Funny hair texture

[priinnz]

Hi All,
Hope everyone here is having a nice day :D.

So I have fine (almost straight hair), maybe 2b (the hair strand on top). But of late I notice few weird coarse strands (the hair strand on bottom). These strands are rather strange and they have alternating thick and thin sections.

https://i.postimg.cc/mk0qs2kg/IMG-1575.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ctBT7Wfp)

I have read the forums and know some people have suggested that this is rather normal as follicles may mutate over time and produce a different pattern (is that possible?). However, my problem is that sometimes I have both textures in the same hair :steam! Like its straight and smooth at top but coarse at the bottom.

Any idea what is causing this? My hair are virgin (never coloured/bleached/rebonded etc) and I don't really use heat. I have used the curling iron 4 times this year though (when attending weddings) and gave up on hair dryer 3-4 years ago. Could that have damaged my hair? Is there anything I can do about this? Please help

Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

[lapushka]

Strands like this "happen" on every single one's head. It's absolutely normal, if that helps. :flower: Nothing is causing this, it is just a normal occurrence.

[Corvana]

It can be caused a small bit, by mechanical damage if I'm not mistaken. I believe there was a thread talking about it and it was from brushing or combing too roughly on wet hair? :hmm: It was something like the hair stretched too far and so it didn't retain its shape and got all weird.

However, it could also just be something that happened for no reason you can discern. Perhaps there was a point where you were sick but showed no symptoms because you fought it off really well, but your body wasn't able to give as much to your hair so it got a bit weird. Maybe that follicle got slightly injured somehow and healed up again so now the hair growing out of it is fine.

It could be a lot of things, most of which you'd have no control or knowledge over.

[RosaCurl]

Many peoples' hair is made up of different textures/coarseness, but I think it may be more obvious in people with wavy/curly hair. I've always called my hair 'lumpy' because of the way my wavier pieces at the top sit on my bottom layer of curls, creating a lumpy look.

I don't know what type of climate you live in, but I know in warmer climates my bottom layer also tends to curl much tighter because of contact with my neck and sweat. Kinda gross, but that's just how it goes sometimes. So it might just be a result of weather as well.

[MusicalSpoons]

Some of my weird strands have both textures in the same strand. It is what it is :shrug:

I don't believe this type of texture charge is caused by anything external, to be honest, because it is *so* different. I've seen how hairs go when they've been stretched too much (not often! But mistakes happen) and it's nothing like this :)

[priinnz]

Strands like this "happen" on every single one's head. It's absolutely normal, if that helps. :flower: Nothing is causing this, it is just a normal occurrence.
Thanks Lapushka.. I am much happier with my hair since I am on LHC, but was worried if I am doing something wrong.


Some of my weird strands have both textures in the same strand. It is what it is :shrug:

I don't believe this type of texture charge is caused by anything external, to be honest, because it is *so* different. I've seen how hairs go when they've been stretched too much (not often! But mistakes happen) and it's nothing like this :)
Thanks... I only wish my hair could be one type (preferably the straight type ;))! Would be so much the better.

[priinnz]

Thank you for replying Corvana.
I am also worried, if it was some disease/ stress/ nutritional deficiency, then I would like to figure it out and be more cautious hence forth. So that's where I am coming from.

[Corvana]

Thank you for replying Corvana.
I am also worried, if it was some disease/ stress/ nutritional deficiency, then I would like to figure it out and be more cautious hence forth. So that's where I am coming from.

I mean, there's not much you can do you know? Like, when it presents in your hair, it's been gone a bit already most of the time. I wouldn't consider it a sign of something incredibly serious in the way one would consider hair loss to be. You can be as gentle as you can with your hair, and eat well, and that's really all you can do! Everything else isn't up to you.

[priinnz]

Thanks every for their feedback. It is as helpful as ever. Another request though. Can you please advise what is my hair type.
I am confused if it is 1b 1c or 2a or even 2b? I am attaching a pic for reference. It has been cut in layers to give body so it looks more wavy at bottom.
https://i.postimg.cc/xX5ZkHDm/IMG-1852.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xX5ZkHDm)

[MusicalSpoons]

Is that a hairtyping picture or was your hair styled in it? Even brushed means we can't give an accurate assessment. The requirements for a hairtyping picture are here: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=116252


How do I find out my hair type?

