Wish you could give examples of photos of women who have each type of hair so it would be easier to see where my hair looks like the model instead of trying to figure out by just looking at a graph
Curly Hair is nice and all until you have to whip out the comb/brush Or when your aunts are always telling you to give them your hair Or when strangers decide to touch it. Yep. It's definitely perfect
AllyTheWerid O That her hair is difficult and she’s been “fighting” it. A joke that she knows how to fight because she metaphorically has been fighting with her 4c hair. Not rocket science
I am 68 years old and TODAY I finally understand my hair type. I have struggled my whole life trying to manage my hair. In the 60s, the Afro freed me for the first time! I had an enormous fro and felt hair confidence at last. But corporate America wasn’t into the fro so after college the real struggle began. Perms, relaxers, heat...you name it. And none of it really worked. Anytime the humidity was over 60%, my ‘do’ was history. So I did the big chop and I’ve been here for roughly 40 years. When short, my hair is an acceptable mix of frizz and curl. But it MUST be cut frequently or the old problems return. And now add the more wirey texture of grey hair into the mix. Now I want to try the Wash and Go technique. Based on your EXCELLENT video, I’m thinking I’m 3c, 4a, maybe some 4b, porous and thin in some spots from damage over the years. It’s definitely worth the effort and who knows; my new growth may make me proud! I wish we had historically understood our unique beauty. Thank you so much 😊! After all, better late than never!
Hair is an enormous part of our identity. It’s why loss of hair ranks so high amongst our worries with cancer. I’m so sorry you went through all that❤️
You gave me one hell of an energetic motivative life boost. Wishing you happiness and I'm so glad you're loving your fro and yes give your curled crown blessing all that care and love. It's makes me happy the world is starting to know how important it is to understand varieties because we're all human and not all of us get the same needs or treatments, every person has something unique about their body, hair, habits, lifestyle, passion etc. that only suits them.Thank you for sharing your wonderful story, God bless you.
My hair at the root is 2b and as it goes down the length is goes all the way to 3b. Like after 2 inches is goes to 2c then another few more inches it goes to 3a and then the ends stop at 3b.
I don't even bother with this hair chart. I just know i have black people hair. It looks like 3c/4a but i just stopped caring about that and i just want healthy hair.
I don't know why but that reminded of this time I came to school with my hair straightened and I was shouting "I have straight people hair!" while I was sitting with my friends and kids around us starting looking. my friends tried to shut me up and were like "do you know what you're saying?!!" I didn't realize until the year after that ...my younger self is the reason I'm socially awkward 🙃
This was really helpful, especially for a girl who's not black/mixed but has naturally curly hair!! My hair definitely ranges from 3c-4a depending on the day! Thank you so much!!
I think the only people I've ever seen with no curly hair and naturally straight were Asians and Native Americans. I've seen every other race white,black, or mixed race (latinos) with curly hair. Except I think I've never seen a Indian with curly hair either.
I don't get why people react so strongly about someone not accurately describing their hair. If they say 2a curly hair, you know what they mean... Personally I didn't even know the difference and thought that "slightly curly hair" was a good catch all while figuring my hair out (might be because second language and all). I've seen so much backlash at people, like "your hair is not curly!", "don't say you have curls, it's just wavy!"... where is that outrage coming from?
@@tf7602 well when people with waves say they have curls it's simply incorrect. i have 3a curls and i also don't go around talking about how hard to manage my kinky hair is because i simply don't have kinky hair. it's just so annoying because they are trying to claim something they don't have.
T F well, curly hair, especially in the United States was frowned upon. Today it is glorified. Curly hair is a unique traits of the blacks; the majority thereof. There are some blacks who don’t have curly hair and some who’s hair rages from 1-4. I’ll give you this example, I had my hair in a protective style cornrows the other day, someone complimented and said nice dreadlocks. I had to tell them it was cornrows. We can go on.
valerie carbucia I've been natural straight for 8yrs but over the 30 years I've been in and out of natural particularly while in University and during part of my secondary days. My perm wasn't to get straight hair but because my hair knots and locks easily. Don't want locks so I struggle when not in protective styling. Can't be in protective style as scalp is sensitive. And to kill the situ, I don't do wigs. However, I'm now opening to experimenting with good wigs. Just hate when I see them on some people's head and it looks 'Wig. My headmistress in primary schl wore wigs....do I associate wigs with that...ok enough of my rant😚
Bizz okay well what i can say is that if you want buy some hair thats similar to urs and sew it into tracks form and glue it onto ur scalp but u also said ur scalp sensitive ur be careful removing the tracks (buy the removing cream to take the tracks off when is time to wash ur hair, you can have a family member install them after you go to the salon or do ur hair urself.
Oh! All hair is good hair unless you burned it up, die it to death, flat ironed it dead, and permed it suicide.. All want healthy hair, and if it is not healthy and falling out then it does not matter what type is in your head. Remember all hair has the potential to be damaged and fall out..
Evangeline! Thanks for saying that. That is what I always say. All hair is good if it is healthy. It felt weird for me to hear people tell me that I have good hair as if their hair is bad. If my hair is so good, why do they complain about how dirty my hair was? Hahaha! My hair did get dirty faster than I can make it in every 2 weeks in the beauty salon! They did not know how to handle my hair in those days.
I have multi personality hair which means one moment it can be curly and second after wavy and right after to have straight hair I have 1 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c all of them it's depends on the day when I washed it when it's oily or dry etc I have a complicated hair
Where’s all my people with hella different hair textures that are noticeably different. I personally have 2b in the back of my head. On the front it’s naturally straight. 3c and 4a in the top and I thing 4b in a small spot on my crown.
Queen Of The Blue My hair is a 4a around my hair line and gradually gets looser (2c) as you get closer to my crown. I have medium, shoulder length hair.
In the 70s, my mom used to perm my straight hair into tight curls because it was "easier" to take care of. I remember the smelly, horrible chemical process and hated it (I was like 4-5 years old). In the 80s I had curly haired friends who would literally press their hair with a clothes iron to get straight hair. Today, I say embrace what you've got! All hair types are gorgeous.
Weird because I think straight hair is easier. My sister has silky smooth straight hair. She gets up and goes and doesn’t need to comb it. It just stays right in place. Even after a shower. She doesn’t need to blow dry it. She only trims it.
