- Hey everyone, I'm Mindy from Cute Girls Hairstyles,
and today we are going to talk about
how to type your hair.
This is going to be a little bit talk-heavy
more than normal, however, probably one of
the most important videos you can watch simply
because you're gonna learn a lot about your hair
and if you don't already know this,
it may completely change how and what you're using
on your hair because you're gonna figure out your type
which is gonna help you figure out which products to use.
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Let's get into it.
What determines your hair type
is the shape of the follicles on your head.
That's not controllable by you.
Obviously it's just genetics.
So, the shape of the follicle,
if it is flatter or more oval, tends to produce curly hair.
The more oval, the more flat, the curlier the hair.
Where if you have more of a circular type follicle,
then you tend to get straighter hair.
So, that's what determines whether your hair
is basically straight all the way up to very coily.
Now, on top of that you also have playing
into this the shape of your hair pattern.
So, when I say shape of your pattern,
it can be anything from straight, just straight,
stick straight like up and down straight
to a wave that's a soft, loose wave to a curl
or even to a coil.
That is the shape of your hair,
it's the pattern that your hair makes.
Those two things like how it grows
and the shape of the pattern itself
is what determines your hair type.
The man originally credited with coming up
with the first typing system is named Andre Walker
and I know that his system
is the one that kind of introduced
the idea of type one, two, three, and four,
but I feel like in community in general now,
there's kind of this mashup
where they've taken Andre Walker's and they've mixed it
with other people's typing systems
and so I know like NaturallyCurly has one
that's really good that's kind of meshed
with Andre Walker's too.
I'm just gonna put that out there
that I feel like now when you're talking
about hair typing system,
you're predominantly using Andre Walker's,
but you're probably leaning into a few others as well
when you're referencing charts or things like that.
So, let's get into the basics of typing your hair.
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So there are four basic types
that everyone pretty much agrees on.
Type one, which is basically straight,
some variation of straight.
It can be thin straight hair,
it can be medium straight hair,
it can be coarse straight hair,
but it's basically just straight.
Type twos are your waves.
So, within that there's variations, of course,
and then type three is your curls.
Like typically what you would call somebody,
"Oh, you have curly hair."
They're probably a type three.
and then there's type fours which are largely
like your coily/kinky type hair textures.
That's how you type one to four.
So, you kind of go, "Okay, do I have straight hair,
"or do I have a little bit of looser waves?
"Do I have curly, do I have coily?"
And then you can basically figure out
like I'm probably roughly in the threes
or I'm roughly in the fours, I'm roughly in the twos.
So if you were gonna ask me,
on my hair, when it's wet like in it's natural state.
Obviously I've curled it today,
so this is not my natural curl texture or pattern.
When I am just with my hair sopping wet,
I fall within kind of the two I feel like.
I have wavy hair, it's definitely not straight,
but it's definitely not curly.
So, I used to always tell people when I was a kid like,
"Oh, it's not straight enough to be straight,
"and it's not curly enough to be curly,"
So I always have to do something with my hair.
Like, I either have to curl it
or I have to straighten it.
Or maybe I can try to diffuse it,
but like I couldn't just let my hair air dry
because it would just look
like this mash up of waves and curl mix.
That's type two for me.
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Okay, under each one of
those categories there's subcategories.
Under type one you have type A, type B, and type C.
Most people just kind of mash type one together
and just go it's just straight hair,
but there are type A, type B, and type C.
And that's more of just about whether your hair
is thin, medium or coarse
and then under type two there's also type 2A, type 2B and 2C
and under three there's 3A, 3B, 3C.
Can you see the pattern here?
And under four there's 4A, 4B, and 4C.
So, what determines the difference
between 2A and 2C is typically the width of the curl,
like how loose or how tight it is.
Under 2A, like a 2A maybe,
almost virtually straight with just
the slightest little bend
where a 2C is going to be somebody
that has more of a slight S curve shape to their hair.
Type threes typically have a more corkscrew curls.
So, the difference between a type 3A and a 3C is simply
whether it's a loose corkscrew curl
or a tighter corkscrew curl
and when you get into the fours,
you have 4A to 4C
and the difference between this one,
this one's a little bit different
because a 4A is also that corkscrew curl,
but it's very, very tight
where the 4Bs and 4Cs move into more
of a zigzag type shape to their hair.
Some 4Cs don't have a defined pattern even.
