What’s Your

Hair Type?
Presented By Trav White
Table of Contents

Curl Pattern 1
Hair Texture 4
Hair Density 6
Hair Porosity 8
Scalp Moisture 11
Dry Scalp Vs Dandruff 15
What is Your Hair Type 16
The Best Hair Products for your Hair Type 18
 Disclaimer

This is not medical advice.

I'm not a doctor or a cosmetologist.
This is for educational purposes only.
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Curl Pattern

At-Home Test:
Next time you shampoo & condition your hair, let it air
dry. See how your hair falls naturally when it’s clean,
dry, and un-heated. Assign a number.

FYI - you can have multiple curl patterns on different

parts of your head
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1 Straight

2a Wavy

2b Wavy

2c Wavy

3a Curly

3b Curly

3c Curly

4a Kinky

4b Kinky

4c Kinky
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Curl Pattern
Find Your Hair Type

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4

Straight Wavy Curly Kinky

1 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c 4a 4b 4c

Straight 1

Wavy 2a 2b 2c

Curly 3a 3b 3c

Kinky 4a 4b 4c
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Hair Texture
At-Home Test:
Take a single strand of hair and roll it between your fingers.

Fine: You can’t feel it (or barely can).

Medium: You can feel it pretty well
Coarse: You can obviously feel it, like a thin wire

Hair Texture
Size (circumference, diameter, width) of each
individual hair strand

Coarse Medium Fine

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Hair Texture
Hair Texture Characteristics Pros Cons

Fine Can’t (or barely) feel Easier to condition More fragile - be

the hair between gentle when
your fingers You use less washing, brushing,
product (little goes & drying your hair
a long way) so you
Only two layers,
save $$$$ Need products with
cortex and cuticle protein because
(no medulla) there’s less protein
in the cortex*
Feels soft and (unless you have
flexible low porosity hair)

Medium Hair feels like a Stronger than fine Still fragile. Need to
cotton strand hair be gentle

Contains all 3 layers Still doesn’t need a Products will

(thinner medulla) ton of product depend more on
porosity than
Holds a decent texture since it’s
amount of protein thick enough to
hold
protein

Coarse Easily feel the Strong hair Since it is made up

strand between of more protein, it
your fingers (like a More resistant to may be protein
thin wire) heat sensitive, especially
if your hair is low
Contains all 3 layers: Doesn’t get porosity (retains
cortex, medulla, cu- weighed down as moisture)
ticle easily by heavier
products
Made up of more
keratin.
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Hair Density
At-Home Test:
Part your hair down the middle. Look at the part and see how
much of your scalp is visible.

Thin: Your scalp is obviously visible

Medium: Your scalp is kind of visible
Thick: Your scalp is not visible

Hair Density

follicle proximity follicle proximity follicle proximity

Thin Medium Thick

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Hair Density

Hair Density Characteristics Maintenance

Thin Scalp is visible Will need lighter products like

sprays and powders that
won’t weigh hair down.
Products will also depend
more on texture and porosity

Medium Scalp is kind of visible Same as thick

Thick Scalp is not visible For thicker hair, heavier prod-

ucts are okay. Products will
also depend more on texture
and porosity
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At-Home Test:
Next time you wash your hair, let it air dry. Pay attention to two
things.

1. How fast does your hair get soaked?

2. How fast does it dry?

Low-Porosity: If water droplets sit on the outside or your hair

shaft for a while and takes over 2 hours to air dry.

Medium-Porosity: Water absorbs relatively quickly & air dries in

less than 2 hours

High-Porosity: Water absorbs immediately, and air dries in under

an hour.

Hair Porosity

Cuticles Cuticles Cuticles

lay flat slightly highly
and tight raised raised or
damaged

Low Medium High

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Hair Porosity
Hair Porosity Characteristics Signs Tips

Low Cuticles lay flat and Products sit on your Warm water helps
tight hair moisturizer absorb
(raises the cuticle
Hair takes forever to scales)
Moisture is hard to
get wet (water
absorb
droplets sit on the Apply products on
outside) damp (not dry or
Retains moisture soaked) hair. Will
really well once it’s Hair takes forever to help with penetra-
in your hair dry tion

May be sensitive to If doing a condition-

products with ing mask (wear a
protein (stiff, frizzy) hair cover & hat to
lock in heat and
Coconut oil makes help raise cuticles)
your hair dry
(doesn’t penetrate) Use water-based
(not oil) leave-in
conditioners

Use light oils in your

hair (apricot kernel
oil, argan oil, grape-
seed oil, and sweet
almond oil are ideal)

Avoid heavy creams

and oils because
they will sit on your
hair
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Hair Porosity Characteristics Signs Tips

Medium Cuticles slightly Your hair is very You can use most
raised healthy. products

Oil build-up takes a Hair oils can help

Easy to absorb &
while. but aren’t 100%
retain moisture
necessary.
Not too dry or frizzy.
A great in-between You want to be
spot to be. careful not to use
too many chemical
Water absorbs treatments or heat
easily and dries tools as the damage
relatively fast (an overtime can lead
hour or two) to high-porosity hair

High Cuticles are highly Hair absorbs mois- You need to use
raised and might be ture and product heavy creams and
quickly oils to help seal your
damaged
hair. USE COCONUT
Hair dries very fast OIL
Moisture is easy to (under an hour).
absorb Do keratin treat-
Tends to be frizzy ments or protein
Hard to retain and dry. treatments often

Hair gets saturated Use protein-based

with water very shampoos and con-
easily in the shower ditioners

Never have product Use cold water to

build-up help close the cuti-
cles
Usually brought on
by damage. It can Apple cider vinegar
be reversed with products, the acidity
right products & level can help close
regimen. your cuticles. DIY -
You want to use 1
Genetics can also part ACV, 4 parts
play a role water. Products also
linked below
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At-Home Test:
To discover your scalp moisture level ask yourself these questions?

