Now Forming an Army of SUPER-LONG HAIR 4B (or mostly 4b) NATURALS!! Come on in!

[almond eyes]

October vs. Yesterday (April).

6 months post Bigchop#3
Team SL 2015.

Amazing and beautiful. You look good both ways!!!!!!

 

[yaya24]

Thanks @almond eyes

 

[nlamr2013]

ok I may have mostly 4b hair lol I never can tell but I think 4b mostly with a patch of 4a in the back center 4c on the sides of the nape and the front edges and something in the front center
Ill take pics when I put my conditioner in

Eta pics
All pics are freshly washed saturated with conditioner.

Nape section. Very rough prone to tangling and knots.

Part that I think is 4a. Feels smooth easily straightened and clumps well. Longest section as well. Second picture is a single clump

Front weird portion barely a curl patten very rough and wiry hair strands doesn't hold a curl very well.

What the majority of my hair looks like. Thick strands small curl diameter when dry about the size of a pen spring.

Hair in a two strand twist out.

 

[Anaisin]

^Hair type isn't how dry and tangled your hair feels, it's just the size.

 

[Evolving78]

ok I may have mostly 4b hair lol I never can tell but I think 4b mostly with a patch of 4a in the back center 4c on the sides of the nape and the front edges and something in the front center
Ill take pics when I put my conditioner in

Eta pics
All pics are freshly washed saturated with conditioner.

Nape section. Very rough prone to tangling and knots.

Part that I think is 4a. Feels smooth easily straightened and clumps well. Longest section as well. Second picture is a single clump

Front weird portion barely a curl patten very rough and wiry hair strands doesn't hold a curl very well.

What the majority of my hair looks like. Thick strands small curl diameter when dry about the size of a pen spring.

Hair in a two strand twist out.

That is not 4b hair or even 4a! You look like you are in the 3 range. I'm 4a and my hair looks like ink pen coils. Much kinkier than yours.

 

[GGsKin]

ok I may have mostly 4b hair lol I never can tell but I think 4b mostly with a patch of 4a in the back center 4c on the sides of the nape and the front edges and something in the front center
Ill take pics when I put my conditioner in

Eta pics
All pics are freshly washed saturated with conditioner.

Nape section. Very rough prone to tangling and knots.

Part that I think is 4a. Feels smooth easily straightened and clumps well. Longest section as well. Second picture is a single clump

Front weird portion barely a curl patten very rough and wiry hair strands doesn't hold a curl very well.

What the majority of my hair looks like. Thick strands small curl diameter when dry about the size of a pen spring.

Hair in a two strand twist out.

In my opinion if those shots of your hair are when wet, you could fall within the 3-4 range. I say I am 4c/4b and my coils are like pen spring size but they do elongate a a little when wet. This is my hair (what you can see is dry).

 

[Evolving78]

In my opinion if those shots of your hair are when wet, you could fall within the 3-4 range. I say I am 4c/4b and my coils are like pen spring size but they do elongate a a little when wet. This is my hair (what you can see is dry).View attachment 325631

You maybe more of a 4a with some 4b sprinkled/hidden in there. Lol 4b has some coil texture, but not as defined.

 

[GGsKin]

You maybe more of a 4a with some 4b sprinkled/hidden in there. Lol 4b has some coil texture, but not as defined.

My hair has gel shingled through it and I exclusively finger comb/ detangle. My hair only looks defined because of this.

 

[Anaisin]

Pic of the size of defined 4b that the hair chart is based on. Again having tangled, matted, wiry, dry hair etc has nothing to do with hair type. That's due to improper hair care. If a white girl with nearly bone straight hair was wiry,tangled etc that doesn't make her 4b/c. Those are conditions of the hair not a type

Examples of "clumped" 4b.

 

[Anaisin]

You maybe more of a 4a with some 4b sprinkled/hidden in there. Lol 4b has some coil texture, but not as defined.

Definition has nothing to do with it. Not everyone's hair grows in the same direction for it to clump together in a thicker coil. Size in diameter is the only indication of hair type if you are basing it on the Andre Walker chart. Her coils are smaller than 4a. I am 4a 4b, there is a clear difference in size

 

[Prettymetty]

My coils are tinier than all of the above pics (the size of this "o"). Maybe I am 4c?

 

[Evolving78]

Definition has nothing to do with it. Not everyone's hair grows in the same direction for it to clump together in a thicker coil. Size in diameter is the only indication of hair type if you are basing it on the Andre Walker chart. Her coils are smaller than 4a. I am 4a 4b, there is a clear difference in size

I disagree and I don't even wanna read anything you have to say. I'm still not past you callin me a snow flake coon.

