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[mostamaziing]

@Mostamazing, you probably are 4a/b. I don't really know much about 4a/b. Your hair looks stretched too so that does make it hard to say. More photos showing your hair unmanipulated, bare, after a wash would help.

no comb used 0_O

 

[mostamaziing]

@nonie 0_O

 

[kymbia]

 

[barbie87]

so this is my 4b 2 day old finger twist

 

[barbie87]

BC June 2009

July 2010 (after taking out month old cornrows)

Your hair is beautiful How long is it? whats your regime?

 

[wednesday]

I don't think there's really a regimen for a type. There are many of us whose hair doesn't like a lot of products that other 4B's hair likes, so no need to make up a category for po' li'l got-no-family-lonely you.

@Mostamazing, you probably are 4a/b. I don't really know much about 4a/b. Your hair looks stretched too so that does make it hard to say. More photos showing your hair unmanipulated, bare, after a wash would help.

oh, i thought that was the whole point of hair typing?

 

[ilah]

This is me. Freshly co-washed with no product.


More in my Fotki

 

[SimJam]

oh wow, so much nice hair up in this thread !!!!

 

[beana]

My hair is a 4a/b mix all over, but i would say my crown is strictly 4b. I have one pic of my crown with conditioner in. the first one is of my hair dry with no product, the second is of my hair damp.

I am currently 6 months post and transitioning to natural.

 

[beana]

also, i have bipolar hair. My nape and perimeter are very loosely curled and sparse... I've been struggling to thicken this area up for years and it seems like its spreading

 

[bride91501]

also, i have bipolar hair. My nape and perimeter are very loosely curled and sparse... I've been struggling to thicken this area up for years and it seems like its spreading

Hey beana- I have the same "problem" in the same small section of my hair. The only difference is that my section is denser/thicker, so the difference in textures is not as apparent.

Henna has helped to thicken it even more, "clump" it, and strengthen those weaker feeling strands. Have you looked into henna?

 

[beana]

Hey beana- I have the same "problem" in the same small section of my hair. The only difference is that my section is denser/thicker, so the difference in textures is not as apparent.

Henna has helped to thicken it even more, "clump" it, and strengthen those weaker feeling strands. Have you looked into henna?

Thanks for the advice! I have not looked into henna, but i will do research and try it out. Do you recommend any specific brands/vendors? Some of my individual strands are so thin back there, you can barely separate them or see them on their own.

I thought that transitioning to natural would thicken that area up and so far its not working. I'm still moving full speed ahead with my transition, but im disppointed im not gaining the thickness I thought I would.

 

[berryblack]

 

[tHENATuRALhAiRpRoJEcT]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

showoff!!! ....ur hair is sick!!! i just fainted

 

[bride91501]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/

j155/wigbell/hair046-1.jpg

Lord have mercy......I'm having some problems breathing after looking at all that gorgeous hair. Bella!

 

[bride91501]

Thanks for the advice! I have not looked into henna, but i will do research and try it out. Do you recommend any specific brands/vendors? Some of my individual strands are so thin back there, you can barely separate them or see them on their own.
I thought that transitioning to natural would thicken that area up and so far its not working. I'm still moving full speed ahead with my transition, but im disppointed im not gaining the thickness I thought I would.

I use the "Jamila" brand of Body Art Quality Henna ("BAQ"). BAQ is the only type of henna that's safe to use on hair. Since you don't want ur curls to loosen any more than they already are, you should add alma to your henna mix. There are a couple of popular henna threads on the board you can research for recipe ideas.

 

[Foxglove]

More pics

 

[pookaloo83]

I don't like you right now! Gorgeous!

 

[beana]

Foxglove, i think we are hair twins!

 

[natural2008]

4b here

Give me your hair please . At weight loss in your siggy congratulations, losing weight the old school way is the only way to go as it stays off longer because you started off by doing it the right way . Congratulations once again.

 

[Diamond75]

OMG all these photos are so inspiring. I think I'm mostly a 4B and looking at the photos in this thread, I'm inspired to work with my hair in it's natural state (meaning I'm trying to hold off on doing another BKT) to see I can get a puff so nice and full like a lot of you.

I applied henna for the 1st time last night and will do another co-wash today and take photos. The ends are straighter than the roots thanks to past BKT treatments.

 

[Harina]

Berryblack what did you do in pic 4 to achieve that look. So pretty. Looks like a rollerset on blowdried hair? Hmmm???

 

[berryblack]

Berryblack what did you do in pic 4 to achieve that look. So pretty. Looks like a rollerset on blowdried hair? Hmmm???

Thanks!

That was flat ironed hair set with flexirods. I slept in about 7 flexis:

Take down:

Finger combed out:

I went outside for 5 minutes and came back like this---notice my irritation:

So I put on a headband and went about my way:

This is a good shot of my 4b texture:

 

[Embyra]

 

[sylver2]

Love it! this is exctly how my hair looked when i was natural. Mine and my mothers.
u are my Hair Twin!!!!

 

[honeycomb719]

Cant remember if I posted here before or not

 

[Nonie]

Cant remember if I posted here before or not

honeycomb719 Nonie and Dobby recommend Gingko Biloba for memory improvement coz you posted quite a few times:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=11592948&postcount=156

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=11595968&postcount=159

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=11596828&postcount=161

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?p=11597046#post11597046

 

[Pooks]

Mmmm, some pretty hurr in this thread!!!

Some recent pics of my hair:

Chunky Braidout (done with cornrows):


Pinned up twistout (twists done on freshly washed damp hair):


Seperated and fluffed out braidout:


Twisthawk updo:


Freshly washed damp hair before DC application:

 

[Uniqzoe]

So much beautiful hair I can't name you ladies individually. I think I'm a mix of 4a/4b but I have enough 4b to post here.


My first puff!!


Back of the fro!


Top of the puff

 

[mousee09]

BUMPING! wanting to see more picks