curl pattern
Wave or coil
Curl pattern describes the natural shape and texture of curly or wavy hair, typically classified on a scale from type 1 (straight) through type 4 (tightly coiled).
The system helps people identify products and techniques suited to their hair: My curl pattern is 3B, so I need more moisture.
Hair typing became popular in natural hair communities as more people embraced their texture rather than straightening it.
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- coilWound circular arrangement
- ringletSpiral lock of hair
- spiralCurve winding around center
- kinkTight twisted spot
texture · bounce · hair type · porosity · shrinkage · corkscrew · finger coils · S-wave · zigzag · loose · tight · defined · clumping · scrunch · diffuser · air dry · gel · moisture
- hair stylingblow dryer, blow drying, blow-dry, flat iron, hair dryer
- curl typesringlets, coils, waves, spirals, finger coils
- natural hairafro, locs, twists, braids, coils
- curly hairringlets, shrinkage, finger coils, twist outs, wash and go
- Hair Detanglingcomb, brush, knots, snarls, wide-tooth comb
- permsspiral perm, body wave, cold wave, perm rods, perm solution