Type 5 hair typically refers to natural, multi-textured hair with a mixture of frizz and curls within its fine strands. In its natural state, you'll find that type 5 hair ranges from loosely coiled to tightly coiled, usually with S or Z-shaped curls that would typically fall under the 3A to 4C hair type categories.
5C hair refers to hair that has been relaxed or chemically straightened to remove or loosen the curl pattern. 5C hair is initially very dense, with thick and tight curls, coils, or kinks.
Fine hair, thick hair, oily hair, curly hair, straight hair... There are many hair types, and maybe you're not entirely sure which one is yours. Don't worry, by using these 6 criteria will give you the answer.
4D hair is extremely coarse and has a very tight curl pattern and cotton texture that may take on the shape of a Z (also referred to as a Z pattern), tight coils, or a combination of both. It tends to be very dry, and as such, this hair type requires a regimen that prioritizes deep moisture.
Thick (Coarse)
Thick or coarse hair texture is the strongest hair texture and typically feels coarse or thick to the touch. Coarse hair contains all three hair layers – the cortex, cuticle and medulla.
Type 1A hair is very straight and fine, with no hint of wave or curl. As it is so straight and fine, when the natural oils travel to the ends, it tends to cause it to look like oily hair. It is the rarest hair type and is common among women of Asian descent.
In most cases, ethnicity has been classified into three groups: African, Asian and Caucasian. It has been reported that Asian hair is generally straight and is the thickest, while its cross-section is the most round-shaped among these three.
Type 4b. Type 4b hair has densely packed curls that are tighter than 4a. 4b curls resemble tight curls that aren't as tight as the 4c curls. 4b curls bend in a way that makes them have a zig-zag pattern. If you grab a strand of 4b hair and gently pull it down, you'll find that it forms tight “Z” curls vertically.
Differences Between 4A, 4B and 4C Hair Type Chart
Less defined curly pattern. While the 4A hair type is coiled tightly with an evident “S” curl pattern, Type 4B hair bends in sharp angles characteristic of the letter Z. The curls in 4B are tighter and less defined, with strands ranging from fine, coarse, wiry and thin.
English adjectives such as "woolly", "kinky", "nappy", or "spiraled" have been used to describe natural afro-textured hair.
3A hair is made up of well-defined and springy curls that have a loopy, “S” shaped pattern. Their circumference is the size of a piece of sidewalk chalk. 3A ringlets have a fine to medium texture. This curl type benefits from lots of body and movement, but is prone to frizzing and dryness.
Often times, many naturals have more than one hair type or curl pattern. It's quite common for you to have a tighter curl pattern in one area and a looser pattern throughout your hair or vice versa.
The most common reason for having multi-textured hair is genetics. If you're desiring hair that is completely different from yours, you are sure to get frustrated. If you have multiple textures, it is normal and you're not alone. Vitamin deficiencies or medication can cause a change in hair texture, but not always.
Some type 3cs and type 4s have even reported losing as much as eight inches once their hair dries! Generally, type 4s have a lot of shrinkage. In fact, type 4s can look like a type 3 when wet! As a child, my hair was more type 4 and I longed to have it look the way it did when wet (like a type 3).
1C hair is straight but thick and coarse. It has a natural tousled look and tends to frizz. Type 2 is wavy hair. Wavy hair follicles tend to have an “S” shape. Wavy strands are bendable, lay flatter than curly or coily hair, and can be fine, coarse or in between.
4c hair type has the tightest curl pattern of all the curly hair types. Strands are formed in tight, springy, ringlets. 4c hair tends to clump more at the ends and is even more prone to shrinkage than 4b hair. According to CURLS, 4c hair can shrink up to 75% of its length!
If your curls easily wrap around the sidewalk chalk, then you have type 3A hair. If the permanent marker is the best fit, then your hair type is 3B. If your spiral curls are the size of a pencil, you have type 3C hair.
3C hair strands have larger curls than 4A hair, which are a bit more tightly coiled. 3C hair has a reputation for being tightly densely packed, but otherwise soft to touch.
Type 4A hair type has lots of tight coils and forms an “S” pattern when stretched. It has a clear, well-defined curl pattern, and it tends to look darker than it really is because it has a high density, which means that it's usually very thick.
Since your hair texture is hardwired in your DNA, there isn't much you can do to change your hair texture from one type to another. What you can do however is improve the current texture of your hair to guarantee that it's the healthiest possible.
Hair Growth Rate
Asian hair shows the fastest growth rate in comparison to the other two hair types. African hair has the lowest growth rate.
Black people have the lowest. Asian people have hair density that falls somewhere in between.
African hair
This hair type has the slowest growth rate, 0.9 centimeters per month, due to its spiral structure that causes it to curl upon itself during growth. An African hair strand has a flattened shape.