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, ...

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 ...

Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to ...