straw (small) size spiral curl

[tocktick]

4A. The small spiral to pen sized spirals is what makes up my hair, I'm about 80% 4A.

 

[oldcrayons]

3C

If it looks like that then it's 3C

 

[NikStarrr]

I voted 4a. I have straw size curls and I'm 4a/3c. My nape and perimeter is 3c and the curls are bigger than straw size.

 

[Nonie]

I voted 4b but I guess I was thinking coffee stirrer erplexed. I'm no way 4A coz WNGs do not work for me. But my hair is definitely made of spiral curls that look like pen springs...and they are small enough to encircle/hug a coffee stirrer--which BTW I use as a straw when drinking the coffee I get from 7-11 (hence the confusion: stirrer, straw...same difference ). So yes, bigger spirals the size of straws are 4A. But those the size coffee stirrers are 4B IMO.

More images of my 4B hair -- like y'all aren't tired of them

<---straight out of a braid like this one.

^^^My hair if I go to bed w/o braiding it. Just baggied and called it a day and had to deal with that tangled-up mess the following day.

Below, my hair when I wash and then let it drip dry w/o combing it (WNG?) No products:

 

[Napp]

yes id say the majority of my hair is straw sized and i consider myeslf 4a

 

[rsmith]

4 a

i think...

I think it's 4a. However, i dont know for real

 

[Neith]

I say 3c.

When I think of 4a I don't think straw sized curls. I think of pensprings and coffee stirrers. TINY curls. Which is plainly obvious that I have looking at my pics. Even texlaxed, there isn't much straw sized curls, just in the nape.

I don't know of anyone who has ONLY straw sized curls and claims to be 100% 4a.

 

[Ediese]

3C

If it looks like that then it's 3C

I say 3c.

When I think of 4a I don't think straw sized curls. I think of pensprings and coffee stirrers. TINY curls. Which is plainly obvious that I have looking at my pics. Even texlaxed, there isn't much straw sized curls, just in the nape.

I don't know of anyone who has ONLY straw sized curls and claims to be 100% 4a.

I have some coils like the pics above in the back of my head and interspersed throughout my head, it's straw sized, and I claim 4a. It's easier for me because all of this is too confusing. I see what you're saying though because I see alot of people with similar hair pattern claiming 3c/4a.

 

[Neith]

I have some coils like the pics above in the back of my head and interspersed throughout my head, it's straw sized, and I claim 4a. It's easier for me because all of this is too confusing. I see what you're saying though because I see alot of people with similar hair pattern claiming 3c/4a.

I have a little 3c interspersed in my nape, but I wouldn't call myself 3c either. MOST of my hair falls into the 4a category though. I'm talking over 90%.

Lots of people have different textures Sometimes just a little like me, but I've also seen some pretty stark differences on the same head.

 

[Dani.Nicole]

Ok this thread totally threw me off I thought 3c was straw size? And 4a was coffee stirrer size? When I think of a coffee stirrer, I think of a straw that is about .2-.3 mm in diameter. When I think of an actual straw, I think 1mm in diameter. That is a huge difference. So what is 4a??

 

[almond eyes]

I still find the whole hair typing thing confusing especially when trying to get at the circumference of these curls. For me knowing that I had fine hair was more important than the type. However, I still say in terms of afro hair the types are curly, wavy, curly-wavy, spongy (wiry/dense), spongy (wiry)-curly, spongy (wiry)-wavy, cotton (cloud), tight-coils (not curls).

Best,
Almond Eyes