Thank you for explaining that you can have more than 1 texture because I never use heat on my hair and I get annoyed that some of it is type 1 and some are 2b. I thought I had damage somehow. Explains a lot, thank you!
Im asian so my hair is 1a...Sometimes I wished I had 4a to 4c hair (but I also like my straight asian hair). My hair is so straight people think I straighten my hair. I have a friend who's 50% white, 25% black, and 25% asian and his hair goes from 2c in the back to 3c/4a in the front and he somehow makes it work. PS: thank you sooo much for this video, for it has allowed me to further understand myself and others!
I have very thick, high density, wavy hair, it takes well to curling, straightening, and color and doesn't give me much problems other than being hot in the summer. According to your chart thing I have a mix of all the 2 hair and a bit of 1 and 3a tossed in.
munelight mine is like 2a on top, the underneath hair is 2b, and my new hair on the sides, are like 2c, and sometimes even 3a. So I’ll probably get more curls when I get older.
I don't have anything above 2, but man, my hair changes all the time. Sometimes I'll have one strand of hair that is perfectly curled and the rest is straight? 😂🤷
I feel you, mine also changes within one strand, because it is so long, that it goes 2a to b to c from top to bottom and the very bottom usually does a little curl if I put styling product in it... problem is, gel is too much for the top and middle parts, but great for the bottom, foamy styling products are too light to define the bottom properly :/ haven't found the right thing yet
I used to straighten my hair daily and bleach it loads when I was 13-19 - it was so damaged. I then started getting depression real bad and I stopped caring for my hair, and in the past year or so it's started getting really curly, it was always thick, and frizzy, but I didn't realise it was actually curly because of all the damage I did to it. I'm coming up 24 and just starting to look into hair care for my hair type - I think I'm in the 3s (Not sure where), but I'm sure I'll know more when I get a silicone and sulphate free shampoo and conditioner (I found some, my next hair wash will be with it), and when I do the other things people recommend for curly hair :) Can't wait to have natural, healthy, curly hair :D
Omg nooooo i use oil when i straighten my hair!!!!! That’s why I noticed a difference that my hair has gotten straighter and thinner when it’s not even straightened!!! OMG I WISH I SAW THIS VIDEO EARLIER!!!! I JUST RUINED MY HAIRRRR!!! ILYSM AND IM GONNA STOP DOING THAT❤️
Hey Angela Christine. I hate the hair typing chart. Especially these new charts. I saw one chart that added synthetic hair curl patterns which is not realistic to real hair growing from a human head. This was a great video Angela.
I hate it too considering it was originally made for black women, but since other races' hair type just happen to be there the whole world is in included! 22.4.2020
I have the straightest hair on the planet. Perms do nothing...even professional perms. I blame it on my northeastern Native American genes cause I don’t have much body hair either...lol...makes shaving easier to! While I really wish I could get some body or curl, I’m kinda glad I don’t because honestly... I’m so lazy when it comes to haircare. I think keeping it natural is best. Nature loves variety & we are all perfect the way we are. Doesn’t mean jazzing it up sometimes isn’t good...yeah it’s fun! I just love when women keep it natural. Power to the natural beauty we all have and thank you nature for the wide variety!! Hugs my luvs!! Oh and lady, you are absolutely stunning!!
Rebecca Mead I have very wavy hair but it's style resistant, too because it is coarse and I think that is from my Native genes, too. So I get to have all different issues from different races lol.
Bun Bun WTF is wrong with you? If you don’t care, don’t reply...simple as that! Nobody asked anyone to reply to begin with yet people replied. You can’t stop me from sharing my comments because you’re being a hater. Stop trolling & find something important to add to the conversation instead of being rude for no reason. Or maybe get some therapy cause you might need it. (That isn’t a dig, it’s just a recommendation to help you)
WTF U TALKIN BOUT FROM YA NATIVE GENES??? WHERE DA HELL DO U THINK U CAME FROM???? ALL OF UR GENES R NATIVE!!!!! WHEN U SPEAK BOUT NATIVE U TALKIN BOUT PALE PPL WIT STRAIGHT DOG HAIR ETC.....BUT UMMM BLACK PPL ARE NATIVES AS WELL MY CHILD. U REALLY SHOULD LEARN WHO U REALLY R...SMGDH
wildstyle203 wildstyle203 are you talking to both of us or specifically me? Cause I’m no idiot when it comes to that! My best friend happens to be Choctaw & I fully understand. This is unnecessarily becoming racist & there was never any intention or desire to go down that road. It was a simple comment about hair texture with no additional intentions. Some natives have straight thin hair & some have kinky curly hair like my niece of a Cherokee tribe. I personally find mother nature’s variety beautiful. So please take your anger elsewhere. There are plenty of racist haters out there to focus on!
You said to look at the roots and that's my natural hair, for some yes, but definitely not me. My roots are like 2b but after like 3 inches they turn into 2c for like 2 inches and then the rest 3a. so I normally never have volume which I struggle with everyday. Anyone else struggle with this and have advice!?
Same. My roots are almost straight but the rest of my hair is 3b. All advice I can give is to root clip while drying and use a hair pick to fluff roots when dry.
Mine’s exactly the same. Roots are 2b and then my ends are between 2c and 3a (depends on different things. I also just cut it so it’s not weighed down as much so I have more 3a showing) You just have to take all the tips and tricks and just focus them on the different sections.
I’m not even Black. I’m actually Indian but i live in the US, and I’m watching this video cus my sister’s hair is SO GOD DAMN CURLY. I literally can’t find any products for her so I gotta find what hair type she is. Ended up reaching here. Her shrinkage is terrible, and I found out she’s a mix between 3C and 4A.
Your hair looks amazing. I love it. Great explanation of the chart. It was good to let ppl know that they can have multiple hair types. Its also good you mentioned that density plays a role as well. Did I say your hair was amaze-balls???
This videowas actually really helpful. I have been looking for many videos like this and all the other RUclipsrs do is go off topic or not explain in the right manner. I learned a lot from this video and I am looking forward to seeing more of them.
