Self-care includes your hair! Whether straight, curly, thick, fine, coily, long or short, it’s time to shower your hair with the respect it deserves. Get to know your hair’s curl patterns, porosity, density and styling requirements for head-turning hair that’s true to you.
WHAT’S YOUR HAIR TYPE?
In its simplest terms, your hair type is based on your hair’s genetic curl pattern and this is determined by the shape of your hair follicle, as well as how porous and dense it is. The more oval or asymmetrical your follicle is, the curlier your hair will be.
‘Perfect circular follicles form poker-straight hair, like most Asian hair types, whereas an almond-shaped follicle will form Afro-style tight curls. Oval-shaped follicles will create a bouncy curl,’