Hair Types: The 3 Different Kinds

There are three basic hair types: curly, wavy, and straight. Hair styles can sometimes be difficult to do depending on your type of hair.

Learning about your hair type can help you make your hair look its best, and it can also help your hair be much easier to manage and care for.

Tips for Hair Types

Try using a hair crème to help calm down frizzy hair.
When you find the right hair products for your type of hair, be sure to keep them in your model bag so your hair stylist can use them.
Trim your hair every 5-7 weeks to help keep split ends away.
If you decide to blow-dry your hair, use a diffuser (if your hair is curly or wavy), to help make the hair dryer less harsh on your hair.
Deep condition your hair at least once per month, (you can deep condition your hair twice per month if your hair is extra dry).

Curly Hair

Curly hair types can be a pain to manage if you don't know what you are doing. Curly hair is best when it is not touched too often, (this can cause it to get frizzy and uncontrollable.

Curly hair can also be straightened with a flat iron or relaxed to make it much easier to deal with.

There are so many hair styling products out in the market today, once you have found a hair product that works good with your hair type, stick with it.

It is best to find a hair stylist who specializes in cutting and coloring curly hair, this will help make your hair cut look natural, and help your curls look the best.

Wavy Hair

Wavy hair types are neither very curly, nor straight. It can get frizzy sometimes, and have some characteristics of curly hair, or it can have characteristics of straight hair.

If you don't know what you are doing, wavy hair can be very hard to manage.

It is best to get a hair cut that will help make your hair look natural. Hair cuts should help make your hair easier to manage.

Once you have found products that work well with your hair type, you should keep using these hair products, (it will help your hair cooperate easier).

Straight Hair

Straight hair is just the opposite of curly hair. It can be easy to manage, and at other times, it can be very hard to manage. Straight hair sometimes doesn't hold styles well, (especially when you are trying to curl it).

Getting a hair cut that will make straight hair look natural is the best way to go. It will also help to make your hair easier to manage. Make sure your hair stylist knows how to cut straight hair so that your hair will look its best.

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