A White Person Asked: Can I Make My Black Hair Look Like Mixed Hair?
African-American hair is still quite misunderstood
A white guy I was dating asked me if I could mimic a mixed woman's hair texture. My response: “Yeah, if I put a wig on.”
Her hair is voluminous with a textured 3a-4a, and my hair is locced and a textured 4c.
I will briefly break down what type 4 hair is for those unfamiliar with the different hair types.
Type 4 Hair
The image above describes the different hair types in detail. Usually (not always), type 3 & 4 hair comes in people of color or with people with some sort of color in their genes.
4a, 4b, and 4c are the different classifications for type 4 hair. Looking at this chart, I now suspect the woman the white guy compared my hair to was probably in class 3a — 3c.
What does this mean? The woman with type 3a — 4a hair had loose curls. On the other hand, my hair is tight and kinky; the coils are tight and shrink up to 80% or more of the actual length. It could take decades to get my actual hair to be down my back…
