Curls: clockwise or anti-clockwise?

[ilovelonghair]

Which way does your hair curl? The few locks in my hair that tend to spiral go anti-clockwise. I'm curious if it's the same for everybody or different.

[Tornerose]

I voted both, depending on wich way I curl it.. I could have voted cheese too I guess :D

[ilovelonghair]

I meant the way it curls naturally ;). I think you change that by curling your hair

[Tornerose]

LoL yeah I realised that right after I voted. Hence the cheese-comment ;)
Sorry

[Rohele]

I voted both. I have a double crown, so the hair swirls one way on one side, and the other way on the other.

[lailmil]

I voted both..most of it curls clockwise on the left and anticlockwise on the right, but it even change verse on the same strand

[RancheroTheBee]

It does both, sometimes in the same place. Or it decides to be straight that day, just to freak me out.

[BBGrrl]

Mine go both ways. I get double helixs that look like DNA and then curls that go crazy grabbing everything because they twist in diffrent directions.

[ilovelonghair]

I voted both. I have a double crown, so the hair swirls one way on one side, and the other way on the other.


What is a double crown?

[LadyEliza]

It just goes all over the place. And there are straight bits. I don't think it knows yet...

[WavyGirl]

Both. Maybe that's why I have so many problems with wearing it curly? The occasional strand curls in one direction from root to tip, but many more start out in one direction go straight in the middle and then finish in the opposite direction. The strands that do curl nicely in one direction can be both clockwise and anticlockwise. There is no rhyme or reason to the pattern that I can see. The only way I can get uniformity is to damp bun which is now my normal routine.

[Niphredil]

I did a quick check though I am on 2nd day curls after wearing it in a bun tonight because of the temperature. I still had 2 good spirals on the left side of my head, one went clockwise, the other anti-clockwise........

[rhodochrosite]

Some of my curls curl clockwise, some counter-clockwise.

[Anlbe]

My hair only has a little bit of wave so it was hard to find out, but after careful observation I can say my hair curls clockwise on the right side of my face and counter clockwise on the left. Interesting to know - I will make sure I follow that when I rag my hair.

[curls2grow]

Both for me also. I haven't seen many natural curlies (who don't use curling iron) that have all curls going one way, but then again, I don't see a whole lot of natural curlies in real life (most straighten their hair by some means).

[kwaniesiam]

I'd be curious how one could tell if all of their hair really did curl the same way. I'm a straightie so I went for the cheese ;)

[rhubarbarin]

Mine goes both ways, sometimes in the same curl. I also get a lot of 'double helixes'.

[JamieLeigh]

WOW. That's so odd. All of mine go counter-clockwise. And I went through two washings, just to be sure before I posted.

[eyesofsummer]

Mine is very snaky...it curls one way, then the other. Most of then are 's' shaped like this , but I do get defined ringlets, too. I voted "Both", because there really is a mix of direction, both with the 's' shaped ones and the spirals.

[Anje]

Both, though my only curls are at the nape of my neck, where they form these little 3/4" diameter circles.

[florenonite]

I voted both, though I only get curls at the nape of my neck and beside my ears. The ones beside my ears seem to curl away from my face, though.

[Rohele]

What is a double crown?

Normally people have a swirl at the back to their head and the hair follicles will follow this pattern out from the swirl. From what I understand, it comes from how the skin grows over the head as a fetus is forming. As the skin closes it makes a "swirl". I have two swirls going in opposite directions which make for weird cowlicks etc. (especially at the back - makes my hair hard to style). My hair always flips and curls in one way on one side of my head and the other way on my other side. I've always attributed this to the double crown and it the resulting growth pattern of my hair, although I suppose there could be other reasons.

ETA - after reading the rest of the thread its seems many other curlies have curls going both ways, so my double crown styling issues probably don't contribute.

[Monsterkitti]

Ive put both, I have a mix :)

[Longhairpixie]

My hair goes both ways

[zen_oven]

I voted clockwise but I get the occasional counter-clockwise or double helix curl.

[Flynn]

We (boyfriend and I) were trying to work out if my boyfriend's hair was chiral... it turns out that it does have an enantiomeric excess of about 40% R. In other words, although it did spiral both ways, there was more (about 70% of it) spiralling clockwise.

[curlylocks85]

I voted for "both”. My curls go in many directions. Some strands curl one way at the top, go straight, and curl the opposite way on the bottom.


I love it though. :p

[JenniferNoel]

Mine mostly go counter clockwise, but about a fourth of them go clockwise.
They're weird, awesome stretched out coils. :D

[RoseRedDead]

Mine go counterclockwise...

[SlightlySoprano]

I never noticed until just now but BOTH! Thats cool!!! lol

[curlywurlygurly]

Although my hair tends to be more s-shaped in curl pattern (i.e. wavy), especially at my current length, I have two definite sections at the nape of my neck that go different ways. My left goes clockwise and my right go anti clockwise. With a funny self-formed part in the middle.From memory when it was longer most of my curls on either side follow suit to these two at the nape. So annoying if I'm trying to finger curl for more definition because if I wrap the wrong way I actually pull out more curl then enhance it.

[Rainchants]

Mine go both ways.

[sft88]

My goes anti-clockwise.

[meowmeow]

Mine go both ways. Some usually change direction somewhere down the length.

[Amelia]

Mine curl in both ways. i'm sure thst if there was a third option it would curl that way too :p it has a will of its own, i tell you!

[Dreams_in_Pink]

There's a difference?? :l

Either way, my hair does not curl, it wurls, so i voted for cheese :D

[Starr]

Both, my hair curls every which way.