The official hair typing thread

**Stray_mind** · September 11th, 2019, 12:41 PM

I agree with the 2a assessment, Hasse.

Lovely soft waves.

**MusicalSpoons** · September 11th, 2019, 02:18 PM

Yup, I'd also say 2a. (The screen brightness idea did the trick

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**Spikey** · September 11th, 2019, 05:03 PM

Looks 2a to me!

**Hasse** · September 12th, 2019, 03:52 AM

Thanks all!

**ExpectoPatronum** · September 12th, 2019, 07:09 PM

Wrong thread :P

**CalystaStarr** · September 16th, 2019, 10:57 AM

I'm not sure what my hair type is since it looks different Every day. When I use just shampoo or just wash with water its bigger and more textured. Plus I dye with henna and indigo. My profile has it listed as 1b/1c

Thoughts?

**Begemot** · September 16th, 2019, 11:40 AM

You have awesome volume, CalystaStarr! 1b/1c feels like a safe bet in your case since you use henna and indigo and those can straighten your hair. I would probably wait some time to gain more length to see how your hair behaves once it's longer. Have you tried to encourage possible waviness?

**lapushka** · September 16th, 2019, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Hasse

My hair might be too short for proper hairtyping, but I think I can give it a go. What do you guys think?

ETA: it's quite a dark picture, but if you crank up the brightness of your screen, you should be able to see more details.

I think what you have as markers in your profile: 2a/b is spot on!

**lapushka** · September 16th, 2019, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by CalystaStarr

I'm not sure what my hair type is since it looks different Every day. When I use just shampoo or just wash with water its bigger and more textured. Plus I dye with henna and indigo. My profile has it listed as 1b/1c

Thoughts?

I think that is spot on! I would "guess" 1b/c as well!

**FaerieToast** · September 17th, 2019, 08:53 PM

Took some photos of my hair today after taking a bath (with the advice from my oil build-up thread) once it had dried. I did my best not to touch it even though it got in my face a bunch ;w; I certainly had flashbacks to elementary school days.

I had typed my hair about a month ago to 1c, but looking at the photos I took from after my hair got a 'good' wash... I'm not so sure anymore, so I'd love to hear people's thoughts!

I put a variety of angled photos of my hair in an album here, but here's one of the photos:

For length reference, the skirt is in-line with my belly button.

My hair got super frizzy and unmanageable (couldn't put it up with a stick without wrapping a scarf around the bun a bunch of times, or it'd just fall right out) after I did comb it, which doesn't normally happen but at least the pic is kind of funny ^^'

BTW! All of the photos in the Visual Hairtyping Guide Thread are super blurry when I look at them right now, did something happen? They weren't like that a week ago.