{"id":12664,"date":"2023-02-20T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haireveryday.com\/?p=12664"},"modified":"2023-02-21T13:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:21:53","slug":"4c-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haireveryday.com\/4c-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is 4C Hair | Hair Care Guide To Coily Hair Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019ve ever wondered \u201cwhat is my hair type?\u201d, this is the article for you! Check out if you have 4c hair type through the hair type chart and know what 4c hair products you should use. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you hear the word \u201c4C\u201d hair just think of curls in their superlative form. Yes, it isn\u2019t just regular curly hair; it is the curliest hair type out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most often also known as Afro-textured hair, 4C hair comes under the 4th<\/sup> category of hair types and is a very dense hair type to have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Related: Type 4 Hair<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: 4a Hair Type Guide<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: What Is 4B Hair<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While all hair types have their own set of advantages and disadvantages in terms of looks and maintenance, the 4C hair type even though it may look pretty, it still can be quite hard to maintain because of the hair\u2019s density, volume and coily texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing what hair type and texture you have is very important in order to give your hair the right care it requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 So, if you are someone who isn\u2019t still quite sure about the hair type you have, this article is the perfect read for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is going to talk all about hair types in general and about the 4C hair type, characteristics of the 4C hair type and the best methods you can use to care for your 4C hair in specific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hair Types as per the Andre Walker Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Andre Walker Scale<\/a> or Hair Typing System often gives us the best classification of hair types. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each hair type is tagged with a number and an alphabet. The numbers 1 to 4 represent the type of hair texture, and the alphabets A, B and C represent the shape of each hair strand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So while 1 hair type will be straight hair, the 2 hair type \u2013 wavy hair, the 3 hair type, curly hair and  the 4 hair type coily or kinky hair, it still may be hard to distinguish between the hair types 4A, 4B and 4C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let us get into a few of the details of the 4C hair type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>What Is 4c Hair Type<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 4C hair better known as tightly coiled, kinky or Afro textured hair comes under the 4th<\/sup> category of hair types on the Andre Walker Scale, which means that this is the curliest hair type anyone can have. Yes, hair doesn\u2019t get any curlier than this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My type 4 (4C if ya nasty) hair. Never dry, never needed a curl pattern. pic.twitter.com\/xdcy5fmrV9<\/a><\/p>— lol (@PlAClD1) January 31, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>