Is this 1c? Could it be wavier?

[Strawonaberry]

Hello I haven't been here in a long time. At some point I dyed my hair, then got tired of it, cut it all off... And now I've been growing it again for the past year-2 years. I've let it just grow out in layers (otherwise it'd be like chin length lol ) , and my longest layer is now at AL.

I've always seen my hair as 1c, since it has this weird bend to it. One of the reasons I grew it out actually was that I was sick of one side bending outwards while the other did not... I looked really silly. However, with this last growth era I've been finding random wavy, almost curly hairs. Usually among the stray hairs I lose in a day, but some small, random patches are wavier too. It makes me think it may be slowly transitioning to wavy? The bulk of it is still C-shaped though, like 1 big bend as if I'd tied my hair up.

So it also makes me wonder if I could be one of those "I didn't know my hair was wavy!" people. I have the frizz... but it doesn't form ringlets when wet, and I've tried scrunching it and it only emphasizes the C shape. I tried air drying it the other day without brushing it or anything and here is the result:
https://imgur.com/HYLax25 (Sorry I tried inserting the images but it wouldn't work
https://imgur.com/VSmFBDu
The back dried much wavier than usual, but the front is pretty much the same, a bit less straight on the bendy side (picture right). As always, it air dried pretty frizzy, but I don't think it's very damaged. I rarely blow dry and rarely find any splits, and when I do they're just on the very tips. You can also see a lot of regrowth but it was thinned out when short.

I guess my questions are: Do you think this is still 1c? Is it the kind of hair that could be wavier with certain steps? Could it be naturally transitioning textures?
I've had the impression for a while that my hair would be wavier if it was less coarse, but its coarseness makes it stiff to bend (braiding it is really hard).

[Bat]

I'd say 1b more to me but you can always make your stats 1b/1c

[barnet_fair]

It's hard to tell at this length, especially with thick hair. For what it's worth, my hair looked less wavy at APL and it's a (very lazy) 2a. As your hair grows, each individual lock will separate more from its neighbours, and perhaps start waving independently (which I think distinguishes it from "body wave").

[lapushka]

I think that is a standard body wave, as the definition goes, so still in the 1-category. 2a would need more individual strands that are wavy, if that makes sense, these are 3 big "body waves" (first pic). 1c for sure!

[Strawonaberry]

barnet_fair I didn't know hair could become significantly wavier with length :0 since I always hear that curls get weighted down and stretched out. We'll have to see as it grows...
Thanks everyone for the anwers!

[spidermom]

I agree with 1C.

It is true that sometimes hair gets more wavy as it gets longer, to a point. The weight of longer hair can indeed stretch out curl or wave and will at some point.

[lapushka]

Yes, what spidermom said. It is still quite "short" to type. So if you say you re-assess at APL/BSL, that would be a good thing!

[Strawonaberry]

Ah good, I can think about that to help me stay motivated and not cut my hair Thanks

[maborosi]

I think I'd call that 1c for sure. I think it's a bit too wavy to be 1b, but probably not quite wavy enough to be in the 2s.
But it's very pretty, whatever hair texture it is!