Where Are All My Type 3 Naturals?!!

[HaveSomeWine]

@HaveSomeWine, are you interviewing for a corporate setting? Personally I would wear a nice sleek low bun, it looks classic, pulled together and will go with any suit (pants or skirt) or dress. Right or wrong in the corporate world there can be a bias against curly or natural hair. I say get the job then rock whatever style you want as long as it fits with the company culture. Good luck!

No, not corporate, but I think I will wear the bun anyway. I don't really feel like washing my hair anyway. Thank you for your advice. I will get a feel for the job first and observe the attitudes towards curly hair before I wear my hair down.

 

[NaturalShe94]

What is more professional for a job interview- a bun or a wash and go? Those are the only styles I know how to do and I have a job interview tomorrow. Should I wear my third day hair in a bun or just wash it and wear it down?

A bun, always a bun. Bun is always professional.

 

[CheChe1881]

I thiiiiink I'm a 3c maybe, but not exactly sure.

 

[Coilystep]

Join the club @CheChe1881 i have no idea what my curl type is I think I'm 3c/4a. Especially after the 4c thread. I'm all types of confused

O/T you looked great in that wig you posted in the hip length thread.

 

[CheChe1881]

Join the club @CheChe1881 i have no idea what my curl type is I think I'm 3c/4a. Especially after the 4c thread. I'm all types of confused

O/T you looked great in that wig you posted in the hip length thread.

Thank you so much !

And thank you @NaturalShe94 .. I didn't want to hijack the other thread again by thanking you, lol

But yes, it's sooooo confusing. I always thought I was a 4a, but maybe not. Who knows. Maybe I'll find a picture. But what makes it even more confusing is that people are going off of wet hair which is weird. I thought you were supposed to determine it by your hair dry.

 

[NaturalShe94]

Thank you so much !

And thank you @NaturalShe94 .. I didn't want to hijack the other thread again by thanking you, lol

But yes, it's sooooo confusing. I always thought I was a 4a, but maybe not. Who knows. Maybe I'll find a picture. But what makes it even more confusing is that people are going off of wet hair which is weird. I thought you were supposed to determine it by your hair dry.

Lol! No problem!!
It is determined by dry hair. Wet hair always loosens the curl pattern.... If someone is a 3c when dripping wet, then they probably are 4a or kinkier.... Dripping wet I look like a 2c... semi-dry I start to look like a 3a then after full dry, finally all 3b! Lol. If you arent sure just eyeball a lot of pics and on google or hair types and see which is you, OR you can ask a stylist, which is what I did. Right by my ears I like to call that part 3b/c because the pattern is a bit tighter than the rest of my hair.
Anywho hows wigging it going?!!!

 

[sunnydaze]

Do any of you find that if you use rods on your ends, it straightens them over time? I've been doing twist outs for a while, putting small perm rods on the ends since they need help curling up. I did a wash and go the other day and noticed my ends in certain sections had lost their curl and were almost straight. I haven't used heat, so that isn't the culprit. Maybe its a fine hair thing.

 

[NaturalShe94]

Do any of you find that if you use rods on your ends, it straightens them over time? I've been doing twist outs for a while, putting small perm rods on the ends since they need help curling up. I did a wash and go the other day and noticed my ends in certain sections had lost their curl and were almost straight. I haven't used heat, so that isn't the culprit. Maybe its a fine hair thing.

Wow. I've never heard of this with rods... Are your ends still not curling?

 

[CheChe1881]

Can someone help me find my curl ?
My hair is fully dry. I think I'm a 4a, but I'm not sure. Help? Lol

*sorry if it's a lot of pics, just wanted to get as many angles as possible lol*

 

[NaturalShe94]

Can someone help me find my curl ?
My hair is fully dry. I think I'm a 4a, but I'm not sure. Help? Lol

*sorry if it's a lot of pics, just wanted to get as many angles as possible lol*

Looks like 3c to me....

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Can someone help me find my curl ?
My hair is fully dry. I think I'm a 4a, but I'm not sure. Help? Lol

*sorry if it's a lot of pics, just wanted to get as many angles as possible lol*

Definitely in the 3s and not in the 4s. That's all I got.

 

[NaturalShe94]

The best Wash N' Go everrrrr with Au Naturale Curl Defining Creme Glaze and Blueberry Bliss Control Jelly

Day 3


And Day 6


This is the last wash n go I had since I cut my hair in November. No re-spraying, no spritzing with water, NOTHING! Just wake, fluff and go. Dying for these wash n go's again, but, keeping my hair in buns for protective styling.

 

[Autumn~Tint~Of~Gold]

Can someone help me find my curl ?
My hair is fully dry. I think I'm a 4a, but I'm not sure. Help? Lol

*sorry if it's a lot of pics, just wanted to get as many angles as possible lol*

looks like a combo of 3b/c. pretty hair!!

 

[Autumn~Tint~Of~Gold]

The best Wash N' Go everrrrr with Au Naturale Curl Defining Creme Glaze and Blueberry Bliss Control Jelly

Day 3
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And Day 6
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This is the last wash n go I had since I cut my hair in November. No re-spraying, no spritzing with water, NOTHING! Just wake, fluff and go. Dying for these wash n go's again, but, keeping my hair in buns for protective styling.

so pretty!!!
rushes to google that product.
no re-wetting? how Sway????????

