I have 3 questions for the natural ladies.
1. What is your hair type; I know most of us have more than one type going on but pick the dominant one
4B
2. Do you get alot of knots?
I got knots......I said average
3. How much protein is in your regime?
Affirm 5n1 reconstructor once every two months
I am just collecting some research so feel free to elaborate. Thanks Ladies
Sorry ladies, I messed up the poll. Please just post and I will see if a mod can fix it.
what does s-shaped 4b hair look like? i guess mine is coily?
By definition, 4b is zig-zag, not s-shaped. Sorry I didn't clarify I guess my question was for the 4a gals, b/c there are 2 kinds of 4a At least IME...
really?erplexed i think the "s" shape is just the coil stretched out. most of the time when i see the "s" there is a coil on the end. the longer my hair gets it has more of an s shape but when shorter its all coil. whenever i see an 4a with a "s' throughout the length*when dry* i usually think there was some trauma to the hair.(heat or chemical) or its not 4a
I'm 4a/b and yes I do get knots. I don't have any protein specific products. Maybe DPR 11 and Giovani Direct Leave in.
It's interesting to see almost everyone above me in this thread state that they don't get knots. That really blows my mind. My hair is overgrown with knots. Could be from my past wash and go's and my lack of trims. But, I've been a cutting machine for 2 weeks+ now almost everyday.
really?erplexed i think the "s" shape is just the coil stretched out. most of the time when i see the "s" there is a coil on the end. the longer my hair gets it has more of an s shape but when shorter its all coil. whenever i see an 4a with a "s' throughout the length*when dry* i usually think there was some trauma to the hair.(heat or chemical) or its not 4a
really?erplexed i think the "s" shape is just the coil stretched out. most of the time when i see the "s" there is a coil on the end. the longer my hair gets it has more of an s shape but when shorter its all coil. whenever i see an 4a with a "s' throughout the length*when dry* i usually think there was some trauma to the hair.(heat or chemical) or its not 4a
ITA w/ the bold. I have 4B hair and my hair is coily but s shaped when stretched out.
Yeah that's what I mean! See I have 4a coils, but I also have s-shaped 4a hair that doesn't coil. And some other ladies "4a" I have seen was not coily. It's like not 3c, but not 4a either--something in between. I can tell b/c I have 3c s-shaped curls too.
No, that's not the case. Like Artemis, I have coils and s shapes. I can pull out two strands of hair and lay it on the counter. One will coil into a very tight spiral, and one will look like a bunch of hills.
I thought 4b had no curl or coil pattern at all. Looking at your hair stretched, I would think it was 4a.
No, that's not the case. Like Artemis, I have coils and s shapes. I can pull out two strands of hair and lay it on the counter. One will coil into a very tight spiral, and one will look like a bunch of hills.
I thought 4b had no curl or coil pattern at all. Looking at your hair stretched, I would think it was 4a.
That's what Andre (Is that his name?) and some people say but I beg to differ. My hair does not behave like 4A at all. Wash N gos do not look like 4A and if you see my hair after I've manipulated it, it looks like CNapp. 4B hair has a coil pattern but due to manipulation necessary to keep it from tangling up, the pattern is hardly ever evident.
IMO, the difference between 4A and 4B is the size of the coils. No one's hair grows out of their head without some form of pattern. It's either straight, curly/coily or wavy. That's my story anyway and I'm sticking to it.
Thanks Twana. I thought I was
I found that my coily hair would get the one-strand slipknot, but my loose 4a would be tangle free. Is that the case w/you?
4b is in a zig zag shape. I have one small patch of it in my crown area. It's not very defined, but it is slightly zig-zag. And wiry.
I know. We need to come up with a LHCF Hair Type Classifier!!! And it is amazing how your hair looked different in every one of those pics. Cool!!!
Hey! you're back! How are you? I rarely remember getting knots in my hair. I had cottony 4a/b hair (coily) And I did not intentionally use a lot protein....I miss my natural hair a little bitI know it should be intuitive here, but can you ladies list if you have coily hair?
For example some 4a hair is a looser s-shape and some 4a is coily pensprings
Thanks!!
Hey! you're back! How are you? I rarely remember getting knots in my hair. I had cottony 4a/b hair (coily) And I did not intentionally use a lot protein....I miss my natural hair a little bit
really?erplexed i think the "s" shape is just the coil stretched out. most of the time when i see the "s" there is a coil on the end. the longer my hair gets it has more of an s shape but when shorter its all coil. whenever i see an 4a with a "s' throughout the length*when dry* i usually think there was some trauma to the hair.(heat or chemical) or its not 4a
Yeah that's what I mean! See I have 4a coils, but I also have s-shaped 4a hair that doesn't coil. And some other ladies "4a" I have seen was not coily. It's like not 3c, but not 4a either--something in between. I can tell b/c I have 3c s-shaped curls too.
Maybe my hair is just the odd ball . I'd be all up in my hair when I was natural, trying to classify it...