does anything higher than 3C exist for people.....

[Dejuan42]

who are 100% black. I was asking because i have a cousin dont get me wrong his hair is good and it waves easily when its cut short but when it's in a afro it dont look like nothing more than 3C. It it seems to me everybody who says they are higher than 3C is relaxed. So maybe it the relaxer because most of the people who say they're natural say 4A/B

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I am natural and 100% black and 3b/3c. I have 3c at my crown and a lil patch in the front, 3b everywhere else and a patch that is *questionably* 3a.

 

[melodee]

I beleive that the hair type categories were created as a way to classify the degree of curl in hair no matter the ethnicity of the person it belongs to. For the most part those with type 4 hair are AA's, and naturally a 4a is supposed to wave when natural. It is supposed to form an S pattern. You're right, so many type 4's are relaxed, so it's hard to really tell the pattern by looking at their relaxed strands. Sometimes, I'm not too fond of Andre's hair typing, because to me hair can be as individual as the person it belongs to. Some people's hair doesn't fit easily into a classification, and often people misinterpret the desciptions and "mislabel" their hair. But it's the best way so far I guess.

 

[sassygirl125]

Definitely. I don't know everyone in their family tree, but I know a few people with two black parents that have hair types 1-2. And a whole bunch with type 3.

 

[Dejuan42]

my hair used to have a S pattern ever since i've been taking vitamins my hair grows Straight up in the air. People always ask my why does your hair grow like that? I don't know! but i think its the vitamins now i have a Z pattern that grows staight up in the are instead of curling up. my hair looks so bad after i wash it. No kinda shape no curl just a bunch of Z shaped hairs stickin up all over the place.

 

[melodee]

Dejuan,
when you said "higher than 3c" I was thinking 4 cause 4 is a higher number than 3. Well, as I said Andre's classifications are for all hair, no matter the ethnicity of the person.

 

[Boadicea]

Well, no one is 100% black especially not if they're an American black.

Maybe you just need a good cut to help your curls take shape. Also, as you get older your hair pattern will change. Some times not even enough for you to notice, some times it can be drastic. I was born with type 2B/3A hair that changed to 2C/3B as I got older and now it's pretty much type 3C.

 

[Dejuan42]

but come on now. Not one person on here says 2A or type 1 that is black lol.

 

[Boadicea]

My mom is type 1A and she's black. But just because no one here may have type 2a-b or 1a-c doesn't mean that black people with hair like that don't exist.

 

[beana3]

dejuan, what makes this so hard for you to believe? I know plenty of people with two black parents with hair 3a/b.. in fact from what i see its actually quite common.

and about your "not one person here says 2a or type 1 that is black, lol" comment.. I dont think that every single black woman on the face of the planet is a memeber on this board. You are dealing with a limited number of ladies, so you cannot conclude that all black women have 3c and higher hair textures.
and boadicea is right, is really very hard to find a 100% black person in america.

 

[Dejuan42]

good lord i aint mean to offend nobody i just havent seen it..sheesh

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

I don't think it's very common to see type 1 on black people, but definitely possible and I know I've seen a few 2's before, my father is type 2 *don't know about a, b or c, all I know is that he has very fine hair that is almost straight* and he is also 100% black, my sister has type 3a hair and then I have a majority type 3b on my head. All 100% black. so of course the answer to your question is that there are people with hairtypes in the 3a and b, 2 and 1 categories. BUT I don't think that matters. It would require defining black. I consider myself to be 100% black because both my parents are black. But when you get down to it, as others have said, you would be hard pressed to find a truly 100% black person is America

 

[pebbles]

I'm certain the ladies know you aren't trying to offend anyone.

They're just trying to explain it to you as best as they can. You are not the first to feel this way about hair types and I'm sure you are not the last. I know it's confusing to understand, but it's true that there are many blacks with type 1 and 2 hair.

Let me say that no matter what your hair type, it can grow to achieve some length. Maybe everyone is not genetically predisposed to have waist length hair, but I do believe everyone can have longer hair than they ever imagined they could with proper care.

 

[beana3]

sorry if I come off a bit harsh dejuan.. no hard feelings meant. We have discussed this very same topic so many times on the board, I guess i got a bit frustrated.

 

[Dejuan42]

forget genetics

 

[pebbles]

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forget genetics

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In a way, yes. It does count for something, but what most people have to fight is poor haircare, not so much genetics.