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The most important thing everybody should know about their hair is the texture pattern. Oprah's hairstylist, Andre Walker, came up with a description for the differing hair textures of humanity, from 1 - 4. Each number has a subset from a - c. So for example, somebody could be 2c. Or sometimes what commonly happens, is that a person fall in between two different hair types, for example: 2b/c.
Straight Hair (going clockwise, a to c)
1a - Absolutely stick straight without deviation (Rare. Most "stick straight" people are actually 1b.)1b - Straight but less severe than stick straight. Hair does not look wavy at all.
1c - Straight with body wave and one or two visible S-waves (e.g. nape of neck or temples)
Wavy Hair (going clockwise, a to c)
2a - Loose, stretched out S-waves throughout the hair2b - Shorter, more distinct S-waves (similar to waves from braiding damp hair)
2c - Distinct S-waves and the odd spiral curl forming here and there
Curly Hair (going clockwise, a to c)
3a - Big, loose spiral curls3b - Bouncy ringlets
3c - Tight corkscrews
Kinky Hair (left to right, a and b)
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4a - Tightly coiled S-curls
/ringlets 4b - Tightly coiled with less distinctive S-curl/ringlets
4c - Tightly crimped pattern with a more z-shaped bend (Rare. Most people who think they are 4c are actually 4b or 4b/c at most.)
Straight Hair (going clockwise, a to c)
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1a - Absolutely stick straight without deviation (Rare. Most "stick straight" people are actually 1b.)1b - Straight but less severe than stick straight. Hair does not look wavy at all.
1c - Straight with body wave and one or two visible S-waves (e.g. nape of neck or temples)
Wavy Hair (going clockwise, a to c)
![wavy20hair20natalierc7.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/513/513ed19cf1951492307924061532a021.jpg)
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2a - Loose, stretched out S-waves throughout the hair2b - Shorter, more distinct S-waves (similar to waves from braiding damp hair)
2c - Distinct S-waves and the odd spiral curl forming here and there
Curly Hair (going clockwise, a to c)
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![1187208251yellowtc8.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e0d/e0d34b86f7607e89c3457c586b159bec.jpg)
![1188972048random077de4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a0e/a0ebaabc08fe63d94e7683e97452e503.jpg)
3a - Big, loose spiral curls3b - Bouncy ringlets
3c - Tight corkscrews
Kinky Hair (left to right, a and b)
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![afrohairukuq3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/525/5259359eeb4de1f37de5b7d4d23e5ed1.jpg)
4a - Tightly coiled S-curls
/ringlets 4b - Tightly coiled with less distinctive S-curl/ringlets
4c - Tightly crimped pattern with a more z-shaped bend (Rare. Most people who think they are 4c are actually 4b or 4b/c at most.)