Angela...I love your wrap-up at the end. It was honest, real and encouraging. It was cute how you handled it. I really enjoyed your video, and found it helpful. I am saving it in my hair videos.
Thank you so much for those who are speaking of how hair textures change through pregnancy, cancer treatment or other times (and how to care for hair).
@@mslita09 Lol that's actually a compliment for us black women with natural hair because usually other people would prefer to see us with straight hair depending on the person and I don't think Anonymous 1 was trying to tell us what we should like but that's actually nice to hear that people love seeing natural hair for what it is ☺
@@DeJa2001 Most people I've talked to think that straightened hair on Black people looks flat and weird. The only “straight” hair they've thought looked okay was tracks/wigs, but they know it's not real.
Team Type 4 (a-c mixed texture types) AKA The Living Bush/Chia Pet unite! I adore my poof. I named it Fluffy. It’s better now that it’s long (shoulder length) so ladies with this hair type please hold on! Honestly I feel like our hair is uncharted territory and surprisingly easy once you gain length believe me I have a lot of it. The trick is holding on to transitioning styles (box braids are your best friends! No rubber at the roots though!). A Deva Cut helps massively. Look for a stylist that has type 4 hair. In my experience most are in NJ and Maryland. It took a while to accept my textures because they range from 4c in the outer edges to 4b and 4a at random in the middle and at the top it is all 3c- 4a. Since the textures are highly resistant meaning they don’t blend in with each other at all flat twists and any other style is better than wash and go. Wash and go’s look better now that the hair is long but I looked a hot mess before because the shrinkage was extremely uneven everywhere. Still WnG’s are not the best look for this hair I think. If anything it’s the biggest disservice to it, especially if you have a lot of it. My mom said big hair is always coveted and a sign of youth and health. So she always pushed me to embrace it and tell my fellow hairy friends that there’s a reason why the extension and balding industries are in high demand. Spread the love and the positivity. So yeah our hair might not be flowing and smooth, but it has more than enough personality to make anyone unforgettable.
I'm white and I've always struggled because I never could find hairstyles who would fit me because of my hair type. Mines between 3a to 3c. People would either destroy my hair because they would treat it like it was straight, or they would make me black hairstyles ( I have literally nothing against black hairstyles, it simply doesn't look good on me, and specially because I'm white and for some reason people around me think it's weird for a white girl to "steal black culture" when in fact that's not my porpose, my hair just really works with those hairstyles.) So I never know what to do with my hair... I have the same hairstyle since i was a little kid. And it's so frustrating because I want to change! Also my hair is damaged. I thought about cutting it really short like an undercut but besides looking like a 14 year old boy since I'm not a really feminine girl, my hair would look like pubic hair (which already happens with my baby hairs)
Cindy King why isn’t cool for her to express her hair experience?! I know quite a few white people with hair that has more curl pattern than mine. Let’s allow everyone a voice and give ourselves a chance to learn from each other.
@@cindyking7229 lol You must be deaf because she mentioned Asian hair so this obviously isn't just for black people. Besides we can still learn from the video and figure out our hair type is by this chart. You are such a hater, get a life!
I think you should do a wash and go and wait for your hair to dry and shrink up. Therefore your curl pattern will be completely defined and easier to see but not looser than your actual texture.
@Angela C Styles...Glad to see u doin ur own thing! K K lost a great stylist! Your natural hair texture is BEAUTIFUL! Didn't know that u were on RUclips. Did I just subscribe? Why yes I did! Go on girl!
I do not care for the hair typing charts but they do give you a guideline. But I Love Love the way you do your tutorials in your other videos. Thank you :)
This was so helpful. My hair is thick and naturally curly. It’s weird. I don’t quite fall into any definitive spectrum because my dad is Native American. Like 100% Choctaw and my mom is black. It still makes it insane to control my hair so i usually keep it short and wrap it and get it flat ironed. Recently i began just wetting it and letting the natural curls go but without the right products, it wasn’t living its best life. I’ve been watching videos more and idk whyyyyy i hadn’t began this journey sooner. People always say “you have good hair” but like you said, it’s the hair care that makes hair good. I’m on my way to good hair! Thank you!!!❤️
You've explained this so thoroughly. And having watched the video, I know now that I have a mix of the 2a-3b section type of hair. I'm on the hair road to recovery tho. Trying to get those gorgeous curls back I've ruined lol XD.
BEST VIDEO ON RUclips IN REGARDS TO THE HAIR CHART!!! TO THE POINT, EDUCATIONAL, NOT OVERLY DRAMATIC 13.48 MINUTES FELT LIKE 5. PLEASE TAKE HEED PEOPLE...TOO MUCH TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF OR COMEDY RELIEF CAN BE A TURN OFF FOR THOSE WHO JUST WANT THE FACTS!!! EXCELLENT VIDEO! KEEP UP THE GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
Mine is somewhere between 1 and 4c.
😂 Lol
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Howww??😂😂😂😂
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Vs S 😂
Who else’s hair crazy like it’s straight, wavy, and curly all together like different parts of your head
same
I do to when I take showers my hair comes out curly but when I brush it it turns straight
Y.E.S.
VRN BANDS mines just curls
Yep
I don’t got curls
*I GOT POOF*
Nothing wrong with poofiness, honey!_❤
I need 4 products to define my curls and get rid of the poof!
Uei Kona do u know what poof is??
MOOD
Spoiled Milk I got curls I don’t got no poof unless I comb my curls out
Wish you could give examples of photos of women who have each type of hair so it would be easier to see where my hair looks like the model instead of trying to figure out by just looking at a graph
@@redsquirrel6131 thanks
Kate Parkes THANK YOU SO MUCH, i was waiting for her to show pictures, now i dint have to waste my time
@La Aerial why is the video not for her? Is that because she has number 2 hair or because she is Caucasian?
i totally agree, it's not easy when you in transition.
La Aerial Why are you being such a gatekeeper about curly hair ???
I didn't even know there was a hair chart.
Me too
Me either
I SAY WHO CARES AND WHY
Same here
Im from the UK and I just wanted to take my dreads out and stumbled across this hair chart, never heard of it before. Very interesting 👏🇬🇧
My hair is bi-polar and super moody
Miriam Israel 😂
Same.
