Spirals vs Corkscrews

[pattyr5]

Can anyone explain to me what my curls are and what is the difference? I want to try Blended Beauty products but they have the recommendations broken down into categories I don't understand :/

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

I think corkscrews are larger than spirals but honestly I don't know

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

I just went to the site and I see what you mean. They don't make it easy, do that? My guess is that you have "corkscrew" curls because yours are bigger than mine. Are you like a 3c/4a type? I am likely considered "spiral" because I'm like 4a/4b and have a ton of pen coil strands.

 

[Napp]

I think the difference is that spirals are looser and "open" and corkscrews are tighter and "closed". Here are some pictures to explain what I mean

Spirals:

Corkscrews:

Hth

 

[pattyr5]

So the confusion continues, lol. I'm not sure what my type is.... My curl size (on most of my head) matches a regular drinking straw or yellow skinny pencil which I think is 4A but who knows....some of the curls are larger and more loose. I gave up on that already.

My hair tends to start wavy at the root then an open S for most of the length then closed at the end....so like the typing and texture and density, I've got too much going on here.

 

[pattyr5]

I just went to the site and I see what you mean. They don't make it easy, do that? My guess is that you have "corkscrew" curls because yours are bigger than mine. Are you like a 3c/4a type? I am likely considered "spiral" because I'm like 4a/4b and have a ton of pen coil strands.

By pen coil do you mean the little spring inside? Then maybe we are the same. I took a pic with the pen spring. Which product group would you fall into?

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

By pen coil do you mean the little spring inside? Then maybe we are the same. I took a pic with the pen spring. Which product group would you fall into?

Yours are looser than the pen coil so I think in the case of that website you'd likely be considered corkscrew. My hair is about the size of that pen coil, perhaps a little larger in some areas but I think is be spiral based on that site. Maybe you should shoot them a quick email or reach them in instagram and see if they can give you better info.