My name is Nonjabulo Buhle Mndzebele. I am a 15 year old girl. I cut my hair in mid 2014. I always struggled to embrace my more natural African self and I always wanted to have smoother hair .My mom joined me in my journey to discovering my inner "Afro-Freak''! I started this blog to help young African girls learn how to embrace ,love and take care of themselves. Knowing the natural hair type you have is important since it has a big influence on your routine care regimens, hairstyling and hair products you can use. Furthermore, knowing it will also give you answers as to why your natural hair behaves the way it does and why it is not like your friend’s yet you have the same hair colors.
Type 4 hair is mostly associated with Black girls. There are three kinds of type 4 hair. I personally have type 4a.
- Type 4a is tightly coiled hair that has an "S" pattern. It has more moisture than 4b and has a definite curl pattern. The circumference of the spirals is close to that of a crochet needle. The hair can be wiry or fine-
textured. Hair type 4a works well with the wash-and-go, twist-outs, bantu-knot-out hairstyles but blow-drying with a diffuser can help in stretching the curls.
-Type 4b has a "Z" pattern and less of a defined curl pattern. Instead of curling or coiling, the hair bends in sharp angles like the letter "Z".
-Type 4c hair is composed of curl patterns that will almost never clump without doing a specific hairstyle. 4c hair can range from fine, thin, soft to coarse with lots of densely packed strands.
The LOIS system defines the hair pattern by the letters LOIS. I’ll explain:
- L = If your hair is dominated by right angles and substantially bends with nearly no curve, then you’re considered a pattern “L”.
- O = If your hair strand curls or coils significantly and appear to be shaped like the letter “O”, then you’re considered a pattern “O”.
- I = If your hair has no distinctive curls or bends and primarily lies flat against your head, then you’re considered a pattern “I”.
- S = If your hair strand has “S” shaped curls or waves with defined hills and valleys, then you’re considered a pattern “S”.
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Acknowledgements:
http://www.naturallycurly.com/pages/hairtypes/type4
http://www.stronghair.org/hair-types/hair-types-3-curly-2-wavy-4-kinky-1-straight-charts-quiz-tests/
http://www.curlcentric.com/hair-typing-system/
