Hair Types 

Type 2 - Wavy 

Type 2 waves are bendable, can be fine to coarse, and are characterised by their definitive s-shape pattern. 

2a - Tousled almost-straight texture with a loose, soft bend. 

2b - Straighter roots with defined s-shape curls starting below brow level. 

2c - Defined waves starting at the root mixed in with some full ringlets. 

 

Type 3 - Curly 

Type 3 curls can range from loose, buoyant spirals to tight, springy corkscrews which have some sheen but are prone to frizz. 

3a – Large & loose, curls fit around your middle & index fingers combined. 

3b – Springy, tight ringlets, curls fit around your index finger. 

3c – Densely packed corkscrews, curls fit around a pencil. 

 

Type 4 - Coily 

Type 4 hair forms very tight, small coils & zig-zags straight from the root & are prone to major shrinkage. 

4a – Dense, springy s-shaped coils that fit around a chopstick. 

4b – Small, tight coils similar to a spring in a pen. 

4c – Tightly coiled, z-shaped strands with greater density & shrinkage.