Before you go putting in hair care products or getting treatments
at the hair salon, you need to know your hair type. Everyone's hair
reacts differently, but there are some broad categories where if you
determine your hair fits in, you will have a good idea of what kind of
hair care is recommended. You may not necessarily need to use a hair
classification system but that is a good place to start.
Where
many people get their knowledge is to just find someone that has similar
hair and ask them about their care practices. Find out about the curl
amount of your hair by taking a shower and letting the scalp air dry
naturally without treating it in any way. It could be straight, have a
slight wave, spirals, curls, or random zigzags. After hair shape, the
next classifier Denver hair stylists use is hair thickness.
You
determine hair thickness by taking a single clean strand and holding it
up. Thin hair is barely visible. Medium hair can be felt and seen but is
soft.