What is The Curl Chart?
Andre Walker, Oprah Winfrey’s hair stylist, developed a curl chart in the 90’s to describe different hair types. At the time, he was developing a shampoo line. Four categories for hair texture were formulated, with sub-categories as appropriate.
Straight (1A-C), Wavy (2A-C), Curly (3A-C) and Kinky/Coily (4A-C).
It is not uncommon to find some people can have several different curl patterns on their scalp. These patterns can change in density and/or thickness over time. Hormones, diet and hydration also play a major role in our curl’s liveliness. Sometimes pregnancy and menopause can alter hair texture. Believe it or not, so does taking artificial hormones such as birth control.