What is nappy hair?

[gharp001]

well my hair isn't "Becky" hair. no comb is gonna go right through root to tip. that comb gets caught in.............SUPRRISE!, naps.

not as nappy as some but naps just the same.

i consider my hair to be wavy/curly/nappy.

Me too!

 

[Qetesh]

nappy is a term anyone can use on thier hair when it is matted and not easy to comb thro, even a type 1 can call her hair nappy at some point.

with that said i do consider my hair to be nappy, its not nappy right now but it can be nappy at times.

 

[sweetwhispers]

I consider all the naturals in this thread Nappy.
Nappy Type 3 to 4 is nappy

Nappy









Not Nappy

 

[InnerSoul]

I prefer the term "kinky" myself, over nappy.... and that, generally speaking, is 4a-b hair. Anything other than that is not "kinky" (or nappy) to me. THus, I call 3c and below "naturally curly."

yep.. what she said

 

[deltagyrl]

Does tightly coiled refer to the new growth? I STILL don't know what type my hair is but even in it's worse state nothing is tightly coiled.

I've referred to my hair as nappy when it was dry and/or uncombed.

What's the real difference between type 4A/B???

 

[TempleGirl]

IMO, nappy is the kinky hair that's tough to get a comb through, even when wet.

That's damaged and/or dry hair. Nappy hair is what the hair boards consider 4a/b.

 

[naturallylovely]

I do not like the word nappy...and I hate when relaxed heads say "do you nappies like this product?" or things of that sort....I also had a friend who was part mexican, who called her 2c/3a hair nappy all the time and it bothered me. A better word for her would have been frizzy.....JMHO