challenge...
What is my hair type? I have a smorgasbord of hair textures...so I tried to take various shots of my hair without product
What is my hair type? I have a smorgasbord of hair textures...so I tried to take various shots of my hair without product
ellegantelle
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Continued...
tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT
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PRETTY HAIR... I personally can never tell on chemically treated hair
sorry not much help
tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT
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so in her world you got served???So, I have a hair type vid on YT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZDO5hfliKE
And I just got um, 'EDUCATED'.
"Don't worry about hair type so much. Though, for EDUCATIONAL purposes ONLY, you're not in the 3c/4a category because your hair is not of the coil O family but of the S family. Your hair is a bunch of hills and valleys, not of springs. You're mostly 3b but you do have a blend of small coils in the back. Your dominate is 3B, secondary 3c/4a blend, which means that your individual strands are still in a transitioning phase, so you won't know your pattern until it's fully matured."
So um, after 2 years + of being natural my pattern isn't 'fully matured'?
Alrighty then.
ellegantelle
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PRETTY HAIR... I personally can never tell on chemically treated hair
I know, it looks chemically treated but I haven't had a relaxer in over six years...I'm fully natural. I just have complex textures I guess...
SheenaVee
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@viciousdreamr02
Lol!
I think your hair is maybe 3c? Do you have heat damage? Coz the ends looks a bit straight?
But the third pic in your first post kinda looks like the top of my hair, even down to the colour! Lol! I'll try find a pic and show you.
ETA: Here's the pic. Mines in a ponytail but it's naked. Lol not the best example but I don't have many pics of my hair from the top.
Lol!
I think your hair is maybe 3c? Do you have heat damage? Coz the ends looks a bit straight?
But the third pic in your first post kinda looks like the top of my hair, even down to the colour! Lol! I'll try find a pic and show you.
ETA: Here's the pic. Mines in a ponytail but it's naked. Lol not the best example but I don't have many pics of my hair from the top.
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ellegantelle
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I think I do have a bit of heat damage on my ends. I have significantly decreased the amount of heat I've used in the past year tho. I'm hoping to gradually cut these ends off. Id love to see your hair pictures. We might be hair twins lol
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ellegantelle
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You're my hair twin...from "above" lol...our hair looks very similar on the top. I like your color. Yours is a bit brighter than mine. I started with bronze high lights then I started hennaing and I liked the results...
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SheenaVee
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Lol yeah, not the red in that pic I posted but the colour in my siggy?
And I've got pics in the 4a and 3c/4a hair type threads.
Embyra
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tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT
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@ycj1 did the afro detangler work well for you always? I had a ton of it and couldn't make it work (4 of the half gallons) a year ago
also... some of your pics look like you could be my hair twin! roflmao
so i won't say 3c/4a
but "foA"
also do you dye your hair black? mine is kinda strange from henna
great camera by the way
also... some of your pics look like you could be my hair twin! roflmao
so i won't say 3c/4a
but "foA"
also do you dye your hair black? mine is kinda strange from henna
great camera by the way
ycj1
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Why yes of course I color but I use Natural Instincts rinse. I tried henna before but is way too messy for me and time consuming as well. As far as the afro detangler I use it right after I rinse out my cond. it does a good job for me especially as far as breakage. Very minimal. My hair is very odd indeed! The most coarse is my sides compared to the rest, it's like a different person's hair on my head but it's the strongest too. I can't explain it. No, I have like half and half 3c and 4a for sure. My hair coils up even if I use plain ole vaseline.@ycj1 did the afro detangler work well for you always? I had a ton of it and couldn't make it work (4 of the half gallons) a year ago
also... some of your pics look like you could be my hair twin! roflmao
so i won't say 3c/4a
but "foA"
also do you dye your hair black? mine is kinda strange from henna
great camera by the way
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tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT
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you use the afro detangler on wet hair? allow to dry... then reapply a second time and allow to dry then detangle?
those instructions were wild... but I or it was doing something wrong
ycj1
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My hair normally is 95% dry. Not wet. I only apply it once only when I first wash after dc. If my hair(ends feels dry then I will apply) it's really good to use to for a braid/twist out. You should think about trying some again. I think you'll like it. I purchased the yr supply that way I won't worry about ever running out. It's that good for my hair.you use the afro detangler on wet hair? allow to dry... then reapply a second time and allow to dry then detangle?
those instructions were wild... but I or it was doing something wrong
DON'T BE SCURRED!
I think hair typing is mostly nonsense, but I was thinking about this thread yesterday because I saw a little girl (8-10 years old) with very interesting hair. It was in a ponytail with the front parted down the middle, twisted back into the ponytail. The front edges looked 4a-ish, with a halo of tiny escaping dry coils. A couple of inches back, as the hair was going into the ponytail, it had the wavy look of stretched 3b hair. The last 4or so inches of the actual ponytail was type 1 hair - silky straight. It did not look straightened and it did not look like a phony ponytail - it looked exactly like the type 1 hair of the woman and little boy she was with... presumably her mother and brother, since she looked exactly like them, except for the hair. 
What hair type could that be, assuming all that is going on on the same individual strands?
What hair type could that be, assuming all that is going on on the same individual strands?
Amoreofcurls
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I think hair typing is mostly nonsense, but I was thinking about this thread yesterday because I saw a little girl (8-10 years old) with very interesting hair. It was in a ponytail with the front parted down the middle, twisted back into the ponytail. The front edges looked 4a-ish, with a halo of tiny escaping dry coils. A couple of inches back, as the hair was going into the ponytail, it had the wavy look of stretched 3b hair. The last 4or so inches of the actual ponytail was type 1 hair - silky straight. It did not look straightened and it did not look like a phony ponytail - it looked exactly like the type 1 hair of the woman and little boy she was with... presumably her mother and brother, since she looked exactly like them, except for the hair.
it was probably old stretched out, and fuzzy hair
maybe she was previously relaxed, since the ends were straight
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