Described my sister
Miriam Israel same
😂😂😂😂😂
Curly Hair is nice and all until you have to whip out the comb/brush
Or when your aunts are always telling you to give them your hair
Or when strangers decide to touch it.
Yep. It's definitely perfect
Girl as soon as you said comb/brush... my face instantly went like 😐😧😬😩😫😣😒🙄🙄😠😤😵😑😐
my aunt has thin hair where you can see her bald spot she always asking for my hair lol😆😆
Strangers? I used to get it touched but by people who I knew.
Caramelpoptart With sprinkles ikr strangers always wanna touch my hair 💀
Trust after a shower it goes from 3b to like 4a
Bro if shorty in the glasses hair texture is 4c my hair texture must be like 4f fam
I feel what you saying I was going say at least a 4ccc if possible. Mines is 50 times more kinkier then the lady in the vid😩😩😩
@@shanieg7031 she a 3c/4a
I cannot stand u 😂😂😂😂
sxri It could’ve been a braid out lol, and she said she has a mixture of three different textures. 4a, 4b and 4c
I think type 5 needs to join the chat
Don't fight a girl with 4c, I been fighting my hair my whole life
dont trip What does that even mean?
AllyTheWerid O That her hair is difficult and she’s been “fighting” it. A joke that she knows how to fight because she metaphorically has been fighting with her 4c hair. Not rocket science
@@sexygirlalthya 🙊😂😭
Same g hahha
@@sexygirlalthya lmao thank you 💀💀💀
Where all I'm-still-super-confused-with-this-hair-chart gurls at lol?
Marie V. Right here hey😂
here
here
Most ppl have more than 1 texture so this is annoying lol
Well I'm a dude so... I'm completely lost...
My hair holds tons of water. If I get stuck in a desert, all I need to do is squeeze my hair and I'll have water for days 😂
Low porosity
ahahhahah
I'm hollering🤣🤣🤣
Charnelle Boyer you have low porosity 😭😭😭
@@planttok2116 i have low porosity but my hair is dry.
after every shower it's a surprise if it's gonna be a 2a or a 3a or something in between
todayillfight becauseImarmy
SOMEONE KNOWS MY PAIN
todayillfight becauseImarmy I feel you 😔
that’s a big difference lol but it’s what it looks like dry😊
Tea
I would sell my soul to have that problem.
4:22 that scared tf outta me
Lol
xD
Same I turned like 😳
Now u got me playingbit on loop 😂😭✋🏾
😂
Team 4C hair baby 🔥
Emmanuelle Atangana All day erry"day🔥🔥🔥
Emmanuelle Atangana Ayyye :D
u ain't living if u ain't 4c
Khi Flint You betta say that!
Must be nice
Oh my gosh, she's so pretty!
I am 68 years old and TODAY I finally understand my hair type. I have struggled my whole life trying to manage my hair. In the 60s, the Afro freed me for the first time! I had an enormous fro and felt hair confidence at last. But corporate America wasn’t into the fro so after college the real struggle began. Perms, relaxers, heat...you name it. And none of it really worked. Anytime the humidity was over 60%, my ‘do’ was history. So I did the big chop and I’ve been here for roughly 40 years. When short, my hair is an acceptable mix of frizz and curl. But it MUST be cut frequently or the old problems return. And now add the more wirey texture of grey hair into the mix. Now I want to try the Wash and Go technique. Based on your EXCELLENT video, I’m thinking I’m 3c, 4a, maybe some 4b, porous and thin in some spots from damage over the years. It’s definitely worth the effort and who knows; my new growth may make me proud! I wish we had historically understood our unique beauty. Thank you so much 😊! After all, better late than never!
Hair is an enormous part of our identity. It’s why loss of hair ranks so high amongst our worries with cancer. I’m so sorry you went through all that❤️
I know its been a few weeks but you have a very good point! I hope you have a lovely day, week, year and for the rest of your life
Aw thanks that was so interesting to read! ❤️
You gave me one hell of an energetic motivative life boost. Wishing you happiness and I'm so glad you're loving your fro and yes give your curled crown blessing all that care and love. It's makes me happy the world is starting to know how important it is to understand varieties because we're all human and not all of us get the same needs or treatments, every person has something unique about their body, hair, habits, lifestyle, passion etc. that only suits them.Thank you for sharing your wonderful story, God bless you.
Damn u old asf
There should be a 5C for my shit
Mike Pearson 😄
Mike Pearson Yeah one if sisters are like that
Mike Pearson 😂
You don't know your hair type?
Angie is Awesome They do, its 5C
Mike Pearson that's funny
My hair is like 2b 2c 3a and 3b mixed together
Yay lol same
My hair at the root is 2b and as it goes down the length is goes all the way to 3b. Like after 2 inches is goes to 2c then another few more inches it goes to 3a and then the ends stop at 3b.
Yay saaaaammmeee
2b 2c and 3a here also! ouo
Me, too. And it's always dry. -_-
I got all the 3 types (3a/3b/3c) and it’s a struggle to style. Respect to type 4 ladies rockin’ the the styles!
Same.
Same..
Same
same
I know! 😩😢
4c , dense , coarse , low porosity ... yes , it's a struggle
I feel you, my hair won't absorbe the water 😂😂
I'm 4c, but high porosity
oof
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OMG yes it is! 😣
I’m a 3b and I’m struggling to style it. Respect to all women who rock the 4c!
I just have a hair salad - everything from 2c to 4a. I just make sure I moisturise and keep the beast happy. Lol
Seas _Wallace rIGHT
Omg...hair salad is the relatable term for what is growing out of my head😂😂😂😂
OMG SAME.... IT IS SO ANNOYING
GOODNESS- FINALLY SOMEONE WHOUNDERSTANDS
That's mine, a hair salad
I don't even bother with this hair chart. I just know i have black people hair. It looks like 3c/4a but i just stopped caring about that and i just want healthy hair.
😂😂😂
Same. All I got is black ppl hair
I don't know why but that reminded of this time I came to school with my hair straightened and I was shouting "I have straight people hair!" while I was sitting with my friends and kids around us starting looking. my friends tried to shut me up and were like "do you know what you're saying?!!" I didn't realize until the year after that
...my younger self is the reason I'm socially awkward 🙃
simba same 😭
Knowing your hair type helps to take care your hair and making it healthy
Who else is playing with their hair while watching this video
2019 BTW lol me
I am
No I have trichotillomania, and I pull on my hair to the point of damage. Im wearing a bonnet
Lol me..