So, when you talk about Paisley's hair,
I kind of reference sometimes
that hers is typically 4B and 4C.
I should say that it's very normal for most of us
to have more than one specific type on our head.
I have anywhere from a 2A all the way to a 2C on mine
just where it grows differently.
Like, underneath I have some pieces
that tend to be more straight.
Where on top I might get a little more wave
into my hair and that's very normal.
So, Paisley is typically 4B and 4C.
So, at some points in her hair,
her hair is definitely a zigzag pattern
and it's very, very coily and tight.
And then in some spots she almost has like
an undefined curl pattern to her hair
or very, very super, super, super tiny corkscrews
like a little tiny bit like a 4A.
That's very normal,
so if find that when you're looking at the charts
that I'm sure are popping up on your screen
and you're going,
"I feel like I'm more than one of those."
That's really normal.
Most people have more than one
on their head at any given time.
This is really just a rough typing system.
Obviously there's a lot more that play
into everyone's specific hair.
Remember, you are the expert on your own hair, not me.
So, I'm just giving you guidelines
on how to try to figure out
and sort out your own hair type,
but ultimately it's just you learning more
about your hair, studying it and trying different things
to figure out
what works for your specific hair type.
Besides hair curl pattern and hair type,
also things that play into it are porosity,
density and even elasticity.
So, all of that combines to make your hair yours
which is kind of cool 'cause it means
that every hair type is really
kind of unique in it's own way.
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And it's simply because different products work
on different hair types differently.
If you're using something that is not
a good product for your hair type,
that might determine why your hair is oily or it's too dry
or it seems brittle, that kind of thing,
and then you can find products
that merge and mesh with your hair type much better
and the way that you're using those products lean
into your natural hair type
and make your hair even more amazing.
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So, when I started creating Hairitage,
the goal was to create a hair line
that worked for all types of hair.
Obviously within our family we have Kamri,
who is definitely a type one.
She has just straight hair.
It's straight dry, it's straight wet, it's just straight,
and then I'm a two.
I think we even have a couple of threes like Brooklyn
maybe leans a little more towards a 3A
and then we have Paisley and Dax who are in the fours.
So, within our own family we bridge the gap entirely
between hair types and what I found
was happening was that when I was going to the store,
it was super frustrating because I was shopping
for maybe my type of hair over here
and Paisley's type of hair over there
and I was also noticing
that it was like general hair products where over here
and natural hair products were over there
and I was frustrated because I was like,
"Why wouldn't I want natural stuff on my hair
"and why wouldn't I want to be able to shop
"just one spot?"
So, I created a line that basically caters
to pretty much all types of hair
so that you could shop it in one location.
In the formulas we put a lot of my very favorite ingredients
that are good for your hair
and we made a really hefty no-no list
so that you guys wouldn't have to deal
with some of the garbage ingredients in your hair.
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Let's talk Hairitage, shall we?
So, I am gonna introduce you guys to a few of the products
and why they would work for various types of hair
or how you might use them differently depending
on hair types.
In the line we have two shampoos.
We have a gentle daily wash shampoo
and a conditioning wash shampoo.
This is otherwise known as a cowash.
The difference between these two
is that this is just your standard, basic, generic shampoo.
It's a really good formulation, it's a great shampoo,
but it's just what everybody
would consider a normal shampoo.
The cowash is a little bit different
because it has conditioning agents
into the formulation as well.
So, it's gonna be a little heavier than a normal shampoo.
It's also not going to sud as much as a normal shampoo.
Typically what I find is that, again,
we're talking generalities here
'cause there's always gonna be the outliers,
but like Kamri tried using this in her hair
and it was a little heavy on her hair,
the gentle one works great
where I can use the cowash like every two to three times
when I wash my hair
just 'cause it gives it a little more moisture
and a little more hydration,
but, funny enough, as a type four, Paisley only uses this.
I need the hydration and the moisture going back
into her hair that normal shampoos can tend to strip off.
So, I want those oils left in Paisley's hair.
That's a great example of how one product can cross
just how it's being used or the types of hair
and how it will affect the end results
that you're getting based on your hair type.
So, also in the line we have three conditioners.
These are straight up can be used
by any hair type across the board.
We have A Held High which is for people
that want a little extra volume in their roots.
Might be great if you have thin hair
and you want a little more va-voom.
SOS which is a deep repair and moisturizer.
This is great for restoring.
