Not so New but Need a little guidance....

in Hair Type 3
Hey guys any help would be great...
I am new to this forum but not new to hair care so I just need a little guidance so I can know which path I need to take.
I am on year semi-big chop I cut all the back off and portion from the front was short so I can have a layered bang and my hair has been growing and I'm loving the new me.
I think I fall in a 3b/c family not sure so if anyone can look at my AVI and tell me your opinion that would be great.
I have sent my hair collection in so I'm waiting for the results of the prosperity but in the meantime this is some of the things about my hair I have observed overtime.
My hair is fine, but not drying under my new care and regimen.
I have been co-washing daily (just trying something for the summer) and deep cleansing every 7 days.
As a protective style (which is my current struggle) I have experienced TONS of shedding NOT BREAKAGE and I know its normal but ALL MY LIFE the amount of shedding I experience from braids/weave is excessive so I assume my hair don't like a lot of manipulation.
I am still trying to figure my hair out and prepare myself with a steady styling regimen for when fall hits so if anyone could kindly chime in and tell me what they think my hair type is that would be greatly appreciated.
The back of my hair is in it's natural state after wash n conditioning; the back is curly and the front/side pieces still need to be cut but the straggly pieces are the parts that were for my bang when my hair was much shorter but will be cut once I continue to grow out my hair.
I am new to this forum but not new to hair care so I just need a little guidance so I can know which path I need to take.
I am on year semi-big chop I cut all the back off and portion from the front was short so I can have a layered bang and my hair has been growing and I'm loving the new me.
I think I fall in a 3b/c family not sure so if anyone can look at my AVI and tell me your opinion that would be great.
I have sent my hair collection in so I'm waiting for the results of the prosperity but in the meantime this is some of the things about my hair I have observed overtime.
My hair is fine, but not drying under my new care and regimen.
I have been co-washing daily (just trying something for the summer) and deep cleansing every 7 days.
As a protective style (which is my current struggle) I have experienced TONS of shedding NOT BREAKAGE and I know its normal but ALL MY LIFE the amount of shedding I experience from braids/weave is excessive so I assume my hair don't like a lot of manipulation.
I am still trying to figure my hair out and prepare myself with a steady styling regimen for when fall hits so if anyone could kindly chime in and tell me what they think my hair type is that would be greatly appreciated.
The back of my hair is in it's natural state after wash n conditioning; the back is curly and the front/side pieces still need to be cut but the straggly pieces are the parts that were for my bang when my hair was much shorter but will be cut once I continue to grow out my hair.
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3A/f/i
Super baby fine hair, low porosity
Shampoos: SM Fruit Fusion (mostly), Avalon lemon (to clarify). Occasional aloe vera and glycerin to wash.
Stylers: Intelligent Nutrients Perfect Hold Hairspray
Treatments: Catnip tea, IA girl's PT, Fermented Rice Water, Catnip Tea, Amla tea, Irish Moss, SS PT
I like that idea better. I guess I'm a medium porosity.
Your hair is ridiculously gorgeous no matter what you do with it. Your post interests me because I remember 3Bs asking how to be more 3C and 3Cs asking how to get their hair more 3B. The conventional wisdom seemed to be that it wasn't possible, but you're the first person I've seen who can do it.
3A/f/i
Super baby fine hair, low porosity
Shampoos: SM Fruit Fusion (mostly), Avalon lemon (to clarify). Occasional aloe vera and glycerin to wash.
Stylers: Intelligent Nutrients Perfect Hold Hairspray
Treatments: Catnip tea, IA girl's PT, Fermented Rice Water, Catnip Tea, Amla tea, Irish Moss, SS PT
You're quickly becoming my favorite person on this board. Lol Thank you, AGAIN! And I was definitely one of those people. Not because I want 3b hair, but because parts of my hair sometimes look 3b and I can never recreate what I did. I'm told hair type is what your hair looks like dry and naked. It's 3c most days by that rule, but sometimes it's mostly 3b. What gives, right? After following Rachel True, another 3c'er, I'm thinking the climate influences my hair like it does hers. She says when she lived in a humid climate, which I do, her curls were much tighter. Now that she lives in a dry climate, her texture has completely changed. I attached pics. I think the gel combats the humidity where I live, so my curls don't shrink as much. And the random days it's 3b on its own, I think the humidity is lower. So, I concluded I'm 3c IN TEXAS. LoL
3A/f/i
Super baby fine hair, low porosity
Shampoos: SM Fruit Fusion (mostly), Avalon lemon (to clarify). Occasional aloe vera and glycerin to wash.
Stylers: Intelligent Nutrients Perfect Hold Hairspray
Treatments: Catnip tea, IA girl's PT, Fermented Rice Water, Catnip Tea, Amla tea, Irish Moss, SS PT
I hadn't heard that one. I can see that being true though! And for most cases, I think it is. I think they started the "bare & dry" hair idea for type 4's and maybe 3c's because our hair will do some crazy stuff. A lot of type 4's and 3c's braid their hair every night. When they take it down the next morning, the results look 3a-3c. Usually "twistouts" or "bantu knots" are used. Some are under the impression that however they're able to manipulate their hair is their curl pattern. So they may be 4b, but their braid/knot results look 3c...so that's their hair type to them. Kinda like if someone 2c flat ironed their hair everyday and claimed 1a. That's what some are doing. I think that's why they say don't do anything to your hair after washing it to avoid confusion. And I think the "dry" rule was created for the same reason. The same group has a TON of "shrinkage" and some hair type based on how loose their hair is while wet. If I hair typed while soaking wet, I'd be mostly 3b/3a and some 3c. After my hair dries, it's mostly 3c though. So there's some people with hair like mine saying they're 3a. I think "bare & dry" was created just to dumb it down. But between those two rules, I guess I'd be 3c/3b. I think that's a fair assessment.
Yeah, you can type yourself either way. For myself as a fine curly my hair can go from 3a to 2b or even 2a depending on how badly I mess it up.
3A/f/i
Super baby fine hair, low porosity
Shampoos: SM Fruit Fusion (mostly), Avalon lemon (to clarify). Occasional aloe vera and glycerin to wash.
Stylers: Intelligent Nutrients Perfect Hold Hairspray
Treatments: Catnip tea, IA girl's PT, Fermented Rice Water, Catnip Tea, Amla tea, Irish Moss, SS PT