 

[CheChe1881]

Looks like 3c to me....

Definitely in the 3s and not in the 4s. That's all I got.

looks like a combo of 3b/c. pretty hair!!

Thanks for the help ladies !
And thank you Autumn... I'm trying to learn to love them, I really can't stand them ... always frizzy, tangled, SSKs and dry

 

[NaturalShe94]

so pretty!!!
rushes to google that product.
no re-wetting? how Sway????????

Thank you! I miss styling my hair goshhh! I'm holding out for only occasional now until I reach my desired length.
However, you can find the Au Naturale Curl Defining Creme Glaze anywhere... Walmart, Target, Beauty Supply, CVS... The Blueberry Bliss Curl Control Jelly, only at Target it seems. Day one hair, defined and shiny, but FLAT! Barely any volume! Day 2 it picks up, but by day 3 and further... LIFE!

 

[NaturalShe94]

Thanks for the help ladies !
And thank you Autumn... I'm trying to learn to love them, I really can't stand them ... always frizzy, tangled, SSKs and dry

You need moisture moisture and more MOISTURE! ... Did I mention you need moisture?!

 

[CheChe1881]

You need moisture moisture and more MOISTURE! ... Did I mention you need moisture?!

I thought that's what I do. I've tried so many methods over the years... from maximum hydration method, to wetting and sealing hair every 2-3 days, to LOC or LCO method, etc etc... like my hair just refuses to act right smh... and idk if my hair is lo or hi po...the tests I try the results come out different sometimes ... smh

I probably just need to get a thorough hair analysis

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I thought that's what I do. I've tried so many methods over the years... from maximum hydration method, to wetting and sealing hair every 2-3 days, to LOC or LCO method, etc etc... like my hair just refuses to act right smh... and idk if my hair is lo or hi po...the tests I try the results come out different sometimes ... smh

I probably just need to get a thorough hair analysis

I'm finally breaking down and getting one. I pray it's worth it.

 

[Joigirl]

Look here, Im bringing this thread back, Does any of you here use DevaCurl products???
How do you like it?
Most important do you use the Curly or Super Curly line???

I've only tried the original line (no-poo and the conditioner). They didn't work for me at all and caused horrible shedding each time I used them. They were a "no" for me.

 

[Joigirl]

I thought that's what I do. I've tried so many methods over the years... from maximum hydration method, to wetting and sealing hair every 2-3 days, to LOC or LCO method, etc etc... like my hair just refuses to act right smh... and idk if my hair is lo or hi po...the tests I try the results come out different sometimes ... smh

I probably just need to get a thorough hair analysis

Have you tried a protein reconstructor?

 

[FlowerHair]

@CheChe1881 and @YvetteWithJoy

I saw these at home tests for porosity...I'm going to try it out myself, because my hair reacts so differently now that I have so much gray.

http://thenopoomethod.com/porosity/
How Porous Is My Hair?
It’s super easy to test the porosity of your hair.

Method #1: The Float Test

• Fill a glass or bowl with room temperature water.
• Take a couple strands of your clean hair and put them in the water. Clean hair is important. If you have oils or products on your hair, it will alter your results.
• Watch it for 2-4 minutes.
  • If your hair sinks immediately, it has high porosity. Your hair absorbed the water quickly and sank quickly.
  • If your hair is still floating 4 minutes later, it has low porosity. I have low porosity hair (see my float test pic below).
  • If your hair is slowly sinking, you have normal porosity.

Method #2: The Slide Test

• Grab a strand of hair on your head.
• Starting from the end of your hair, slide your fingers up the hair shaft towards your scalp.
• If you have a bumpy ride, you have high porosity hair. If your hair felt smooth, you have low porosity hair.

Method #3: The Spray Bottle Test

• Take a small section of your hair and pin the rest back.
• Spray that section with a little water, just enough to mist it.
• If the water sits on top of your hair or beads up, you have low porosity hair.
• If your hair absorbs the water quickly, you have high porosity hair.
• If the water sits on your hair for several minutes then is absorbed, you have normal porosity hair.

NOTE: The “how to care” tips below are not set in stone rules. Everyone is different. For example, I have low porosity hair but my hair responds well to a coconut oil hair mask. Coconut oil is a heavy oil and does not do well on most low porosity hair in general. All of the tips below are “in general.”

Low Porosity
Traits of low porosity hair:

• Cuticles are closed, so moisture does not enter easily / resistant to moisture
• Products sit on your hair
• Does not absorb hair color or treatments easily
• Water beads up on hair
• Hair takes a long time to dry
• Looks healthy but doesn’t have much elasticity or volume

How to care for low porosity hair:

• Use heat to open the cuticles to let the moisture in (hot water, heated deep conditioners, etc.). If you aren’t opposed to the hair dryer, you can use it to heat your conditioner while it is on your hair. Or wrap a hot towel around your head (heat the towel in your clothes dryer).
• Use lighter products. Argan oil and grapeseed oil are good light oils.
• Reducing build up is key. Build up on low porosity hair makes it more difficult for the moisture to make it’s way to your hair. Washing with clay and apple cider vinegar is a good way to remove build up on low porosity hair (see the no poo methods for more info).