 

[Evolving78]

My coils are tinier than all of the above pics (the size of this "o"). Maybe I am 4c?

No you would be 4b. Forget what ole girl just said.

 

[Evolving78]

My hair has gel shingled through it and I exclusively finger comb/ detangle. My hair is only looks defined because of this.

Do you have a pic of your hair naked?(no product/conditioner)

 

[moneychaser]

I am at a very awkward length and have been using a blowdryer (after it has air dried) to stretch/elongate my twistout. I see a lot of youtubers doing this. Is this a HUGE no-no?

 

[GGsKin]

Do you have a pic of your hair naked?(no product/conditioner)

Here's my hair before my current regimen. Washed. No product.

 

[Evolving78]

Do you have a pic of your hair naked?(no product/conditioner)

Here's my hair before my current regimen. Washed. No product.View attachment 325636View attachment 325637

looks so soft! Yes you are a 4b! Lol I stand corrected! I came in here, since I don't have a hair type home! The 4a thread is a bunch of 3b/c folks in there! I'm in the 4 family! I need to be around my own kind! Lol

 

[yaya24]

@JunMom2Be If your hair is not breaking and becoming damaged, stick with what works. I blowdry weekly. I'm not changing that. My hair responds well to some heat in the mix.

I am at a very awkward length and have been using a blowdryer (after it has air dried) to stretch/elongate my twistout. I see a lot of youtubers doing this. Is this a HUGE no-no?

 

[niknakmac]

October vs. Yesterday (April).

6 months post Bigchop#3
Team SL 2015.

You look great! Your hair grew super fast!

 

[yaya24]

@sweetnikki_6 thanks!
My goal is SL by the fall.

Im doing everything in my power to retain and not have a setback.

 

[CenteredGirl]

OMG! Beautiful Miss @yaya24!

October vs. Yesterday (April).

6 months post Bigchop#3
Team SL 2015.

 

[yaya24]

Thanks @[B]CenteredGirl[/B]

 

[KaramelKutie803]

After looking at all this hair typing I'm lost about my hair. I thought I was 4a so I'm assuming now I'm 4b. What do you ladies think?

 

[charmtreese]

After looking at all this hair typing I'm lost about my hair. I thought I was 4a so I'm assuming now I'm 4b. What do you ladies think?

4a

 

[KaramelKutie803]

4a

Ok thank you

 

[Prettymetty]

I finally found something to keep my daughter's dry 4b hair moisturized for longer than an hour... I have a huge bottle of Mane n Tail conditioner in my guest bathroom that I rarely use, but something told me to use it for her 2 strand twists. Her hair is still hydrated a full day later and her twists look chunkier. I have tried like everything on her hair. Even my beloved Kerastase products didn't work for her, so I am relieved to have found something that works!

 

[faithVA]

I finally found something to keep my daughter's dry 4b hair moisturized for longer than an hour... I have a huge bottle of Mane n Tail conditioner in my guest bathroom that I rarely use, but something told me to use it for her 2 strand twists. Her hair is still hydrated a full day later and her twists look chunkier. I have tried like everything on her hair. Even my beloved Kerastase products didn't work for her, so I am relieved to have found something that works!

Tell us more. What else do you use on her hair. What shampoo, conditioner, etc.

Maybe I will try out this mane and tail.

 

[Prettymetty]

I cowash her hair with Vo5 Raspberry or Kiwi Lime, because it softens her hair and gives me enough slip to detangle. Afterwards I style it in plaits, twists, or ponies. I have use Neutrogena Silk Touch and it was a fail. Too watery and it evaporated instantly. Hot six oil and Mane n tail give her moisture for 2-3 days.

I rarely use shampoo, but when I do I use Cream of Nature Argan oil.

Loc method I use Aloe juice, mane n tail and castor or hot six oil. I usually cowash twice a week, but her twists still look good so I will wait until they get fuzzy.

 

[CenteredGirl]

Hello ladies. The daily rinse continues...with a twist. Ran across this chick on YouTube "Dephne Madyara" and she has a video called "Doing African Threading For Hair Growth & Retention". So now, I braid my hair in 4 sections, leaving about 1.5 inches open on the end and thread the rest using her method. I'm leaving in the braids for a week, and then repeat. I just started this week and I will report back on the condition of my ends. Cheers!

 

[Prettymetty]

I love her vids. I want to try threading for a heatless blowout.