"What is my hair type?" - A Practical Approach
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
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If you have ever wondered or asked, "what is my hair type," or "how do I figure out what my hair type is," this is for you! In this sit-down, I attempt to help you understand the structure of your hair in a more practical way instead of based on a category system.
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I could listen to you talk about hair ALLDAY everyday lol
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Ikr! so much knowledge
Since I have been using Argan Rain Shampoo I have noticed a significant improvement in the health of my scalp. I have tried a different products in the past which did not work well. I can tell that this product impress me a lot, I am using it according to the instructions and I truly like how it works. I recommend it!
I have 4, different textures on my head, seriously. I pay no mine to that hair typing chart. In the beginning I too was trying to figure out what box I fit in, not anymore. I've learned to just embrace my hair and love whatever it does. Great video, thanks.
kmnewell3 which one are they ?😊
this video was on point about everything! I have 3 textures in my head and that chart doesn't do crap for me lol I wish everyone could see this video and learn how do really take care of THEIR hair!
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I love this . It makes my hair feel amazing. My hair has been dry lately and this along with Argan Life Shampoo and Argan Life Argan Oil has made my hair 10 times more amazing. And delivered safely, thanks to DHL!! Thanks Argan Life Company!!!
Aurumfae haha I know this is late but I have 5! I have some 2a waves at the back of my hair, 2b waves which make up 40% of my hair, 2c 40% of my hair 10% 3a curls and a couple cute 3b curls.
GIRRRRLLL ....LITERALLY THANK YOU. ..I'M LITERALLY WRITING THIS WITH TEARS IN MY EYES . WOW THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE AND ENLIGHTENMENT ... THANK YOU
Congratulations on opening your salon!!! So happy for you!
Somebody with a large platform needed to say this...and I'm so glad it was you! When it comes to actually taking care of your hair, your "hair type" is about as important as your astrology sign. Useless label! Amen, Mo!
Appointment made! I had no idea you opened a salon!!! Congratulations, and right by my job!? PERFECT!
Heidi Roberts SO jealous
where is her salon
Dana Perry it's on East 34th street between 2nd and 3rd. I work on East 38th so it's perfect!
ooh do you have a Twitter or something? I would love to hear an update about your first appointment with her 😄
Krystina Ferro I do but I don't really check it, it was rescheduled to earlier in the day(same day)..can't wait. I know it'll be great, she's so knowledgeable! Hit me on here I'll answer
LOVED this😩! People (myself included) get so caught up on categorizing themselves that they miss out what truly works for them because it's not the "norm" So THANK YOU Mo this was a really great video! 👏🏽😊
You bursted my hair typing bubble. You also bursted my hair vitamin bubble. It's ok though....I needed to hear the truth....LOLOL. Thanks Mo!
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I found that this video was very helpful. I use to be so obsessed about my hair type and wonder why God didn't bless me with a certain hair type. Now I do not care what my hair type is. I just care about the health of my hair. I have been a subscriber of yours for at least four years. You have showed me how to do a protein and elasticity treatment. I have went to your blog and followed your monthly hair routine. And you have and will always be my hair crush, lol. I want to congratulate you on your growth, successes and your new hair salon and the many more blessings that God has in store for you.
YAAAS!!! MO you broke it all the way down. I am so tired of everyone saying what their hair can't do. Stop using products that everyone else use and stop trying to get your hair to look like someone else. Embrace your type, understand your hair and Rock that Natural hair.
"Yes you need to shampoo your hair... It is not an option! You need to wash your hair..." Yes, Yes and YES!!! LOL I love it!!! I agree 1,000%
Thank you for sharing. Hair care has become so complicated. As a child, my mom never thought about the porosity, density, elasticity, texture, or pattern of my hair. Lol. She kept my hair and scalp clean. She ensured that my hair was looking good all the time. And my hair thrived. My mom always stressed that we not play in our hair. Hair care was simple.
+mynatural destiny it's not that it's complicated, this info has always been around, but until now it wasn't available to the general public by-way of social media. But yes, hair care should be simple! And it is.
I love the way you articulated what has become seemingly soooooo complicated in the natural hair community. Obviously hair care is your business & passion, but you are gifted at public speaking.
Honestly, everything about you just exudes class and elegance.
When I started watching your videos almost a year ago my hair was too trained from getting pressed often and I wasn't using the right products to preserve my natural curls. After taking your advice on experimenting with different products until I found the right ones to use at the right times my hair has become so much more healthier and it's all curly now (of course I had to cut off the damage). Thanks to your advice my hair is truly at it's full potential! It's longer and thicker. You are amazing!
