hair types & textures

the way your hair curls, coils or does whatever it wants, that's called something.

fine hair | Not to be confused with thin or thinning hair, fine hair textures tend to be light & often lifeless, holds oil, but typically doesn't hold a style.

medium hair | Typically fuller than fine hair or what we call thick-ish... easier to style than fine & thick hair. thick-ish hair gives the appearance of thickness, but does not necessarily have the mass you see when styled.

thick hair | Usually coarse, thick hair is known for a few things, being hard to dry, resistant to some chemicals & often times, just unruly. The upside is hair usually resists breakage, takes heat well & holds styles well.

4 - Kinky Curly

A - Fine, soft texture, tight S-Pattern curls that look coarse but are usually delicate.

B - Tight less defined Z-shaped pattern, usually harder to style/maintain, prone to frizz & breakage.

C - Delicate, thick, densely packed extremely tight coils. Hair is often packed to the scalp making it extremely difficult to dry. Prone to severe shrinkage, frizz & dryness.

3 - Curly Coils

A - Thick texture, highly defined large ringlets that are prone to frizz & dryness, but have lots of body & movement when styled.

B - Medium texture, medium size combinations of well defined, high volume curls & ringlets.

C - Thick & voluminous very tight curls/coils, usually easy to style, but prone to shrinkage.

2 - Wavy

A - Fine hair ranging from loose curls to S-shaped waves, no volume or definition, but easy to style.

B - Medium texture with straighter roots,

C - Thick waves from root to end, prone to frizz & known to be difficult to style.

1 - Straight

A - Very straight, often fine hair that typically doesn't hold curls.

B - Also very straight with medium thickness that can hold certain curls.

C - Thicker straight hair that is prone to frizz.