Wash your hair as you usually do. You do not need to use other products, clarify or change your regular routine. The hair type which really matters is the one you are dealing with day to day and not so much the one you could have if you just clarified. Of course your true natural hair type will come out most when your hair is absolutely clean from all product leftovers and it's also neat to know how much different routines alter ones hair type, but clarifying is not a necessary requirement to type your hair.

Let your hair air dry with the least amount of detangling you can manage to do. Detangling before washing and while your hair is still wet is totally fine, just avoid doing it (as much as reasonably possible) during the time it is air drying. Finger combing, combing and brushing during that time will change the structure of your hair you are just trying to discover. Not all hair types can manage to dry totally untouched, still it's best to keep it to a minimum to avoid changing the results.

The reason I ask is because I'm finding it really hard to work out what type the hair in your pic would be anyway - like the ends and the length would be 2 separate classifications, and hair just doesn't do that without help :confused:

[priinnz]

Is that a hairtyping picture or was your hair styled in it? Even brushed means we can't give an accurate assessment. The requirements for a hairtyping picture are here: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=116252



The reason I ask is because I'm finding it really hard to work out what type the hair in your pic would be anyway - like the ends and the length would be 2 separate classifications, and hair just doesn't do that without help :confused:

Thanks musical spoons.
Its air dried hair with a bit of finger combing and wide toothed comb when wet.

I can understand what you are trying to say. I think my ends look so different because they have been cut in layers. Although all my hair curl a bit at the ends, the layers on top of each other make it look wavier at the bottom. That is why it is difficult to look at pictures and determine hair type for me.

[priinnz]

Hi All,
Hope everyone here is having a nice day :D.

So I have fine (almost straight hair), maybe 2b (the hair strand on top). But of late I notice few weird coarse strands (the hair strand on bottom). These strands are rather strange and they have alternating thick and thin sections.

https://i.postimg.cc/mk0qs2kg/IMG-1575.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ctBT7Wfp)

I have read the forums and know some people have suggested that this is rather normal as follicles may mutate over time and produce a different pattern (is that possible?). However, my problem is that sometimes I have both textures in the same hair :steam! Like its straight and smooth at top but coarse at the bottom.

Any idea what is causing this? My hair are virgin (never coloured/bleached/rebonded etc) and I don't really use heat. I have used the curling iron 4 times this year though (when attending weddings) and gave up on hair dryer 3-4 years ago. Could that have damaged my hair? Is there anything I can do about this? Please help

Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

Also in addition to the comments and suggestions on this forum (Thanks LHC, you are the best), I dug a few scientific articles and it seems the uneven hair strands, especially where half of it is normal and some parts of the same strand have kinks or node-like appearance may be due to genetic factors which are further augmented by nutritional deficiencies. Apparently it can be corrected to some extent with a nutritional supplement.

Some links for those who are interested in further reading:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.0926-9959.2001.00282-5.x
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/improvement-in-hair-loss-and-better-hair-quality-with-vitamin-therapy-in-monilethrix-2471-9323-1000113.php?aid=82874
:taz:

[lapushka]

Thanks every for their feedback. It is as helpful as ever. Another request though. Can you please advise what is my hair type.
I am confused if it is 1b 1c or 2a or even 2b? I am attaching a pic for reference. It has been cut in layers to give body so it looks more wavy at bottom.
https://i.postimg.cc/xX5ZkHDm/IMG-1852.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xX5ZkHDm)

If that is a true hairtyping picture, I would say 1b. It's not 1a, and one step up from that is 1b; I don't think it's 1c.

[priinnz]

Thanks Lapushka..
This truly helps :)

[Sid0rela]

I have the same "curly" strands on top of my straight hair. Those strands are coarser and make my hair look so frizzy.
I have yet to find a solution for them, so I just let them be. 😋
They make me think I have a curly gene trying to come out, jk.

[Ju]

Those are my enemies!! I had a nasty habit of plucking them out, til I realised there are so many on my head and was on my way to some bad balding - all I can say is love them and leave them and let them be merry. Hair is so strange, its all different all over the scalp. Like a forest full of very diverse vegetation.