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Hair Care 101
When you go to the drugstore and look
down the hair care aisle, if you're like most of
 us,
you're overwhelmed by the number of choices. One product claims to give
your hair volume, another says it cures split ends, a third touts its
antifrizz formula. It goes on and on. How do you decide which one is
right?
The key to understanding what will work
for you is to determine what type of hair you have. If you're of
European descent, your hair will fall into one of three broad
categories: fine and thin, medium or coarse and thick. Asian hair is the
thickest of all, and African Americans have a completely different hair
type. While a Caucasian hair is oval and an Asian hair rounder, an
African hair alternates thick and thin. This is what makes it curly, but
it's also what makes it fragile and prone to breakage (at the thin
points). African hair can be fine, medium or coarse, but most falls into
the third category.
In addition, some hair is more porous
and will quickly soak up whatever you put on it, as well as the humidity
in the air. If your hair gets frizzy on muggy days and flat on very dry
ones, it's probably porous. Coarse hair is often porous, as is any hair
that has been permed, straightened, permanently colored or otherwise
damaged.
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