When it comes to good hair days, knowledge isn’t just power—it’s the entire routine. Essence Salon just dropped a deep-dive guide on how different hair types should really be treated, and honestly, it ...

What Are the Different Hair Types? Hair comes in four main types: straight, wavy, curly, and coily. Each hair type has its own unique characteristics. The four types are broken down into subtypes (A, ...

Curls can be a challenge to style, and they come by that reputation honestly: A rainy day or the introduction of one new product can throw the whole look off. No two curls, even on the same head, are ...

Curly hair may have a reputation for being hard to manage, but that’s only if you don’t have the right information and tools in place to do so. With the right TLC, curls can be smooth, defined and ...

Most people choose hair products based on marketing claims or what works for their friends, but your hair’s specific type and texture determine which products and techniques will actually deliver the ...

Hair type refers to the natural pattern and texture of your hair. Many people classify hair based on a modified version of the Andre Walker Hair Typing System, developed in the 1990s by Oprah ...

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Key Takeaways Type 3C hair is characterized by tight curls with a corkscrew pattern.Prioritizing moisture through regular ...

The history of the hair typing system is a complicated one. The original hair type system, the hair gauge, was developed in 1905 in present-day Namibia by Eugen Fischer — a German scientist whose ...

Caring for textured, curly, coily, kinky hair differs from flat, straight hair care routines. You need different products and have entirely different routines. That’s all to say that caring for ...

As WIRED’s resident straightening iron specialist who has tested nearly 30 models for our guide to the Best Hair Straighteners, it probably goes without saying that I have naturally curly hair. Given ...

People with curly hair, straight hair, thick hair, thin hair and any type of hair in between require the right tools to look their best. That means choosing the right hairbrush. You may spend hours ...