How To Cut and Style Any Hair Type

What's Your Hair Type?


Quiz: Find your hair type

First, give yourself a diameter score of 1 to 5, with 1 being incredibly fine. Need help? Pluck a strand and roll it between your index finger and thumb. If you can't feel it at all, give yourself a 1. If it feels like a piece of thread, give yourself a 5. Write that score down.

Next, give yourself a density score of 1 to 5, with 1 being sparse. If you can see your scalp between hairs and the base of your ponytail is smaller than a dime, you're a 1. If your scalp isn't visible and you shed a lot but your hair doesn't get thinner, give yourself a 5. Write that score down.

Finally, Comparing your hair with other women's, give yourself a curvature score of 1 to 5, with 1 being extremely straight (straighter than most other women's) and 5 being extremely curly (curlier than most). If your hair is wavy when you air-dry, you're a 3. Write that score down.

Add up your scores and see where you fall: If you scored 3 to 6 points, you have fine hair. If you scored between 7 and 11 points, your hair is normal, and 12 to 15 points means you have thick hair.

Now, click through to find out the best customized styling tricks, washing techniques, and haircuts for your hair.

Published November 2012, Prevention

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