Type 2C Hair: The Complete Care Guide for Defined, Frizz-Free Waves
Here is the advice you will get on every other 2C page: your waves are dry and starved for moisture, so drown them in hydrating shampoo and rich creams. I followed that exact playbook for years and my waves went limp, greasy at the roots, and somehow frizzy at the same time. The problem was […]
2A Hair Guide: How to Identify and Care for Your Loose Waves
Most 2A advice starts from the wrong place. It treats your loose waves like underachieving curls that need more product, more moisture, and more steps to behave. Working with people who have 2A hair taught me the opposite is true: the fastest way to flatten a soft wave is to weigh it down, so 2A […]
2B Hair Guide: How to Identify and Care for Your Waves
Wavy hair gets written off as “almost curly” or “just frizzy straight hair,” and I have worked with so many people whose 2B waves got treated exactly that way, fighting the frizz and piling on heavier and heavier products to force definition. Seeing it up close is what changed how I think about this texture: […]
2C Waves: Hydration and Definition
Type 2C hair is confusing; it looks curly but not curled enough. That means styling it and ensuring pattern definition is challenging. It also carries curly characteristics like dryness. Managing it can seem impossible, but it just takes some learning. Here’s how to hydrate and define your 2C waves. Type 2C waves require products like […]