Curly Hair

Like most things, there is a way to classify what type of hair you have. The hair type is made up of a number and a letter. Any type of hair that starts with a two is wavy. Any type of hair that starts with a four is coiled. Of course type three is curly. There are three subdivisions of curly hair; a, b, and c. Type 3a is called Curly Twirly. Curly Twirly looks like a loopy S. It’s most affected by the climate. Some celebrities that have this hair type are Shakira, Debra Messing, and AnnaLynne McCord. Type 3b is also known as Curly Spirally. Curly Spirally ranges from bouncy ringlets to tight corkscrews. The circumference is one of a sharpie. Its main problem is that it isn’t shiny. A couple of celebrities that have been gifted with this hair type are Kerri Russel, Bernadette Peters, and Julianne Margulies. The last hair type in the curly hair category is 3c, Curly Coily. This hair type looks like tight corkscrews. The circumference of each curl is one of a pencil or piece of straw. The celebrities that have this hair type are Rachel True, Cree Summer, and Tracee Ellis Ross. In addition to the fact that there are multiple wave patterns, there are several different hair strand textures. The different textures are fine, medium, and coarse. You can easily tell what type of texture your hair is if you compare a strand of it to a piece of thread. If your hair is thinner than the thread, you have fine hair. If your hair is the same size as the thread, it’s medium. If your hair is thicker than the thread, you have coarse hair. With each strand type there are benefits and disadvantages. Fine hair has the least amount of protein, doesn’t hold curl well, and is prone to breakage and dryness. The advantages of fine hair are that its easier to straighten, less product is needed, and its more flexible. Medium hair has more protein than fine hair yet less than coarse. It also is more pliable than coarse, but not as pliable as fine. Coarse hair holds curl well and is less