Updated June 2022 By Dr Jonathan Palmer

What is my hair type?

What is my hair type
 

Finding out your hair type can be very tricky. Knowing your hair type is vital for looking after your hair properly at home and getting the right products. There are methods that you can use at home.

What about hair is responsible for your Andre Walker hair type?

Your hair type is determined using two of your hair's main physically apparent attributes (this is for the Andre Walker hair typing system). 

The first attribute is the extent of your curl, which can either be (straight, wavy, curly or possess kinks with zigs and zags). 

The second attribute is the thickness of your hair. When we say thickness, we are talking about the average diameter of each fibre. The thickness of each fibre can be challenging to measure at home and is typically measured DIY style by comparing the thickness of a known material like a single piece of paper. A typical sheet of paper is about 100µm (100 microns or 0.1mm) thick. 

How to discover your hair type

Roughly, hair that is half the thickness of a piece of paper is fine, medium hair thickness is around the same thickness, and coarse hair is thicker in diameter. We have a page dedicated to hair typing if you would like to read further about the different hair types. 

If you are still unsure and would like help finding your hair type, HairKnowHow can You. HairKnowHow professionally determines your primary hair type for you via our Hair Type Analysis (details below).

Get Expert Hair Analysis and Help

Would you like to discover your hair type? Then get your hair accurately analysed. HairKnowHow has two hair analysis services that could help you: The Type Analysis and The Complete Hair Analysis Service. 

We also make product and hair care grooming recommendations tailored to your hair type analysis results to help keep your hair healthy and beautiful.

If you need any other advice or hair questions, please feel free to contact HairKnowHow.

 
 
 
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