What Makes Their Hair Different From Ours?

• Ethnic origin
• Age
• Diet
• Geography and culture
• Products used

1. The range is wide and far to fathom or put in one box. We have people with tight curls to poker straight hair, dark haired men and women to light haired ones too. Shape and color of the hair too makes a difference as well. So, what is my hair type? Typically, your hair type will depend these.
2. You inherit your hair type from your parents, say experts. One can even take a look into the past and check where the ancestors originated from.

Some look at the race or combination of races that has happened since time immemorial. In the ancient days, human evolution has three basic groups or race in the world. In time, they spread out and branched across continents, and the world became a mixed group of people. Look at countries such as UK, USA and Asian countries, immigration has happened on a big scale in these countries, which is why you have people with so many hair types here.

How to Know Your Hair Type?

Here is a quick guide to know your hair type.

• Kinky hair: this is the fourth hair type. The curl patterns are ‘s’ shaped and tends to lock the moisture in your hair. However, it is prone to dryness, but since it is naturally curly, you can wash and walk out without any styling. This is the 4a hair type.
• The 4b hair type is ‘z’ shaped and is fluffier. However, the bends and curves in the hair will make it prone to dryness and breakage. This hair type has the potential to shrink in size and has to be stretched out often to make it look in the right length. Cleansers and deep conditioning will come in rescue to type 4b hair type.
• The 4c hair type is a little similar to type 4b. However, it is tightly coiled and in its unwashed state, there is no definite curl pattern. A little of twisting and braiding is required to bring the curls back to its form. They also have the tendency to shrink to 70% and has to be stretched to make it look in its natural length. 4c hair type is the most fragile of all.
• Curly hair: curly hair is the type 3 hair type. Type 3a is another natural hair curl type. 3a hair type has lovely looking loopy curls. Use light products to tackle the frizz and dryness that this hair type will experience. Cleanse your hair with appropriate conditioner to keep away dryness.
• 3b curls hair types are coarse and dense. Keep your conditioners free of sulfate and silicon to maintain healthy hair.
• 3c hair is the cock screw shape. It is at best to avoid heat and using stretching exercises like braiding and twisting.

So, it’s easy as this! Read these well and observe well to analyze what your hair type is. The natural hair types 4a 4b 4c are very common among many women.