African American 2b Hair Men
My hair is still currently transitioning fyi.
African american 2b hair men. Men with short hair can tie a bun on the tops of their heads while men with longer hair can make a low bun. Classified as hair that is naturally wavy type 2 hair forms an s shape in the hair and the stronger the s shape the curlier the hair is. You were basically born with perfectly styled hair. I have a variety of waves curls ranging from 2a 2c although about 75 of my hair is classified as 2b hair.
Most african americans have type 4 hair which is why this designation alone is not really super descriptive. Curly hair is expressed in a spectrum of curl types hence the need to categorize and know what type of curly hair you have so as to be able to make the most out of it. Kinky tight curly hair. I originally thought i had high porosity hair because it doesn t take long to get wet in the shower by any means but it.
Type 2 hair develops its structure from the shape of the cortex and is often divided into 3 categories. This hair type is not quite curly and it s not quite straight. The above picture is the difference between 3 weeks ago and now. All about 2a 2b 2c wavy hair.
This hair system was created by andre walker a five time emmy award winning hairstylist and oprah winfrey s personal hairstylist. How to style and maintain wavy hair for men. This is a guide to curly hair types a guide that is essential for those men with wavy coiled curly kinky and afro textured hair. Type 2 texture is typically flatter at the root and lays close to the head getting curlier from the ears down.
My hair is also fine thin and has low porosity. Updated wavy 2b 2c hair curly girl method routine this is my updated curly girl method routine for my wavy 2b 2c hair type. If you really want to know in detail about hair types walker wrote a book on the system called andre talks hair. 2b hair type is best described as wavy hair.
Inquisitive about the best wavy haircuts for men. Wavy hair can now and then be difficult to style or trim notwithstanding when you have particular wavy hairstyles as a primary concern. Your hair is. If your hair is mostly flat and straight at the roots but gets wavier and more s shaped toward the bottom then you have 2b hair.
Not at all like wavy hair wavy hair develops straight. Type 2 wavy texture is not quite straight and not completely curly with the spectrum of hair ranging from loose loops to coarse thick s shaped waves combined with curls. Wavy hairstyles for men. If you have short hair with tight curls then to style this you need to make sure that you get a stylist to give you a hair cut.
2a 2b and 2c. Curly girl method wavy hair updat.