I look@strand, of my hair trying to imagine it against thread. 😁
I’m not even paying attention to the video I’m just reading the comments
Me too ☺☺
Queen Of everything same here😂
doing that right now 😂
Loll same
😳
Where all my 4c girls are. 😊
Right here
Right here.
Here
3b 3c
here
I can not express to you how much i appreciate you doing these videos...Thank you!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching babe xo
This was really helpful, especially for a girl who's not black/mixed but has naturally curly hair!! My hair definitely ranges from 3c-4a depending on the day! Thank you so much!!
TisITheFrenchiestFry _ what is your nationality, just curious?
Elessa Harris i know a Mexican with about 3c
I think the only people I've ever seen with no curly hair and naturally straight were Asians and Native Americans. I've seen every other race white,black, or mixed race (latinos) with curly hair. Except I think I've never seen a Indian with curly hair either.
mslita09 my friend is half white half korean and she has 3a/b hair
Purple Iguana mexican isnt a race... it’s a nationality
Bruh I haven't seen one person say it but she is BEAUTIFUL..... just stunning
One thing that drives me wild is folks from 1 to 2c claim they have curly hair. Christ wept!
True !!!! Curly hair starts from 3a
So true omg!!
I don't get why people react so strongly about someone not accurately describing their hair. If they say 2a curly hair, you know what they mean... Personally I didn't even know the difference and thought that "slightly curly hair" was a good catch all while figuring my hair out (might be because second language and all). I've seen so much backlash at people, like "your hair is not curly!", "don't say you have curls, it's just wavy!"... where is that outrage coming from?
@@tf7602 well when people with waves say they have curls it's simply incorrect. i have 3a curls and i also don't go around talking about how hard to manage my kinky hair is because i simply don't have kinky hair. it's just so annoying because they are trying to claim something they don't have.
T F well, curly hair, especially in the United States was frowned upon. Today it is glorified. Curly hair is a unique traits of the blacks; the majority thereof. There are some blacks who don’t have curly hair and some who’s hair rages from 1-4. I’ll give you this example, I had my hair in a protective style cornrows the other day, someone complimented and said nice dreadlocks. I had to tell them it was cornrows. We can go on.
My hair - 4c , thick density, thick strand texture, coarse, low porosity, sensitive scalp,
Bizz sounds like if you want Healthy hair you have to work on it
valerie carbucia I've been natural straight for 8yrs but over the 30 years I've been in and out of natural particularly while in University and during part of my secondary days. My perm wasn't to get straight hair but because my hair knots and locks easily. Don't want locks so I struggle when not in protective styling. Can't be in protective style as scalp is sensitive. And to kill the situ, I don't do wigs. However, I'm now opening to experimenting with good wigs. Just hate when I see them on some people's head and it looks 'Wig. My headmistress in primary schl wore wigs....do I associate wigs with that...ok enough of my rant😚
Bizz okay well what i can say is that if you want buy some hair thats similar to urs and sew it into tracks form and glue it onto ur scalp but u also said ur scalp sensitive ur be careful removing the tracks (buy the removing cream to take the tracks off when is time to wash ur hair, you can have a family member install them after you go to the salon or do ur hair urself.
Thick coarse hair with sensitive scalp is the worst :( I used to cry just combing my hair.
The number and letter system is not real according to Hair science!! But the other details you described are great to know and accurate descriptions
I don't even need this...my hair is straight up 4z...no joke
My hair is a mixture of 1-2b (sometimes 2c depending on if I use a hair dryer) and a lot of frizz.
Mines in-between 2a-2b, mine goes nuts with friz on humid days. Yay ,similar hair types.
old af reply, but y'all should try the curly girl method. "frizz is your hair trying to curl" as they say
same like its not a constant type, it keeps changing
When type 2 say their hair is *frizzy*
*Hold my type 4*
Oh! All hair is good hair unless you burned it up, die it to death, flat ironed it dead, and permed it suicide.. All want healthy hair, and if it is not healthy and falling out then it does not matter what type is in your head. Remember all hair has the potential to be damaged and fall out..
Your hair is just nappy. 4c is trash.
sponge bob you prolly just pressed cause you bald headed, sad 🙃
@@spongebob-ec4kd I know you are a jealous middle aged man that has severe male pattern baldness (this is what you look like 🥔)
Evangeline! Thanks for saying that. That is what I always say. All hair is good if it is healthy. It felt weird for me to hear people tell me that I have good hair as if their hair is bad. If my hair is so good, why do they complain about how dirty my hair was? Hahaha! My hair did get dirty faster than I can make it in every 2 weeks in the beauty salon! They did not know how to handle my hair in those days.
@@spongebob-ec4kd fuck off
RIP headphone users at 4:20
Lisa Amaro fuck that got me really bad
Lisa Amaro 😭😭😭😭
Lisa Amaro Me 😑
WHAT THE FUCK
😂, I had to go back to that part like a Dummy just to see if I was thinking of the same part. Yep 🤓🙃
I have multi personality hair which means one moment it can be curly and second after wavy and right after to have straight hair I have 1 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c all of them it's depends on the day when I washed it when it's oily or dry etc I have a complicated hair
princess li ME TO!!
I’m legit trying to imagine how the hell squiggly lines are going to help
Me 😭
If you didn't figure it out you take a hair strand and stretch it. Which one does it look like.
YESSIRRRR I AGREE
@@elysemw that is not how that works lmao what
Where’s all my people with hella different hair textures that are noticeably different. I personally have 2b in the back of my head. On the front it’s naturally straight. 3c and 4a in the top and I thing 4b in a small spot on my crown.
Queen Of The Blue
My hair is a 4a around my hair line and gradually gets looser (2c) as you get closer to my crown. I have medium, shoulder length hair.
I have 2c and 3a
Same!
Unnur Sólveig same
Same!!
same sis
Where all my 3a/3B Gurls at!!??😍😍
3c girl👍
CupOfTaeWithSuga AndSomeKookies Right here!
