Black hair can come in a variety of textures, just as any hair color. Generally, the East Asian and Native American population has straight hair with a very thick cuticle layer and South Asians have thick, wavy or curly hair, while the general hair type seen in black African hair is thick, curly and dense with more hair growing from the head. The curly quality comes from the shape of the hair follicle, as straight hair grows from more circular hair follicles, and curly hair grows from more oval-like follicles.
Black hair can come in a variety of textures, just as any hair color. Generally, the East Asian and Native American population has straight hair with a very thick cuticle layer and South Asians have thick, wavy or curly hair, while the general hair type seen in black African hair is thick, curly and dense with more hair growing from the head. The curly quality comes from the shape of the hair follicle, as straight hair grows from more circular hair follicles, and curly hair grows from more oval-like follicles.