High Porosity
Traits of high porosity hair:

• Absorbs too much moisture, but is unable to retain it
• Looks and feels dull and dry
• Generally damaged and over processed with torn cuticles (but not always)
• Tangles easily because the cuticles get caught on each other
• Hair dries quickly
• Tends to be frizzy

How to care for high porosity hair:

• Egg washes are great for high porosity hair. The protein in the egg restores and strengthens the cuticles. But do not do it too often. Too much protein will cause your hair to become stiff and break. See more under “egg wash.”
• Aloe vera gel and coconut oil are great for high porosity hair
• Heavy products and cream work well for high porosity hair
• High porosity hair benefits well to deep conditioning products to help restore and heal the damaged cuticles

Normal Porosity
Traits of normal porosity hair:

• Absorbs and retains the perfect amount of moisture
• Shiny, healthy, lots of volume

How to care for normal porosity hair:

• Keep doing what you are doing! Your hair is healthy and happy. Unless you are transitioning to a no poo, nontoxic method. In general, your transition will be relatively quick and easy.

 

[FlowerHair]

I pulled off two strands and washed them with regular hand soap.

My results:
Method 1: Most of my hair sunk to the middle of the glass more or less immediately and stayed there.

Method 2: My strands were bumpy, but I thought most curly hair was bumpy? My strands are thin and thick, thin and thick throughout.


ETA after a while, the hair rose to the top. I guess I have low porosity hair.

 

[NaturalShe94]

I've only tried the original line (no-poo and the conditioner). They didn't work for me at all and caused horrible shedding each time I used them. They were a "no" for me.

Oh no really? I've got some of the Original and Super Curly line, haven't used either yet... I'm gonna co wash with the super curly and see how moisturizing it claims to be...

 

[NaturalShe94]

These videos may help determine your porosity level as well even after the strand test... This womans channel has a a few porosity videos and she explains the problems you may be having and solutions to them. Very helpful @CheChe1881 @YvetteWithJoy

 

[NaturalShe94]

My hair is medium porosity, but I consider it "low to medium" saying this because I tend to carry some of the characteristics of a low-po. But, not all of them.

 

[Autumn~Tint~Of~Gold]

I am positive I am high-po due to how frizzy my hair is and how rapidly it dries but I will do the test tonight.

eta: No sinkage at all! nothing could i have been mistaken all this time??
is my hair actually low-po???? my mind is blown. this cant be right.
i last washed my hair about 3 days ago.
gonna leave the hair till i finish eating and if it still hasnt sunken ill know the back of my hair is low po for sure. im shocked by this.

I'll have to try again and from another part of my head.

gonn

 

[Autumn~Tint~Of~Gold]

this could explain why my hair HATES nearly everything. because nothing absorbs?
i am just shocked that i might be low po! totally mind blown.

 

[Autumn~Tint~Of~Gold]

Not a HINT of sinkage even after an hr. and I tried another piece from the front of my head. No sinkage after a few minutes.
I am apparently low po. The polar opposite of what I just knew for sure I was. I thought I had about the utmost porous hair of anyone in the world lol. I'd have bet $100 I am high po
This changes everything . Idk how to wrap my mind around this even lol.
It means I have to deep condition with heat even more often now because my hair does not open up easily.

i will try the test again right after washing but even so it's clear I am not high po at all.

 

[NaturalShe94]

Not a HINT of sinkage even after an hr. and I tried another piece from the front of my head. No sinkage after a few minutes.
I am apparently low po. The polar opposite of what I just knew for sure I was. I thought I had about the utmost porous hair of anyone in the world lol. I'd have bet $100 I am high po
This changes everything . Idk how to wrap my mind around this even lol.
It means I have to deep condition with heat even more often now because my hair does not open up easily.

i will try the test again right after washing but even so it's clear I am not high po at all.

Lol, do the spray bottle test. (I think thats what its called) take a spray bottle and lightly mist a part of your hair, if the water looks like little beads sitting on top of your hair then you most likely have lo-po, if the water absorbs immediately, very high chance of high-po... TBH the strand test is very tricky because the results can be altered so easily.... Also, YOU know your hair better than anyone... Do products sit on top of your hair? Do you feel like your products arent working sometimes? Does your hair react better with heavy products (butters, heavy creams, thick moisturizers etc) or light products (Styling milks, Light moisturizers, etc)? Does your hair love protein or strengthing products or do those products make your hair feel a bit straw like??? When was the last time you clarified? Do you feel the need to clarify often?? Knowing those things about your hair can answer your question... And you can better determine where you stand on the porosity scale. Highly porous hair is also usually associated with damaged or over processed hair.... So how healthy is your hair as well??? I can go on all day about porosity, lol. I researched deep about porosity when I first started my journey, anywho, point is, theres a lot of different ways you can determine your porosity. You may not be highly porous, you may just be "on the high po side" and same with Low-Po...