CupOfTaeWithSuga AndSomeKookies I'm a boy
hiiiiiii
Cooper Anderson Fine! We care about equality, So Welcome!! Boys have curls too and you should embrace what you have!
#CurlsSquad
In the 70s, my mom used to perm my straight hair into tight curls because it was "easier" to take care of. I remember the smelly, horrible chemical process and hated it (I was like 4-5 years old). In the 80s I had curly haired friends who would literally press their hair with a clothes iron to get straight hair. Today, I say embrace what you've got! All hair types are gorgeous.
Yesss
Weird because I think straight hair is easier. My sister has silky smooth straight hair. She gets up and goes and doesn’t need to comb it. It just stays right in place. Even after a shower. She doesn’t need to blow dry it. She only trims it.
@@plumeria66striaght hair is the hardest it get tangled way easiest
Thank you for explaining that you can have more than 1 texture because I never use heat on my hair and I get annoyed that some of it is type 1 and some are 2b. I thought I had damage somehow. Explains a lot, thank you!
You look like eve here, you look flawless!
thanks love!
Bordeaux Rose yes she does!!!
She's stunning isn't she 😍 xx
Im asian so my hair is 1a...Sometimes I wished I had 4a to 4c hair (but I also like my straight asian hair). My hair is so straight people think I straighten
my hair.
I have a friend who's 50% white, 25% black, and 25% asian and his hair goes from 2c in the back to 3c/4a in the front and he somehow makes it work.
PS: thank you sooo much for this video, for it has allowed me to further understand myself and others!
StraightOuttaSuburbs im asian and my hair is 2a at daytime and 1a at night😁
Trust meeeee!!!! You don't want 4c hair , especially on wash day or to comb out
Mostly asian have 1a hair in my country really rare to have curly hair
Im asian and everyone in my family has 1a hair while me and my sister have 3b to 3c har
You're so dang lucky...
I have very thick, high density, wavy hair, it takes well to curling, straightening, and color and doesn't give me much problems other than being hot in the summer.
According to your chart thing I have a mix of all the 2 hair and a bit of 1 and 3a tossed in.
Ok I just have to say you have some of the coolest most beautiful hair I’ve ever seen!
This was so helpful! My hair is between 2a/ 2b/ 2c and also fine strands
CodiBear Same! :) Depends on the humidity level, lol!
Same. Underneath the ‘surface’ hair, it’s like a 2a, but the surface hair is 2b, and on messy days it’s a 2c. It’s crazy, ya, but I love my hair!
Same....
munelight mine is like 2a on top, the underneath hair is 2b, and my new hair on the sides, are like 2c, and sometimes even 3a. So I’ll probably get more curls when I get older.
"dont use oil on your hair when you flatiorn it" I used to FRY my hair every 2 weeks in highschool omg, im so happy i now better now 😂
Bacon
i heard oil is suppose to protect your hair from damage though
park chaeyoung no
@@parkchaeyoung1833 what else are we supposed to put on it then?
@@simplyme9269 heat protectant.
I don't have anything above 2, but man, my hair changes all the time. Sometimes I'll have one strand of hair that is perfectly curled and the rest is straight? 😂🤷
I feel you, mine also changes within one strand, because it is so long, that it goes 2a to b to c from top to bottom and the very bottom usually does a little curl if I put styling product in it... problem is, gel is too much for the top and middle parts, but great for the bottom, foamy styling products are too light to define the bottom properly :/ haven't found the right thing yet
Fro Goals 😍🙌🏽
She’s soooo beautiful omg 😍😍
😘 preciate it
Champion Fashion Your insecurity is showing
Champion Fashion you're* -_- gtfo
Champion Fashion Why are males like this
I used to straighten my hair daily and bleach it loads when I was 13-19 - it was so damaged. I then started getting depression real bad and I stopped caring for my hair, and in the past year or so it's started getting really curly, it was always thick, and frizzy, but I didn't realise it was actually curly because of all the damage I did to it. I'm coming up 24 and just starting to look into hair care for my hair type - I think I'm in the 3s (Not sure where), but I'm sure I'll know more when I get a silicone and sulphate free shampoo and conditioner (I found some, my next hair wash will be with it), and when I do the other things people recommend for curly hair :) Can't wait to have natural, healthy, curly hair :D
Omg nooooo i use oil when i straighten my hair!!!!! That’s why I noticed a difference that my hair has gotten straighter and thinner when it’s not even straightened!!! OMG I WISH I SAW THIS VIDEO EARLIER!!!! I JUST RUINED MY HAIRRRR!!! ILYSM AND IM GONNA STOP DOING THAT❤️
I'm a 2A - 2C it's mixed..lol
Same
I relax my hair so i am 2 i think
Saranyah Subramaniam I’m a 2b -3a
Hahahah ur Lucky
Same
If you are a 4c... For sure I'm 5d
I look at some of these 4c's and think they need to create one for me lol.
Nappy
Gee, thanks!!
Nafissa Diagne hahaaaa lol
Same though!
I’ve got 3b/3c hair. I used to dislike my curls so much but I’m learning on how to embrace it. It can be hard work but I love it now.
Is there a hagrid category?
Lilyac Blue LMFAO bwhaaaaa LOLOL
Lilyac Blue +1
Hahahahhahaha 🙌 btw, you just probably need somee knowledge on how to take cair of your hair, and it won't be a hagrid type 😛
2c, very coarse, very thick, very dry
I'M CRYING 😂😂😂
4a/4b gang over here 😂‼️‼️
Right here sis💯
Kennedy Whitaker ayeee🔥
gang gang
I'm 3c 4a 4b
Gang gang lmao
Hey Angela Christine. I hate the hair typing chart. Especially these new charts. I saw one chart that added synthetic hair curl patterns which is not realistic to real hair growing from a human head. This was a great video Angela.
I hate it too considering it was originally made for black women, but since other races' hair type just happen to be there the whole world is in included! 22.4.2020
I'm between 3C to about 4B... I've damaged mine so bad that half of it won't grow right. I might need to cut it off and call it a day.
My hair is a combination of all the 3's !
Shaïma samee
Same!
Shaïma Lucky...
