- Joined
- Oct 11, 2005
- Messages
- 499
- Reaction score
- 0
Dr. Susan Taylor says...
"The follicles of our hair tend to be curved instead of straight. This curvature contributes to the hair's curl. Because our hair is so tightly coiled, it is often dry since the oil naturally produced in the scalp does not flow from the curved follicle as readily and does not slide down the curled, knotted hair as it does down the straight hair.
Black hair has many distinctive properties, but is not by any means, all the same. Because of our Multiracial heritage, "Black hair" comes in endless variations. As a woman of color, you may have hair that is loosely or tightly curled, fine or quite thick, long or short. On your head of hair alone, you may find varying degrees of curl. Hair type, texture, and length are all determined by genes, though some changes with age." From Dr. Susan Taylor book called "Brown Skin"
I'm sure all of you know the 5 Basic Black Hair Textures. Straight-wavy, Wavy, Loosely curly, Very curly, and Coily.
I have included a descriptive chart.
STRAIGHT-WAVY
(appears stick straight, but has slight wave to it.)
Salli Richardson Whitfield
WAVY
Ananda Lewis
LOOSELY CURLY
Leila Arcieri
VERY CURLY
Cree Summer
COILY(notice the tight coils in the ponytail puff.)
V. Williams and Leela James
Leela hair is blown out into an afro!
"The follicles of our hair tend to be curved instead of straight. This curvature contributes to the hair's curl. Because our hair is so tightly coiled, it is often dry since the oil naturally produced in the scalp does not flow from the curved follicle as readily and does not slide down the curled, knotted hair as it does down the straight hair.
Black hair has many distinctive properties, but is not by any means, all the same. Because of our Multiracial heritage, "Black hair" comes in endless variations. As a woman of color, you may have hair that is loosely or tightly curled, fine or quite thick, long or short. On your head of hair alone, you may find varying degrees of curl. Hair type, texture, and length are all determined by genes, though some changes with age." From Dr. Susan Taylor book called "Brown Skin"
I'm sure all of you know the 5 Basic Black Hair Textures. Straight-wavy, Wavy, Loosely curly, Very curly, and Coily.
I have included a descriptive chart.
STRAIGHT-WAVY
(appears stick straight, but has slight wave to it.)
Salli Richardson Whitfield
WAVY
Ananda Lewis
LOOSELY CURLY
Leila Arcieri
VERY CURLY
Cree Summer
COILY(notice the tight coils in the ponytail puff.)
V. Williams and Leela James
Leela hair is blown out into an afro!