I just learned about your channel when I picked up my prescriptions at CVS the other day. They all know me by name but 1 of the girls asked me how I liked a hair care product I was purchasing and we talked for 15 min about deep conditioning and shared products we liked and didn't like. She told me you were the best one out here and that your videos were informative. I've become overwhelmed with all the videos and the money I'm spending on products. I'm confused on my hair type and have quickly learned that 4c doesn't help me really care for my hair. I've done the float test but I'm doing it again tonight so I can test different strands. I believe it's low perosity but not sure on the the rest. I asked er to write down your info and here I am!!
Thank you for your professionalism and easy to understand explanations. I'm here to soak up everything I can from you.
I did not know you opened a salon here! I will be there ASAP!
well damn Mo!!! my girl just broke it all the way down!! this is the most informative natural hair video I have ever watched!!! thanks boo!!!!!!!!
And this is why I go to mo knows hair! She's real, honest and knows what she is talking about! I was a hot mess with my hair (and Mo let me know I was) just doing too much!! I can honestly say I love the difference I see in my hair now!
Mo knows hair is the truth!💁🏽
see???? this is why I love you. a simple straight forward explanation. no bs just the truth. take it or leave it.
Girl, you're right! My product needs are VERY different depending on whether I'm spending the day at home (by the beach), or teaching at an inland University (10 degrees hotter and in an air conditioned building). Drastic difference in how I style my hair!!
Your very technical break down of hair structure, hair composition of the strand, why certain products may not be working due to mixing different product lines and videos of this nature have been helpful in terms of selection of hair products and caring for my hair. Please continue these type of videos coming MoKnows Hair. This is great for people like me who live no where near you.
I agree! I have multiple textures in my hair (did a porosity test) and realized that I just needed to learn MY hair. I have read a lot and watched informative videos, such as yours, about hair texture. This is what lead me to realize that trying to type my hair was not useful for me. Nothing wrong with using the chart, it just wasn't right for me.
My hair is wavy and I'm glad you addressed that people see my hair and always ask are you mixed I'm like why African Americans can't have nice wavy hair
Mo this is dope! my mom is a cos teacher of 10 years & she would constantly say that chart is not in the milady or click cos book! thx for letting UA-cam university know the real deal!
Mo! Been watching you for about 5 years now, I absolutely love how you teach. Thank you.
Thanks Mo for your practical fact based approach.
CONGRATS ON OPENING YOUR NEW SALON MO! PLEASE GIVE US FANS A TOUR IN THE FUTURE.
I'm watching this and my boyfriend nosed butt starts watching it too and he is making sound effects like he's in church. He's "team natch" and now wants a porosity test 😂😂😂 thanks for being so informative.
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I really enjoy watching naturalistas for support, I am two years without relaxer now and my hair can finally get into a bun comfortably! I love the texture of my coils :) good info in this video, thanks.
Girl!!!!! Thank you. I am a former cosmetologist and you stated what I have been trying to tell people.
Hair, location, environment, water and diet influence hair. My hair when I live in IL is different than now in NC. My curls are looser in Midwest. In south it frizzed and the water is hard and I have ¾ shrinkage versus ¼ in Midwest. So many factors play a role.
This is SO needed! This is why I NEVER "hair typed" anything after 13 years of going back to being natural! Please keep bringing these type of videos Mo! Thank you!
Mo, you ain't lying about the hair vitamins. My best friend was taking biotin for over a year and as soon as she stopped her hair started to thin out.
THAAAAAANNNKKKK YOU MO!!!!! I have been going through h@!! trying to figure this mess out. In 10 mins you told me how to get what I want and why I hadn't in almost 2 yrs of trying. I keep being told to try this and that and I am SO over it that I have an appointment for a relaxer to just go back to what I know... I can cancel that appointment now. I can't Thank you enough..
OMG...SO GLAD U DID THIS VIDEO! I DO LIKE THE HAIR TYPING CHART BUT FROM THE FIRST TIME I USED IT A FEW YRS AGO I NEW I HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES, IT'S PRETTY MUCH 2C-3C DEPENDING ON WHAT PART OF MY HEAD THE HAIR GROWS OUT OF OR WHAT IT FEELS LIKE DOIN' ON ANY GIVEN DAY, LOL...SO I REALLY NEVER PUT MYSELF IN A CERTAIN "TYPE" & FOUND THAT I CAN USE MANY DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ON MY HAIR WEATHER THEY'RE MEANT FOR WAVES, CURLS OR KINKY HAIR, I REALIZED MY HAIR LIKES WHAT IT LIKES & WATCHIN' IT VIDS OVER THE LAST FEW YRS HELPED ALOT ALSO THROUGH MY "CURLY HAIR JOURNEY", I'M 47 YRS OLD & HAVE THE HEALTHIEST HAIR THAT I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE & I ACTUALLY LUV MY HAIR NOW...THANX MUCH!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You just don't know how much of a pain hair typing has been and I've honestly given it up because I figured it isn't important. I love my hair no matter what and trial and error has finally gotten me results and I know what products to use. I had told a friend that I think oil is not doing my hair good and she insisted I was wrong. You don't know how happy I was to read your comment that you don't use oil on your hair. It just really doesn't work for me and I thought something was wrong with me. I'm going to just listen to my hair and forget about what others think I should be doing. Thank you so much for this video.