Same here
I'm 3b and 3c
I have the straightest hair on the planet. Perms do nothing...even professional perms. I blame it on my northeastern Native American genes cause I don’t have much body hair either...lol...makes shaving easier to!
While I really wish I could get some body or curl, I’m kinda glad I don’t because honestly... I’m so lazy when it comes to haircare. I think keeping it natural is best. Nature loves variety & we are all perfect the way we are. Doesn’t mean jazzing it up sometimes isn’t good...yeah it’s fun! I just love when women keep it natural. Power to the natural beauty we all have and thank you nature for the wide variety!! Hugs my luvs!!
Oh and lady, you are absolutely stunning!!
Rebecca Mead I have very wavy hair but it's style resistant, too because it is coarse and I think that is from my Native genes, too. So I get to have all different issues from different races lol.
Rebecca Mead okay? No one asked
Bun Bun WTF is wrong with you? If you don’t care, don’t reply...simple as that! Nobody asked anyone to reply to begin with yet people replied. You can’t stop me from sharing my comments because you’re being a hater. Stop trolling & find something important to add to the conversation instead of being rude for no reason. Or maybe get some therapy cause you might need it. (That isn’t a dig, it’s just a recommendation to help you)
WTF U TALKIN BOUT FROM YA NATIVE GENES??? WHERE DA HELL DO U THINK U CAME FROM???? ALL OF UR GENES R NATIVE!!!!! WHEN U SPEAK BOUT NATIVE U TALKIN BOUT PALE PPL WIT STRAIGHT DOG HAIR ETC.....BUT UMMM BLACK PPL ARE NATIVES AS WELL MY CHILD. U REALLY SHOULD LEARN WHO U REALLY R...SMGDH
wildstyle203 wildstyle203 are you talking to both of us or specifically me? Cause I’m no idiot when it comes to that! My best friend happens to be Choctaw & I fully understand. This is unnecessarily becoming racist & there was never any intention or desire to go down that road. It was a simple comment about hair texture with no additional intentions.
Some natives have straight thin hair & some have kinky curly hair like my niece of a Cherokee tribe. I personally find mother nature’s variety beautiful. So please take your anger elsewhere. There are plenty of racist haters out there to focus on!
You said to look at the roots and that's my natural hair, for some yes, but definitely not me. My roots are like 2b but after like 3 inches they turn into 2c for like 2 inches and then the rest 3a. so I normally never have volume which I struggle with everyday. Anyone else struggle with this and have advice!?
Same. My roots are almost straight but the rest of my hair is 3b. All advice I can give is to root clip while drying and use a hair pick to fluff roots when dry.
@@deirdrec4295 ty, I'll try this
My hair is 2A on the top 2 inches, then 2B and ends are 2C I wish it was all 2C
it's because length makes your hair looser or tighten due to weight.
Mine’s exactly the same. Roots are 2b and then my ends are between 2c and 3a (depends on different things. I also just cut it so it’s not weighed down as much so I have more 3a showing)
You just have to take all the tips and tricks and just focus them on the different sections.
I’m not even Black. I’m actually Indian but i live in the US, and I’m watching this video cus my sister’s hair is SO GOD DAMN CURLY. I literally can’t find any products for her so I gotta find what hair type she is. Ended up reaching here. Her shrinkage is terrible, and I found out she’s a mix between 3C and 4A.
This may sound a bite weird but I just realized that black people hair curls just like human DNA
Shanice Robinson It sounds like you just hit a blunt
Lol
So demn true 🤣😂😅
Your hair looks amazing. I love it. Great explanation of the chart. It was good to let ppl know that they can have multiple hair types. Its also good you mentioned that density plays a role as well. Did I say your hair was amaze-balls???
I'm biracial so I was always confused on what hair type I had but this helps a lot i think I got 3a as well as 3b. Thank you sister 😊
i think im a 1 from my scalp down to my ears, and a 2a for the ears down
Same
This videowas actually really helpful. I have been looking for many videos like this and all the other RUclipsrs do is go off topic or not explain in the right manner. I learned a lot from this video and I am looking forward to seeing more of them.
The best explanation and the true one. Learned this in beauty school.
brenda Does a person really have to keep getting perms once they have gotten one? What happens if they stop? Can they grow it out?
3c/4a wya??
her diaries I wish :(
Vanilla Bean31 wdym, girl? all hair is beautiful. what’s your type, queen?
3c here 😝
Yep
Angela...I love your wrap-up at the end. It was honest, real and encouraging. It was cute how you handled it. I really enjoyed your video, and found it helpful. I am saving it in my hair videos.
curls for the girls 🤘 3B SQUUUAAADD
Jones 2c
3B yesss
3b/3c yalll
Here!
Jones yassss
I can't believe I just found you, love this channel so much such a dope video! love the Fro Queen!
Afric Network
Angela,
Thank you very very much for this "Hair Type Lesson". I appreciate and needed this info.
GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THIS. AFTER 30 ODD YEARS, I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE CHART AND KNOW MY HAIR TYPE. VERY WELL EXPLAINED !!
Wavy girls?
Here!
Here! 🤧
Here
Mines uncontrollably wavy 👀
here sis
3c/4a for meeee!! THANKSSSSS
Heyy saaame !!
Same 😉
I have a mixture on the same strand. My hair will be 4b but curl like the 4a example at the ends.
Guava Pastries same. Mine is a 2A at the start but easily a 2C at the ends
Guava Pastries and any short hairs are a 3A minimum
Mine too! And it's super dense/low p/coarse but with a 3c nape & edgeline. 😂
You can be considered 4b if it's both
Guava Pastries 3b when wet 4a when dry
Thank you so much for those who are speaking of how hair textures change through pregnancy, cancer treatment or other times (and how to care for hair).
1 or 2a team right here!!
Lorena YTB im 2a to 3a
2 abc
omg your profile picture 'do you like my butt, you can touch it'
2a and 2b
2b and 2c
please anyone with natural curls PLEASE keep it.. Nothing sexier then hair like hers!
Anonymous 1 That's a matter of opinion. People are allowed to like whatever hair they like.
I wear my hair to please myself, not to increase my sexiness to others.
