Would "coarse" be a misnomer for "thick" strands? When I think of coarse I think wiry to the touch. Fine hair can be wiry too. Fine through thick comes in all textures. I would think coarse would be at the opposite end of silky?
i've always wanted to ask this but didn't know who to ask or where to ask it but since you're coarse too (and super hair knowledgeable) i'll ask it here: does your hair sometimes feel sharp? it's hard to explain, but like if you rub it the wrong way (rubbing up instead of down) you could get cut? like a paper cut? because i often feel this w/ my thickest strands and it's a little disturbing frankly. is it something i'm doing to my hair or is this a characteristic of thick/coarse hair?
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[USER=257476 said:pre_medicalrulz[/USER];16005855]Sheesh I missed the message about putting your hair stats on your profile. Which thread was this in?
I seeI used to think this...but coarseness refers to the thickness of each strand. When i straighten my hair it's silky smooth but at the same time it attacks my neck! Because they strands themselves are thick.
I know you were asking BMP but my hair is like this! When its straightened especially...it feels like it's sticking me in my neck and shoulders. I think Shadiyah told me her hair was like this too.
I've never been cut by it but i have nearly gotten blisters on my fingers trying to braid(cornrow) it
Another super fine one here. I found it to even be too fine for a relaxer besides that it damages and breaks so easy. When relaxed it shows it's true self--wispy and light so holding a style was impossible. For example, I could bump a curl, but the slightest breeze had my hair lifted and flying all over my head, ruining the style unless i sprayed on the hair spray or globbed on the gel, which made it break off worse. No amount of DC could save my fine relaxed strands.
At least being a natural, it kind of stays in the position I style it and retains better. lol. kinda.
Sheesh I missed the message about putting your hair stats on your profile. Which thread was this in?
No, my belief is not based on what people think, its based on my own encounters w/doing hair. I was that person on campus braiding hair and doing family hair for years. Most black hair I've encountered were medium to thick stranded. I can only remember one person w/super fine hair, and she was from Zambia. I don't think stereotype is the word you're looking for, perhaps "misconception" or "myth" (stereotype refers to overgneralized belief about a negative behavior/trait). On the contrary, it was white hair strands that appear so fine and whispy. Their hair strands were almost invisible compared to mine.
You directed a question at one person when there are other people chiming in with coarse hair, including myself. Some people mistakenly believe that rubbing up the strand is the way to do the porosity test. So that's originally what I did to test my porosity until someone corrected me. See this thread: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/low-porosity/128169-does-low-porosity-hair-sqeak-during-strand-test.html Hair can make a squeaky or grinding sound when rubbed up. Its pretty freaky. You are lifting your cuticle and I suppose its more evident and feels awful when you have coarse strands. I remember an lhcfer saying their hair is so fine they can't "feel" the strand at all. Such a contrast from coarse hair.
ETA: here's another thread. So many people are rubbing their hair up strand: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/2/120362-did-strand-test-porosity.html
As a person who's been looking at hair boards and websites for a long time, you see a lot of fine haired curlies on the internet. On the street, in real life you see a lot of medium and coarse textures and less of the fine. Maybe the people with the coarse textures are less likely to post pics and videos on the internet for various reasons.
My own hair is coarse.
As a person who's been looking at hair boards and websites for a long time, you see a lot of fine haired curlies on the internet. On the street, in real life you see a lot of medium and coarse textures and less of the fine. Maybe the people with the coarse textures are less likely to post pics and videos on the internet for various reasons.
My own hair is coarse.
I read somewhere, most black people have fine hair. I think it was estimated that two-thirds of black people (or was it just black people in America?) have fine hair, but most think they have coarse hair and don't treat it as delicately so it seems internet land has the most accurate reflection. I also think density can make fine hair seem coarser so I am not sure if a person can tell just be looking at a distance what is the texture of a person's hair.
No, my belief is not based on what people think, its based on my own encounters w/doing hair. I was that person on campus braiding hair and doing family hair for years. Most black hair I've encountered were medium to thick stranded. I can only remember one person w/super fine hair, and she was from Zambia. I don't think stereotype is the word you're looking for, perhaps "misconception" or "myth" (stereotype refers to overgneralized belief about a negative behavior/trait). On the contrary, it was white hair strands that appear so fine and whispy. Their hair strands were almost invisible compared to mine.
You directed a question at one person when there are other people chiming in with coarse hair, including myself. Some people mistakenly believe that rubbing up the strand is the way to do the porosity test. So that's originally what I did to test my porosity until someone corrected me. See this thread: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/low-porosity/128169-does-low-porosity-hair-sqeak-during-strand-test.html Hair can make a squeaky or grinding sound when rubbed up. Its pretty freaky. You are lifting your cuticle and I suppose its more evident and feels awful when you have coarse strands. I remember an lhcfer saying their hair is so fine they can't "feel" the strand at all. Such a contrast from coarse hair.
ETA: here's another thread. So many people are rubbing their hair up strand: http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/2/120362-did-strand-test-porosity.html