Your hair is unique, and understanding your particular hair texture is key to caring for it effectively. The hair type chart, which you can use to find the natural pattern of your strands, is a good ...

All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by Glamour editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Nailing down your ...

Curl type is often lesson number one for someone getting to grips with their hair texture, It's all based on categorising hair by curl pattern. "It helps make it easier for people who are new to curls ...

Most people choose hair products based on marketing claims or what works for their friends, but your hair’s specific type and texture determine which products and techniques will actually deliver the ...

With over 300,000 TikTok posts under the hashtag #4Chair, controversy is stirring over who actually has the hair type. From wash routines to shrinkage and growth checks, anyone with an undefined ...

Growing up with curly, frizz-prone hair was not for the faint of heart back in the day. I would constantly scour the beauty aisle at my local drugstore, Ulta, and Sephora, only to find products that ...

Maggie Donahue is an Associate Editor on Health’s Updates team. Maggie holds an M.S. from the Columbia University School of Journalism and has over seven years of experience in digital media. Susan ...

The history of the hair typing system is a complicated one. The original hair type system, the hair gauge, was developed in 1905 in present-day Namibia by Eugen Fischer — a German scientist whose ...

Thinking about going for the big chop? Whether you’ve got thick waves, baby-fine strands, coils that bounce, or stick-straight hair that will not quit, there’s a bob out there made for you. Because ...