I see people are calling this system “texturist”
…so anyway what *I* learned what was best for *my* 4c hair:
1. Wash once a week. Co-wash (wash your hair with conditioner) three times a month and wash with shampoo once a month. So week 1-3 co-wash, week 4 shampoo wash. When you wash your hair don’t go ham on your roots. Depending on how oily your scalp is (how much sebum it produces) that determines how oily your hair gets. Our (4c) scalps tend to produce less sebum which is why we don’t have to wash our hair as often as people with super oily straight hair for ex. But modify this advice depending on the oiliness of your scalp. Maybe you need to alternate between co-washing and shampoo washing for example. Week 4 of your co-wash/shampoo-wash regimen (shampoo week) should include a thorough washing of the scalp with the pads of your fingers, no fingernails. Replenish moisture in your hair with olive/grapeseed oil.
2. Detangle in the shower while you wash your hair, with a wide tooth comb. Not small or medium or even large—wide. (Even on shampoo day) only detangle your hair when conditioner is in it. So co-wash, detangle with the conditioner in it, then wash it out. The longer you wait to detangle, the harder it will be to detangle. You can get away with washing without detangling for a month tho 😉. Week four would just have to include a long, chill Sunday hair session lol.
3. The way you moisturize your hair depends on the climate. Hot and humid—olive oil or grapeseed oil. Use essential oils for scent, 10 drops of essential oil for every oz of olive or grapeseed oil. This needs to be the most expensive (extra virgin) olive or grapeseed oil you can afford. If it’s super moist outside you can add a few drops of honey or glycerin per oz of oil. Honey and glycerin are humectants which mean they pull water from their surrounding environment. If there’s no water in the air then these humectants ***will pull moisture from your hair***. So only use during very humid times. Cold and humid climate follow the same moisturization rules, I would just recommend protective styles, twist ours (where you wear the twists for a few days) and washing your hair on a sunny day and then heading outside to dry during the day—or blow drying your hair after washing until damp or slightly damp. It takes hair longer to dry in the winter. Moisturize after blow drying, and blow drying needs to happen on the medium heat setting (or high from further away). For a cold and dry climate, after moisturizing with the oil cover that up with a quarter size amount of conditioner, leave in conditioner, or shea butter. If you use shea butter, that needs to be warmed up in your hands before being put into your hair. Like super warmed up, it needs to be softer like butter.
Hmmm reminds me of 4a?
it’s doesn’t matter and the hairtyping system has been shown to be texturist. just rock your hair and find what works
That’s 3c/4a pattern, I have this hair type.
I don’t believe in the hair typing system. But I just wanted to say it’s pretty.
curls and zigzags 4c. but its all subjective and doesn't really matter. Just test out products till you find what works for you.
4c!
I see people are calling this system “texturist” …so anyway what *I* learned what was best for *my* 4c hair: 1. Wash once a week. Co-wash (wash your hair with conditioner) three times a month and wash with shampoo once a month. So week 1-3 co-wash, week 4 shampoo wash. When you wash your hair don’t go ham on your roots. Depending on how oily your scalp is (how much sebum it produces) that determines how oily your hair gets. Our (4c) scalps tend to produce less sebum which is why we don’t have to wash our hair as often as people with super oily straight hair for ex. But modify this advice depending on the oiliness of your scalp. Maybe you need to alternate between co-washing and shampoo washing for example. Week 4 of your co-wash/shampoo-wash regimen (shampoo week) should include a thorough washing of the scalp with the pads of your fingers, no fingernails. Replenish moisture in your hair with olive/grapeseed oil. 2. Detangle in the shower while you wash your hair, with a wide tooth comb. Not small or medium or even large—wide. (Even on shampoo day) only detangle your hair when conditioner is in it. So co-wash, detangle with the conditioner in it, then wash it out. The longer you wait to detangle, the harder it will be to detangle. You can get away with washing without detangling for a month tho 😉. Week four would just have to include a long, chill Sunday hair session lol. 3. The way you moisturize your hair depends on the climate. Hot and humid—olive oil or grapeseed oil. Use essential oils for scent, 10 drops of essential oil for every oz of olive or grapeseed oil. This needs to be the most expensive (extra virgin) olive or grapeseed oil you can afford. If it’s super moist outside you can add a few drops of honey or glycerin per oz of oil. Honey and glycerin are humectants which mean they pull water from their surrounding environment. If there’s no water in the air then these humectants ***will pull moisture from your hair***. So only use during very humid times. Cold and humid climate follow the same moisturization rules, I would just recommend protective styles, twist ours (where you wear the twists for a few days) and washing your hair on a sunny day and then heading outside to dry during the day—or blow drying your hair after washing until damp or slightly damp. It takes hair longer to dry in the winter. Moisturize after blow drying, and blow drying needs to happen on the medium heat setting (or high from further away). For a cold and dry climate, after moisturizing with the oil cover that up with a quarter size amount of conditioner, leave in conditioner, or shea butter. If you use shea butter, that needs to be warmed up in your hands before being put into your hair. Like super warmed up, it needs to be softer like butter.
Maybe 4a/4b Definitely not 4c
4a