Nope. First time being natural since I was a little girl but I could tell from my NG (before I chopped) that I was a 4a/b.
and just curious... why do you ask?
I'm kinda sorta transitioning. I haven't committed to it 100%. But from the new growth I do have, it's really hard for me tell what my hair type will be. I know I have a natural curl pattern so 4b/4c is out of the question. But the 4a hair I think I have does not act or look like the 4a's I've seen on others. I truly believe there is a hair type between 3c and 4a. I'm anxious to see what it will be after my transition!
I hope some other ladies comment
Exactly! I've been thinking the same thing....there's a wide variety of "4a" on youtube. A lot of people just say 3c/4a because their hair doesn't seem to fit into either hair category.
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I don't know - my hair is not coarse - at all. Never has been. Is "coarseness" required for type 4 hair? I'm confused.
Yea, I think a good example of this is Janet Jackson's hair. In that thread, she clearly looks like a 3c, but people are convinced that since her hair was more coarse as a child, then that means that she texlaxes.
I've seen pics of my hair as a child, and people would assume that I was probably a 4b because my 'curls/coils' were NEVER defined back then. If you look at my hair now, it could look like a 3c or 4a depending on what products I use or how I manipulate my hair. It's vastly different than what you see in my kiddie pics.
I don't think coarseness is required in order to have 4a hair. I've seen silky 4as. Doesn't it have a lot to do with the actual size of the curls?
I don't think coarseness is required in order to have 4a hair. I've seen silky 4as. Doesn't it have a lot to do with the actual size of the curls?
I don't think coarseness is required in order to have 4a hair. I've seen silky 4as. Doesn't it have a lot to do with the actual size of the curls?
I think it's more of the size of the strand? When people say they have fine hair it's thinner than those who claim to have coarse strands. I think
Exactly! I've been thinking the same thing....there's a wide variety of "4a" on youtube. A lot of people just say 3c/4a because their hair doesn't seem to fit into either hair category.
Hmm...I when I think fine/thick, I think density, like the actual number of hairs on one's head. That's why I never get the "thickness" challenges, but I could be wrong.
I think it's more of the size of the strand? When people say they have fine hair it's thinner than those who claim to have coarse strands. I think
When I think of fine vs medium vs coarse it reminds me of the LOIS hair type system.
Find Your Strand size:
A strand of frayed thread is about the thickness of a medium sized strand of human hair. If your strand is larger than this, then your hair is thick. If your strand is smaller than this, hair is thin, or fine..
So would thick=coarse?
Hmm...I when I think fine/thick, I think density, like the actual number of hairs on one's head. That's why I never get the "thickness" challenges, but I could be wrong.
Are you saying that thin strands = 3c and thick strands = 4a?
This is really confusing. lol I have thin strands, but lots of them-- pretty dense, so in essence, it looks like I have thick hair.
I'm kinda sorta transitioning. I haven't committed to it 100%. But from the new growth I do have, it's really hard for me tell what my hair type will be. I know I have a natural curl pattern so 4b/4c is out of the question. But the 4a hair I think I have does not act or look like the 4a's I've seen on others. I truly believe there is a hair type between 3c and 4a. I'm anxious to see what it will be after my transition!
I hope some other ladies comment
This thread is interesting!
I always thought I had the coarse-ist thickist hair because that's what I was told growing up. My first relaxer was given when I was 9 yrs old. I am so happy with my texture now that I know I actually have a natural curl pattern!
Since finding hair boards and starting my HHJ, I list myself at 4A but I was never positive that I may have some (or a lot of 3c) mixed in. I sometimes felt that people were so desperate to be 3-anything but that 4a actually has a nice curl pattern.
But a type btwn 3c and 4a sounds right to me. Sometimes my hair is like 4a s-curls and sometimes its more like corkscrew 3c. It is always fine-strand and fragile but there's loads of it so I thought it was "thick".
None of the hair type systems seem to point my hair. Finding my products and routine is mostly trial and error.