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jcsavestheday What do you need the curls for? If you're trying to retain hair w/o knots and tangles then welcome to the world in which most of us 4B's live in: a world where we aren't too concerned with definition but rather we stretch our hair and keep strands separated to avoid knots and tangles and may actually go for months w/o ever seeing our curls. It is this habit of 4Bers that has led most to think our hair doesn't have coils.
Manipulated 4B hair has no curls which is what some folks call 4C or CNapp, and it is the safest way to keep your hair if you don't want to get a headache dealing with it.
As someone said, your coils are not lost. They will return when you wash your hair and perhaps you could shingle one day to wear them in their glory. But for the most part, you will find that you will live most of the 4B life with your hair either braided or twisted or worn stretched if you are to have a stress-free 4B hair journey.
ETA: Wait, OP, you're 3C/4A? Do you have other images of your hair? I beg your pardon but I hadn't seen your post when I started mine and from looking at your pic I assumed you were in the 4's and particularly 4B because that's what turns into a cloud w/ no hint of curls on being combed. 4A usually can make a nice afro but the coils can still be seen.