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Straight Hair

Straight (Fine/Thin) Hair tends to be very soft, thin, shiny, oily, poor at holding curls, difficult to damage. Straight (Medium) Hair characterized by volume and body. Straight (Coarse) Hair tends to be bone-straight, coarse, difficult to curl.

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Wavy

Wavy (Fine/Thin) Hair has definite "S" pattern, can easily be straightened or curled, usually receptive to a variety of styles. Wavy (Medium) Can tend to be frizzy and a little resistant to styling. Wavy (Coarse) Fairly coarse, frizzy or very frizzy with thicker waves, often more resistant to styling.

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Coarse

Coarse hair is simply a natural texture that many ethnicities share, and lots of people love having it. When it comes to hair, stylists and dermatologists typically define coarse hair as having a thicker circumference than other hair types.

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Curl

With type 3A hair, S-shaped curls form loose loops. The curls have a circumference a little wider than the large end of a taper candle. One important styling note: Brushing this type of hair can wreck curl definition and lead to a frizzy mane.

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Strength

Hair has a strength to weight ratio comparable to steel. It can be stretched up to one and a half times its original length before breaking.

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Volume

Thin -> Circumference less than 2 inches (5 centimetres) Normal -> from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimetres) Thick -> more than 4 inches (10 centimetres)

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