There are tons and tons of hair care products on the line – but as you know what might work for some – may not work for others.  Understanding what type of you hair you have is an excellent way to discover the way your hair will respond to the elements and various products.  I’ve introduced the LOIS hair typing system on Curlista a few weeks back.  I will be posting on Oprah’s mane man Andre Walker’s popular classification soon.  But before that, I wanted to introduce Fia’s Hairtyping System.  Like all other systems it relies on a system of classifiers to identify hair type that will tell the amount of curl or wave, the strand thickness and the thickness of the hair put together.  Try it…
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To understand you hair, you need to understand your hair type.  Oprah’s mane man Andre Walker created a hair typing system that is popularly used amongst curlies (more on that later).  However, the peeps at OurHair have created the LOIS system to not only identify what type of hair you have, but to help promote a healthy mindset when it comes to hair.  The system takes into account the hair pattern, strand size and texture.  Look at the descriptions below and discover what you are…

YOUR PATTERN

L

You are daughter L if…

Hair bends

Has right angles

Has little to no curve

O

You are a daughter O if…

Hair resembles an O or several O’s when rolled up

I

You are a daughter I if…

Hair lies mostly flat

Does not have a distinctive curves or bends

S

You are daughter S if…

Hair strands resemble a wavy line

Has hills and valleys

Your hair may not belong exclusively to one type and may be a combination of the various categories, ie. LO, IL or OS, etc.

YOUR STRAND SIZE

Compare a strand of your hair to a frayed piece of thread – which is considered medium size strand of hair.

• If your hair is thicker, you have thick hair

• If you hair is thinner, you have thin hair

YOUR TEXTURE

Sheen is dull light reflection

Shine is sharp light reflection

Cottony

• Low sheen
• High shine if hair is taught
• Lots of frizz
• Absorbs water quickly

Silky

• Low sheen
• Very High sheen
• Varying degrees of frizziness
• Easily wet with water

Spongy

• High sheen
• Low shine
• Compacted frizz
• Needs to absorb water thoroughly before it gets wet

Thready

• Low sheen
• High shine if hair is taught
• Low frizz
• Wets easily with water
• Dries relatively quickly

Wiry

• Sparkle like sheen
• Low shine
• Low frizz
• Water droplets bead up when wet with water

I think i’m SO, med/thick hair – but I’m sure if I am spongy or silky.