When Hair Typing Is Helpful

Hair typing gets such a negative rap in the #naturalhair world. I definitely understand why. You'll hear some ladies say, "Girllll, you have that good hair. 3C. I have 4B" or "4B hair is _____" or Good hair is ____ type". *shrugs shoulders* I can't be worried about that much.

HOWEVER, I think hair typing can be helpful in some instances. You don't have to know exactly the number and letter code, according to the Andre Walker System. A ballpark estimate will get you the help you need lol

Disclaimer: I am a subscriber of bloggers and YT channels of a vast array of women. Some with looser, curlier strands, and some with thicker, coarser, kinkier strands. I am not suggesting that the credibility of these women's opinions relays in the texture type of their hair.

• Products- Kinkier hair, to me, supports thicker products more so than curlier textures. When I see lightweight conditioners and mists as main products, I know that my thick, coarse hair would laugh at them lol. So when I scope through the endless reviews that are on the WWW, I gravitate towards reviewers that have a similar texture to mine. This is not to say that I negate the opinions of those that have different textures than mine. I just know from my own experience that though every head of hair is different, I can usually get similar results when I take the advice of a curly with a kinky texture like mine.
• Styles- Certain styles and techniques to achieve them just don't work on my type of hair. Think back to your experiences watching commercial ads. You know how sometimes you would say, "YEAHHHH I know that won't work for me -__-" It's the same thing. I may come across someone's video where they sprayed their hair, brushed it, misted it with some spray, and had some fierce poppin' curls for a wash and go, and I knowwwwwwwwwwwwww that once again, my thick, kinky, coarse hair will laugh in the face of water and spray being the only products that give me the "wash and go" look. I can't wash and go lol. Styles can vary based on the texture of your hair.

CONCLUSION: Hair typing can be beneficial in helping you have a better idea of what products may work well for your hair or even for having a more accurate idea of what techniques/styles will give you success on your hair. So don't always see it as a negative thing. Hair typing has spiraled into the new "good hair vs. bad hair or light skinned vs. dark skinned" debate, but I believe it was started out of goodness!

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