I love this because if you have dried damaged hair
from coloring or highlighting or anything like that,
this is my baby, I love this conditioner.
And then we have Tame The Mane
which is a smoothing conditioner.
So, if you are a curly girled hair
who feels like their hair can be frizzy.
I know Brooklyn gets that sometimes
when she brushes her hair
and her hair's just like whoof.
Whoof.
Then this Tame The Mane, the smoothing conditioner,
would be a great option for you.
Next up in Hairitage we have our leave-in conditioners.
Now, I did two.
One is a spray that's gonna spray on a little lighter.
Just a spritz, spritz, spritz version
and the other one is a pudding
that's gonna be a little heavier leave-in.
For example, on this leave-in conditioner,
the Light As A Feather, the one that spritzes in,
I can use this on Kamri's hair if it's tangly
and she's trying to brush it through,
I can use it on my hair if I'm getting out of the pool
and I have chlorine in it.
I can use it in Paisley's hair if I'm taking down her braids
and I need a little more slip to get those braids undone
a little easier and a little quicker.
So, this is a great crossover product
for all hair types as well.
The Strength Training Leave-in Pudding
is another crossover product
but I feel like it tends
to lean a little more towards type three and type four hair.
I will use this on mine just after the shower.
When my hair is wet, I'll just take a little dollop
in my palms like this and I'll just run it through the ends
right here in the front where my hair tends
to get the driest and the most damaged.
I know that some people as a type three or type four
if you would have dry hair,
you can literally just take it
and put it all over in your hair.
Paisley, especially Daxton, uses this everyday on his hair
just as a great leave-in where we take it
and rub it through his hair
to help hold the moisture and keep his hair nice and soft.
The next section of products
in Hairitage are our restore products and there are three.
So, the first one is an Apple A Day,
it's an apple cider vinegar rinse
and I didn't really understand
how to utilize these effectively until I adopted Paisley
and then realized what a great product
it is for all scalps frankly.
It's great to cleanse your scalp, condition your hair.
I love it as a pre-wash,
like if I feel like my hair is just getting buildup in it
or my scalp maybe isn't as clean
or I'm noticing some dandruff flakes or whatever,
I'll throw a little apple cider vinegar wash in there
as a pre-wash before I wash my hair,
but in Paisley's hair she has her hair in cornrows
or up in braids or something
where I can't get all of the way down
into her scalp everywhere.
I love, love, love an apple cider vinegar rinse
to just rinse through her hair quickly.
Also, I put a pointed cap on it
just so you can really get down into your scalp
through your hair and make it really nice and easy.
I think this is one of those products
that people don't know enough about or utilize enough.
So, if you guys have five minutes sometimes,
just google the benefits to an apple cider vinegar rinse.
You're gonna die, you're gonna be amazed,
and wonder why you weren't doing more of it.
We, of course, vinegar smells terrible,
so with the Hairitage smell mixed in there,
it smells much better.
Then we have Massacred,
this is another one of my very favorite products.
This is a hair mask.
I use this straight up as a conditioner all the time
in Paisley's hair.
As a type four, you may just wanna make
this your daily conditioner or your weekly conditioner
where, for me, I probably do this and SOS intermix.
This one's a little deeper, a little heavier,
but it might get too heavy if I use it all the time.
Argan oil, everyone loves their oils.
This is just great to put in your hair
to moisturize and re-hydrate.
And then we move into the purple section
which is our styling products.
We have texturizing powder, curling cream,
hairspray, dry shampoo, edge control, and a gel.
When it comes to styling, obviously,
any hair texture can use these styling products,
it just depends on how you prefer to style your hair
whether you prefer dry shampoo or hairspray.
Whether you wanna lay your little baby hairs down
with an edge control
or you're using a gel for a great dance bun
for your daughter, whatever it may be,
you're free to use that.
One of my favorites, if you have thinner hair
or you want more volume in the root,
I use this everyday is this texturizing powder
which I don't think people know enough about.
Every time I show people this product, they just die.
They're just like, "What?
"I never knew this existed, why didn't I know this?"
So, that is Hairitage, you guys.
And the definition of hair types.
I hope that helps so that you guys
can figure out a little bit better
what your curl pattern is,
what your hair type is and then based on that,
how you may wanna use the products.
Do a little research, play around with them.
Definitely figure out what your hair is gonna love
and what your hair may need a little less of
or a little more of.
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