Knowing what your hair type is helps you enhance your beauty and choose a more suitable hair care.<\/p>\n
According to Andre Walker, Oprah Winfrey's famous hairdresser, it is possible to classify the different types of hair. To find out what your hair type is, simply wash and brush it gently while it is still damp and let it dry naturally, without the aid of heat or styling products.<\/p>\n
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What types of hair are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n The chemical and molecular composition of the hair, as well as the degree of curvature and the diameter of the strand, influence both its shape and structure from root to tip. Depending on ethnic origin, the shape and structure of the strand may have different characteristics. Hair can be classified into four types according to these strand characteristics:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Within this type of hair, you find:<\/p>\n Subtype 1A \u2013 Very straight, fine hair, without volume and prone to oiliness.<\/p>\n Subtype 1B \u2013 Straight hair with medium thickness and little volume.<\/p>\n Subtype 1C \u2013 Straight, thick and voluminous hair.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Within this type of hair, you find:<\/p>\n Subtype 2A \u2013 Wavy, fine hair with soft \u201cS\u201d-shaped waves. It usually does not have much volume.<\/p>\n Subtype 2B \u2013 Hair with wavy strands in an \u201cS\u201d shape and prone to curl.<\/p>\n Subtype 2C \u2013 Hair with wavy and voluminous strands, with a mixture of wavy and curly hair.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Within this type of hair, you find:<\/p>\n Subtype 3A \u2013 Hair with long, loose, and defined curls.<\/p>\n Subtype 3B \u2013 Hair with narrow, dense, and defined curls. It is difficult to straighten, the strands keeping their natural shape.<\/p>\n Subtype 3C \u2013 Hair with very narrow, dense, and thick curls.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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