How to Style Your Hair Determined by Your Hair Texture

There are three texture types of hair; fine, normal and coarse. Only fine and coarse have distinctive characteristics. A common misconception is to confuse fine hair with thin hair. There is a big difference. Fine hair is determined by the diameter of an actual strand of hair, the smaller the diameter, the finer the hair. In other words, a thick head of hair can be adorned with tons of fine hair strands. Another misconception is to confuse coarse hair with thick hair. Once again there is a big difference. Coarse hair is also determined by the diameter of a strand of hair, the larger the diameter, the coarser the hair. Therefore, coarse hair can be thin as well as thick.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. FINE TEXTURE
   
   Fine hair reflects light well which is a nice bonus but does not hold a style for very long which can be very frustrating for the fine haired friend. It also tends to break easily so stay away from styles that require a lot of blow drying, perms or hair care products that contain large amounts of alcohol.
   
   HOW TO WEAR YOUR HAIR
   One option is slightly layered especially at the ends to give the hair bounce and body. Fine hair can be worn long but remember to have it blunt cut (straight across) and not rounded in the back. Rounding tends to make the hair look “sparse” or straggly.

2. MEDIUM TEXTURE
   
   The most common type of texture, it is neither super smooth nor rough to the touch. It is usually full of bounce and body and will hold a style rather nicely. It considered normal and poses no special considerations regarding processing and chemical services.
   
   HOW TO WEAR YOUR HAIR
   Just like the oval shape face, medium textured hair can be worn in most any style. Because of this, concentrate more on “how to wear your hair” via face shape and facial features.

3. COARSE TEXTURE
   
   Coarse hair can be just as stubborn as most teenagers and for that reason you may need to be a little more firm. Don’t forget, you’re the boss. Coarse hair tends to "poke" out, stand up and go in any direction but the direction you’re desperately trying to style it. It’s the strongest of hair and has "attitude". The good news is coarse hair is extremely versatile. From sophisticated to funky the choices of hairstyles are abundant.
   
   One of the few exceptions is sleek hairstyles. Forget the fact you’d spend most of your day styling your hair into this style, the minute you walk outside, even if the humidity is 1%, it’s still 1% too much and POOF your sleek design is now your "eek" design. Careful thought and experimenting of hair care products are needed to determine what product will give you the longest lasting and simplest ending style result.
   
   HOW TO WEAR YOUR HAIR
   Layers are not recommended unless the hairstyle is a short to very short hairstyle. They tend to make the hair look unmanageable and give it “fly a ways”.

Resources

• HairStyle Pictures
• Virtual HairStyles
• HairStyle Magazines