Are my curls 3a or 3B?
If your curls easily wrap around the sidewalk chalk, then you have type 3A hair. If the permanent marker is the best fit, then your hair type is 3B. If your spiral curls are the size of a pencil, you have type 3C hair.
How do you take care of type 3 curly hair?
How to Care for 3B Hair
- Focus on conditioning your hair. As far as your hair washing schedule goes, we’d recommend only washing your hair once or twice a week.
- Use fewer products.
- Get familiar with your hair’s porosity level.
- There’s no such thing as too much moisture.
- Minimize heat styling.
Is Type 3 hair high porosity?
Type 3B natural hair has high porosity, which means that water, oils, and other types of products can be easily absorbed by your hair. That said because the hair is highly porous, your hair may not be able to retain that moisture as well as other hair types.
Is 3a hair curly?
Type 3a hair is characterized by well-defined spiral curls that are typically the size of a piece of sidewalk chalk. Although the circumference of 3a curls is wider than that of 3b and 3c hair, it can be difficult to tell the three curl types apart.
What do 3a curls look like?
3A hair is made up of well-defined and springy curls that have a loopy, “S” shaped pattern. Their circumference is the size of a piece of sidewalk chalk. 3A ringlets have a fine to medium texture. This curl type benefits from lots of body and movement, but is prone to frizzing and dryness.
Should you brush Type 3 hair?
The reason why it’s so important to use a wide-tooth comb for type 3 hair is because it prevents breakage and therefore split ends. A heavy duty brush with thin, long bristles tears at the hair, which leads to significantly more hair loss, damaged hair and split ends which can cause frizz.
What is Level 3 curly hair?
Type 3 curly hair ranges from a light curl to tight, curly tendrils, and usually have a combination of textures. They are defined and springy, with more height and volume at the root than type 2s.
What is Type 3a hair?