As with anything in life, if we first understand the natural behavior of something, we can fully grasp the essence of assisting nature in maintaining great health, strength and longevity.
Understanding Hair growth, and nature's construction of our types and textures, will assist in our growing and enjoying natural beautiful hair.
Hair types or textures are divided into four categories.
Type One, refers to the straight, no curl pattern seen naturally in the majority of European and Asian hair. Due to its straight surface, Type One textures reflect light easily, radiating a brilliant shine.
The lack of curls or kinks within this texture allows the natural oil to work from the scalp to the tips without much interference, making Type One hair textures the oiliest of them all.
This texture is mimicked often by getting perms, or straight ironing of the hair with a more defined curl
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It's a wavy texture, directly between straight and curly hair.
As you go down the spectrum, the less light will be reflected from the surface of some textures. The looser the hair's curl pattern, the more it is prone to becoming frizzy. The wavy textures type 2a, 2b, and 2c reflects more light than curly hair, but isn't as radiant as type 1.
This look was often mimicked with finger waves, and some conks. Depending on the length of time a perm stayed in the hair, determined whether the wavy, curly, or straight look was accomplished.
Type Three textures are also broken down into three subcategories (3a, 3b, and 3c). This texture has a very pronounced S shape curly texture, with that "S" getting noticeably tighter with each subsequent category.
These textures are not as moist as the Type One and Two textures, but not as dry as type four. As with Type two, this texture's curls tighten with each subsequent category, with 3a being the loosest of the
The texture of her hair was somehow both firm and soft, springy, with the clean, fresh scent of almonds. It was a warm black, and sunlight was caught in each kink and crinkle, so that up close there was a lot of purple and blue. I could feel how, miraculously, each lock wove itself into a flat or rounded pattern shortly after it left her scalp- a machine could not have done it with more precision- so that the “matting” I had assumed was characteristics of dreadlocks could be more accurately be described as “knitting”. (Walker 232)
It activates your desired hair growth by opening the pores that are clogged by chemical and pollution particles or due to shampoo’s contents and sun’s damaging rays. It moisturizes your scalp, giving each of your hair strand a healthy and safe treat.
The hair of the scalp is longer and more flexible, while the hair of the eyebrows tends to be short and stiff. Oval shaped hair shafts produce wavy hair, flat hair shafts create curly hair and hair shafts that are perfectly round create straight hair. There are also different types of melanin, a natural compound responsible for the production of color in the eyes, skin and hair. There is yellow, brown and black melanin, each produced by melanocytes located at the follicle base. With age, melanin production decreases, causing greying of hair. (Applegate & Saunders, 2001, pp
To achieve this marvelous hairstyle you are to start with a small curling iron to curl your hair. Then with the help of a backcombing brush create volume at the roots in the back of your head. The next step is to complete the French braid but quite loosely, for doing it you need to begin on one side of the head in the middle back area and to end on the opposite side at the nape of your neck. If you desire you may leave bangs. To give a messier look it is advisable to use a rat tail comb to pull out some pieces thus gently loosen the braid. In case you feel the necessity to place the curls that have fallen out of the braid you may use bobby pins. And finally, apply some light hold finishing spray. In addition, this pretty hairstyle for long hair will look great on every woman that wants to make her round face appear slimmer. And, of course, long and thick hair is perfect for this
The book is not just about history of black hair. It contains quotes and information from a huge wealth of black hair resources, as well as political context of black hair styles and textures and why black hair comes in so many different textures.
In the recent past year or two, a woman’s natural hair has become a big thing. Before, African American women, to be specific, were so disgusted by their hair. They would do anything in their power to change the “nappy” aspect of their hair to “beautiful”. They would use relaxers very so often and hot combs.
Long and Layered This style dates all the way back to 2009, but nowadays it looks absolutely the same as it did then. In case you are looking for a longer style, or want your hair to grow, this layered look is a good way to get through that in-between phase.
Many women have the desire to obtain long straight flowing hair. How do we make this happen? With the help of a flat iron, a heated flexible device used for straightening and styling hair. Women get tired of their curly, frizzy hair but since women have found out that the hair they are born with isn’t what they are destined with, the doors opened to a new beauty. In 1872, Erica Feldman used heat rods to straighten her hair. In 1909, Isaac K. Shero patented a hair straightener which was composed of two “flat irons” that are heated and pressed together. Technically this was the first flat iron, but of course with technology it’s the need of making objects better to adapt to today’s lifestyle. Flat irons today can be mostly credited to the Scottish Jennifer Bell Schofield who combined two plated heated iron in 1912.
This type has a lot of body and can be easily styled in its natural state. However, despite its appearance, these curls are soft and very fine, rather than coarse as it is believed to be. Like Type 4, there are three subtypes:- Curly Twirly (3A): Shows a definite loopy "S" shaped pattern which is naturally big, loose and very shiny. The curls are also prone to being affected by the climate.
... ranging anywhere between 3.5 to 6.0 and are used to restore the pH balance after an alkaline treatment. Conditioners also keep cuticle layers from getting caught which keeps hair from tangling and reduce static electricity in the hair by sealing in moisture. There are many different types of conditioners aimed toward people with different hair textures. For example, protein conditioners are designed to slightly increase the diameter of the hair by adding a special coating to it. These conditioners are deigned to pass through the cuticle, penetrate the cortex, and replace any keratin that has been lost from hair.
Curly Hair: how to care for and style your Almost every woman will find fault in it. Especially in the hair: it's too curly, too straight, too thick, too soft. But for every problem, you can find a solution. For most women, who by naturally curly hair, this is a real problem. For several reasons: • 99% curly hair, dry hair. And with a hair dryer, a broken clamp. • They react to moisture. • Treatment is not appropriate, like a woman with curly hair in Dandelion. If you do not know how to cope with your curly hair, or want to try something new, then read on. How to care for curly hair Beautiful curly hair looks amazing, but they are more volatile than direct. So, here are some tips: The most important thing is how you can Blow Dry less frequently, to prevent hair damage. Try to wash your hair every day because curly hair dry. The more often you wash, ground into the scalp. To comb your hair, use your fingers instead of a brush. In an emergency, comb with a wide toothed comb. Curly hair needs moisture, so choose a shampoo and conditioner designed to moisturize the hair. By the way, one ...
TYPE 3 CURLY These soft and fine textured curls are the largest in diameter out of all the hair types and have a definite loopy “S” pattern. (Insert Photo 4) Type 3a: These curls are big and loose and there are a lot of them. They tend to have a circumference the width of a piece of sidewalk chalk and the longer the hair the more defined the curls become. (Photo via Chris Graythen via Getty Images) (Insert Photo 5) Type 3b: These curls can have a combination of textures ranging from perfect spirals to bouncy ringlets or twisty corkscrews.
The Digital perm typically leaves the hair with a bigger curl or very close to a wave. People who desire a Digital perm are looking for the Kate Middleton style or want fun beach waves.The intent was for this perm to be a happy medium between the poodle perm and straight hair. The curl is most prominent when the hair is dry and is loose when the hair is wet. This look is created similar to the way a cold wave is created. Since this is a fairly new perm to the states there isn’t too much information on it and what information that is out there, isn’t very consistent, but the most common process that came up is that the perm solution is applied to the straight hair and is left on until the hair stretches and then the perm solution is rinsed out and the hair is rolled on rollers. The rollers cannot be rolled all the way up to the scalp because the heat that comes off of them is too intense and can burn the client. To protect the scalp they place heat protectant pads between the rollers. The temperature of the rollers are regulated by a digital machine and they can be made as hot as necessary to get the curl to form. Once the rollers have cooled down they cover them in fixing ...