Different state/quality on top and bottom layers of hair.
Wildberry
Posts: 90Registered Users, Curl Ambassador Curl Connoisseur
in Hair Type 2
This is not a new thing, it has been this way since my early teens. My hair has never felt soft and silky, but my bottom layers are almost there. Almost. My top layers, on the other hand. Ugh. I pulled out a few strands, two from the top and one from the safely hidden middle.
I'm not sure if it's just some strange hair quality issue where the top is just a different type, but tends to look...ruffled if I look at one strand. The bottom always looks smooth. Since I don't know much about hair, I decided I should ask some experts in here instead! What do you think the reason is?
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The right one is from the middle of my head, while the other two are from the top. I know it's hard to see, but maybe you understand what I mean about it looking ruffled. The smooth hair curls better than the ruffled ones, and although the far left was a thicker strand, that is completely random.
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Clarify: Kinky Curly Come Clean
Rinse-out: Alaffia Coffee & Shea Revitalizing Conditioner for Fine/Thin Hair (summer), Alaffia Everyday Coconut Ultra Hydrating Conditioner
DT: Camille Rose Naturals Algae Renew Deep Conditioner
Leave-in: As I Am Leave-in
Styler: Lily of the Desert 99% Aloe Vera Gelly
Treatment: Daily tea spray; Coconut oil overnight treatment; Citric acid rinse for hard water; 2-step Henndigo w/ amla to cover gray
2C, fine, low porosity, low/medium density, protein sensitive
Looking for styling products and tools
iHerb Code KQS149 for 5% off your order
At first when I noticed this I didn't like it. But the curls above my ears is a good deal thinner and having tighter thicker curls would improve the way it looks. The curls at the base of my neck and several inches upward are a 3b but the rest are a mixture of 3b and 2b to 3b-ish.
My hair used to be so much thicker as a child. I could "never" have imagined not having really THICK hair. What I wouldn't do to have that thickness back again.