Anonymous 1 oh thank you 😊
@@mslita09 Lol that's actually a compliment for us black women with natural hair because usually other people would prefer to see us with straight hair depending on the person and I don't think Anonymous 1 was trying to tell us what we should like but that's actually nice to hear that people love seeing natural hair for what it is ☺
@@DeJa2001 Most people I've talked to think that straightened hair on Black people looks flat and weird. The only “straight” hair they've thought looked okay was tracks/wigs, but they know it's not real.
Your hair looks lovely, Angela. Yassss hunty. So does your skin. ❤️❤️✨✨
Team Type 4 (a-c mixed texture types) AKA The Living Bush/Chia Pet unite! I adore my poof. I named it Fluffy. It’s better now that it’s long (shoulder length) so ladies with this hair type please hold on! Honestly I feel like our hair is uncharted territory and surprisingly easy once you gain length believe me I have a lot of it. The trick is holding on to transitioning styles (box braids are your best friends! No rubber at the roots though!). A Deva Cut helps massively. Look for a stylist that has type 4 hair. In my experience most are in NJ and Maryland. It took a while to accept my textures because they range from 4c in the outer edges to 4b and 4a at random in the middle and at the top it is all 3c- 4a. Since the textures are highly resistant meaning they don’t blend in with each other at all flat twists and any other style is better than wash and go. Wash and go’s look better now that the hair is long but I looked a hot mess before because the shrinkage was extremely uneven everywhere. Still WnG’s are not the best look for this hair I think. If anything it’s the biggest disservice to it, especially if you have a lot of it. My mom said big hair is always coveted and a sign of youth and health. So she always pushed me to embrace it and tell my fellow hairy friends that there’s a reason why the extension and balding industries are in high demand. Spread the love and the positivity. So yeah our hair might not be flowing and smooth, but it has more than enough personality to make anyone unforgettable.
I'm white and I've always struggled because I never could find hairstyles who would fit me because of my hair type. Mines between 3a to 3c. People would either destroy my hair because they would treat it like it was straight, or they would make me black hairstyles ( I have literally nothing against black hairstyles, it simply doesn't look good on me, and specially because I'm white and for some reason people around me think it's weird for a white girl to "steal black culture" when in fact that's not my porpose, my hair just really works with those hairstyles.) So I never know what to do with my hair... I have the same hairstyle since i was a little kid. And it's so frustrating because I want to change! Also my hair is damaged. I thought about cutting it really short like an undercut but besides looking like a 14 year old boy since I'm not a really feminine girl, my hair would look like pubic hair (which already happens with my baby hairs)
White girl this is about black women hair period
@@cindyking7229 uhmmm bitch what
Cindy King why isn’t cool for her to express her hair experience?! I know quite a few white people with hair that has more curl pattern than mine. Let’s allow everyone a voice and give ourselves a chance to learn from each other.
@@cindyking7229 lol You must be deaf because she mentioned Asian hair so this obviously isn't just for black people. Besides we can still learn from the video and figure out our hair type is by this chart. You are such a hater, get a life!
Oh shit I must have missed the part where she said that this video wasn't for white people, my bad everyone
Can someone let me know if we base our hair type on dry or wet hair?
NINA Wellness I read somewhere that whatever your texture is wet, go down one on the charts. Ex. 3c wet, then 4a is your texture
Dry
I think you should do a wash and go and wait for your hair to dry and shrink up. Therefore your curl pattern will be completely defined and easier to see but not looser than your actual texture.
NINA Wellness dry
With the wash and go, do we add product or no?
just feeling like it should be said again. YOU LOOK GOOD . weave is nice and all but you look like somebody knows you exist. gorgeous. That's it bye.
Everyone in the comments with curly hair
*me with only 1 hair*
Alanta YT lol😂
Me too.. I hate it
I have a mix of 1 to 3b I would say, but cant say for sure
I searched for the comment where someone has hair type 1😂
@@annie6542 same here
THANK YOU! I try to tell people what a perm is . Lol
@Angela C Styles...Glad to see u doin ur own thing! K K lost a great stylist! Your natural hair texture is BEAUTIFUL! Didn't know that u were on RUclips. Did I just subscribe? Why yes I did! Go on girl!
I do not care for the hair typing charts but they do give you a guideline. But I Love Love the way you do your tutorials in your other videos. Thank you :)
Realistic Lace Wigs I hate hair typing. It's about porosity, density, and fine or thick (size of strands)
NaturalMo I agree. Learning your hair porosity is the most important.
This was so helpful. My hair is thick and naturally curly. It’s weird. I don’t quite fall into any definitive spectrum because my dad is Native American. Like 100% Choctaw and my mom is black. It still makes it insane to control my hair so i usually keep it short and wrap it and get it flat ironed. Recently i began just wetting it and letting the natural curls go but without the right products, it wasn’t living its best life. I’ve been watching videos more and idk whyyyyy i hadn’t began this journey sooner. People always say “you have good hair” but like you said, it’s the hair care that makes hair good. I’m on my way to good hair! Thank you!!!❤️
You've explained this so thoroughly. And having watched the video, I know now that I have a mix of the 2a-3b section type of hair. I'm on the hair road to recovery tho. Trying to get those gorgeous curls back I've ruined lol XD.
I believe my hair is 4c thick..
It sure looks like it's either 3a or 2c
@@Jessicurrrrrrrrr that's weave Hun she's talking about her real hair
Hey Angela from LA HAIR!☺️. If Kim could see you now! Shining bright like a diamond!💎
BEST VIDEO ON RUclips IN REGARDS TO THE HAIR CHART!!! TO THE POINT, EDUCATIONAL, NOT OVERLY DRAMATIC 13.48 MINUTES FELT LIKE 5. PLEASE TAKE HEED PEOPLE...TOO MUCH TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF OR COMEDY RELIEF CAN BE A TURN OFF FOR THOSE WHO JUST WANT THE FACTS!!! EXCELLENT VIDEO! KEEP UP THE GREAT PRESENTATIONS.
Really enjoyed. Thank you love your info and delivery! Love it! Great information
I love this episode it is so helpful you are a awesome teacher!
I used to have 2B hair but for the past couple years it’s been getting more curly and Now I have 3a
4C hair looks FANTASTIC when its LOVED and LIVED!❤
Can you do a video on big chops and hair cuts that suits different face shapes ? Love your videos