Walker’s system has plenty of critics and is by no means perfect, but we’re going to focus on it here because it’s the most widely-known way of classifying hair. The most popular system for categorizing hair was created by Andre Walker, Oprah’s longtime stylist, in a book called Andre Talks Hair!. But to really help you make the most of your hair, we’re going to have to get more specific. These are the hair types you’re probably already familiar with. Here are the broad categories everyone’s hair falls into: That said, certain medical treatments, such as chemotherapy, can permanently alter the appearance of your hair. Heat from blow dryers and flat irons and chemical treatments like relaxers can temporarily change your curl pattern, but as your hair goes through its stages of growth, your natural curl pattern will reappear. The shape of your hair shaft, and therefore how curly or straight your hair is, is in your DNA. Bet you didn’t see that one coming.) Your curl pattern is determined by the shape of your hair shaft-curly hair is oval-shaped, straight hair is round, and coily hair is flat. In general, your hair type refers to how curly or straight it is, which is called your “curl pattern.” (If you have straight hair, your curl pattern is…straight. That’s because your hair type will help you figure out what kinds of styling products you should be using to maximize your hair’s health and appearance. “Of course I do,” you might be saying in response to that, “it’s curly!” You’d be right to say that-curly is a general type of hair.īut getting more specific than that is a necessary step toward making your hair the best it can be.
If you’re like a lot of guys, you probably don’t know what type of hair you have.
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