Do you know your hair type?
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HAIR TYPES The Hair Typing System was created by a Black American hairstylist, Andre Walker, in 1990.
The more oval and asymmetrical the shape of your hair follicle is, the more curly your hair type is.
The scale ranges from:
Straight - 1
Wavy - 2
Curly - 3
Coily - 4
Hair is classified in alphabetic order from A-C to understand how textured the hair is. For example, 2B is a medium patterned wavy, and 4C is very coily tight curls.
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This is a basic understanding of hair pattern. However, your hair type can change depending on external heat styling, coloring chemicals, and treatments. Internal hormones and medications can also have an impact, but your basic hair pattern is based on your genes.