While hair typing is very controversial in the natural hair community, it does seem to be a chart that most naturals refer to when choosing products and deciding what will work best for their hair.
In essence, this chart was created to help us understand our hair and take better care of it.
Andre Walker, the original creator of the hair typing chart, created the original hair typing system to help us better understand our texture, its needs, and why it may or may not respond to certain products. What is Hair Typing? Where did it come from? How Important is Hair Typing? And, Why do we need it? To answer these questions we must start with the history of hair typing. Compact with no movement, stretching with minimal return, and has a raised cuticle, frizzy, and tangled with some knots.Let’s talk hair typing. Zig-zag coiled (extremely tight afro -interlocking coils and zig-zag patterns), texture is thin to thick or combination, and curls directly from the scalp. Raised cuticle, frizzy, tangled and prone to knot. Has minimal volume, come compaction, no movement, and stretching with minimal return. Very coiled (tight afro-distinct, springy coils closer to scalp), texture is thin to thick or combination, curls directly from the scalp. Has a raised cuticle, some frizz, tangled. Has some volume, likely to be compact with less movement, and stretching with minimal return. Has raised cuticle and likely to frizz and tangle.Ĭoiled (loose afro-medium coils and close to the scalp), texture is thin to thick or combination, grows up and away from the scalp, then curls. Reduced volume with some movement, prone to be compact, has stretching with minimal return. Very curly (defined curl with S-shapes forming into coils), texture is thin to thick or combination, grows down from the scalp, then curls. Has body, volume and bounce, has moderate stretching with moderate return, slightly raised to raised cuticle. Prone to frizz.Ĭurly (defined, mixed curl patterns: loops to spirals, ringlets to corkscrews), texture is thin to thick, grows down from the scalp, then curls. Wavy (distinct S-shaped curves with uniform wave pattern), texture is thin to thick, grows down from the scalp, has some body, volume or end-wave movement, moderate stretching with moderate return, and slightly raised to raised cuticle. Has an open wave (loose S-shaped curves), texture is thin to thick, grows down from the scalp, has some body, volume, or end-wave curve movement, has marginal stretching with return, and has a compact to slightly raised cuticle & is less prone to frizz. Straight to minimal curl, texture is thin to thick, grows down from the scalp, lack of body or volume, has marginal stretching with return, and has a compact to slightly raised cuticle & is less prone to frizz. Then it recommends what natural or relaxed Mizani products to use! Why didn’t someone think of this earlier? The curl key breaks down eight curl patterns from the type, natural characteristics, texture, growth pattern, body/volume, elasticity, and porosity. This guide is GENIUS & super helpful, especially for you ladies trying to figure out what the heck your curl pattern is! While perusing through some hair pamphlets, I spotted the “Mizani Natural Curl Key” guide. When you’re confused about your natural curl pattern, it can make it that much more frustrating to find the right products to achieve the look you want.
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