1. Is my face dry, oily, or balanced? - This is a good indicator of sebum

production in the scalp too
2. How quickly does my scalp get oily after I shampoo & condition?
3. Does my scalp get oily but my ends stay dry?

Balanced hair: Your scalp & hair gets oily 3-4 days after washing with
no flaking
Dry hair: Your scalp dries up quickly after washing (within 24 hours),
might be irritation, flaking, or itchiness
Oily hair: Your scalp gets oily within a day of washing
Combination hair: Your scalp is oily but your ends are dry

Scalp Moisture Level

Balanced Dry Oily Combination

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Scalp Moisture Signs Tips To Treat

Balanced You don’t have any issues
with dryness, flaking, or oily
hair onsetting too quickly.
Use sulfate free shampoo &
conditioner.
Brush once daily to spread
oils throughout hair

Keep doing what you’re

doing, it’s working!

Dry Your hair is brittle, frizzy, lacks
shine
Your scalp might be irritated,
flaking, or itchy NOT TO BE
CONFUSED WITH DAN-
DRUFF
Your scalp is dry within 24
hours of washing
Split ends, breakage
Wash your hair less to give
more time for sebum produc-
tion. 2x per week.
Do deep conditioning masks
and protein treatments
Use shampoo & conditioner
with proteins like keratin
Use sulfate-free shampoo.
NO SLS
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Scalp Moisture Signs Tips To Treat

Oily Hair looks greasy a day or two
after washing
It’s always flat, little volume
Difficult to manage
Try decreasing the amount
you wash. It will be greasy at
first, but your scalp will hope-
fully adapt and produce less
sebum over time as you don’t
strip oils away often. If you
wash daily, cut back to 4x per
week, and then 2x.

Try using a water-based con-

ditioner. Your hair is naturally
oily so you don’t want to add
more oils.

Avoid using hair oils. Your hair

is oily enough. No need for
any argan, jojoba, castor, etc

Do not condition your roots.

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Scalp Moisture Signs Tips To Treat

Combination Your scalp is oily but your
ends are dry.
Might have split ends
If you have long hair, do not
shampoo your hair shaft, only
shampoo your scalp.
Only condition your hair shaft
from mid-shaft to ends. Leave
conditioner in for 5 minutes

Use hydrating oils mid-shaft

down. Coconut, jojoba, castor,
olive, and argan oil are all
great and nourishing options

Use sulfate-free shampoos

Brush twice daily with a boar

bristle or nylon paddle brush
to spread sebum from your
scalp to your ends.

Trim dry split ends

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IMPORTANT:
DRY SCALP VS DANDRUFF
(Two different solutions)
Symptoms Dandruff Dry Scalp

oily, large flakes that are

yellow or white

smaller, dry flakes

itchy scalp

oily, red, scaly skin

dry skin on other parts of Oily

your body

Treatments Dandruff Dry Scalp

Anti-fungal shampoo (shampoo with

pyrithione zinc and ketoconazole)

Deep conditioning mask

Natural anti-microbial remedies like

tea tree or apple cider vinegar
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Hair Type?
Travis’ Hair Type (Example)

Curl Pattern
Straight/Wavy

Curl Type (number)

1 & 2A

Texture

Fine

Density

Thick

Porosity

Medium

Scalp

Balanced
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What’s Your
Hair Type?
Curl Pattern

Curl Type (number)

Texture

Density

Porosity

Scalp
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You Want to Pick Your

Hair Products Based ON
YOUR HAIR TYPE

Best Shampoo & Conditioner

For Every Hair Type

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Best Products For Oily/Low Porosity Hair

Shampoo

Eden BodyWorks Peppermint Tea Tree Clear

Shampoo

BUY

TGIN Moisture Rich Sulfate-Free Shampoo

BUY

Conditioner

Eden Bodyworks Peppermint Tea Tree Conditioner

BUY

TGIN Triple Moisture Replenishing Conditioner

BUY

Oils

Eden Bodyworks Peppermint Tea Tree Oil

BUY

Argan Oil

BUY
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Best Products for Balanced/Medium

Shampoo
Porosity Hair

OGX Hydrating + Tea Tree Mint Shampoo

BUY

Conditioner

OGX Hydrating TeaTree Mint Conditioner

BUY

Oils (Don’t Use all the time, only on wash days)

OGX Extra Strength Damage Remedy +

Coconut Miracle Oil

BUY
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Best Products for Dry/High Porosity Hair

Shampoo

SheaMoisture Moisture Retention Shampoo

BUY

SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen

& Restore for Damaged Hair Shampoo

BUY

Conditioner

SheaMoisture Raw Shea Butter Restorative Hair

Conditioner

BUY

SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor

Oil Strengthen & Restore Conditioner

BUY

SheaMoisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen

& Restore Leave-In Conditioner

BUY

Oils & Masks

Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Yogurt Hydrate +

Repair Protein-Strong Treatment

BUY
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