Any suggestions on good steamers?
learning my porosity has helped me more than the hair typing...and i also learned that i was at one time high porosity bc my hair was damaged. now that its healthy, im low porosity
I subscribed so quick when you started talking about vitamins and food. I know that you know your stuff because you are getting to the root (no pun intended) the problems.
Spot on about people's obsession with labels and putting ourselves in boxes.
Thank you!!!!!! I am a college senior and no I am not a guru (I just listen carefully to your videos 😁) and a lot of people ask me about hair type and I stressssss that it doesn't matter. Compared to hair porosity which seems more helpful when linking hair to products. Thank you so much and I will pass this video on xoxox
Thank you MO. Definitely the most informative video I have seen on hair typing. You are always so thorough in your explanations.
I can relate to this video so much thank you! I myself have at least 2 hair textures.
Mo- thanks for literally lifting this “what’s my daughter’s hair type” weight off my shoulders and providing much needed clarity!
+MO KNOWS HAIR- YOU are the only person that I have heard whom knows what they are talking about. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!!!!! Seriously. Double thumbs up!!!'
Right on! I'm in cosmetology school and we're currently going over the hair chapter. It definitely put things in perspective (just as you're discussing)...SO many things that we think we know about hair when they're merely "on trend" and not a reflection of the truth about hair. Thanks for this vid:)
1. Your videos brighten my day. 2. They are also extremely helpful. After finding your UA-cam account I kind of binge watched. My hair has been my blessing and my curse. I had so many products in my closet that did not work. I threw everything out. Went to Aveda and threw myself on the mercy of the hair people. I didn't buy a ton, just the Brilliance Shampoo and Conditioner, which were AMAZING. My new goals are to attempt a wash-n-go that I can keep for longer than 2 days. I skeptical. But I did manage to get the Soft Sheen Carson steam line that is discontinuing to give my hair some good treatment. Thanks for your videos! I hope at some point I am up NYC and able to make an actual appointment. :)
Hi Mo. All the information you gave is SPOT ON. Overtime I've found out my density, porosity, thickness and hair elasticity and it has changed how I care for my hair. My hair is healthy. I know how to manipulate it and what products to choose to get the look I want. I don't need the LOC method. Steaming and elasticity treatments are what made a total transformation in my hair. People really have been needing this information. Thank you for putting it out there!
THANK YOU! I don't have a clue about my hair type so I gave up trying to figure it out and my hair looks 1000% better stressing over nothing buying all the wrong products lol.
well damn Mo!!! my girl just broke it all the way down!! this is the most informative natural hair video I have ever watched!!! thanks boo!!!!!!!!
This is by far, the most informative hair video I've ever watched. THANK YOU.
The natural hair community needed this video. From one natural to another, thank you ❤️
Thank goodness she set the record straight.👍🏽💯
Thos is why I love and appreciate your page! SCHOOL them, literally! Take it to the book! Hair types means hair traits. Love your page!
Thank you!
Most helpful and FACTUALLY informative video by far!
Thank you!! I was feeling very confused about what my hair type is and which videos to watch to help me. The porosity check really helped. I definitely have low porosity. I will continue to watch your videos!🥰
well damn Mo!!! my girl just broke it all the way down!! this is the most informative natural hair video I have ever watched!!! thanks boo!!!!!!!!
one of the most informational videos out there! I'm recommending this to every new natural I meet.
This is why I love your Channel Monica because it's all education !!!
I just want to thank you soooooo much for this video. I've been natural for a few years now and still having issues with my hair. This video definitely helps understand why
Amazing! I asked this question on a Curly Nikki forum and 50+ women came for my life. (No shade to Curly Nikki definitely love her). But I have 3 curl patterns, 2 types of textures, and the back of my hair grows faster than the front. Yea...homegirl is living an ultimate struggle but I love my natural hair! The best decision of my life.
That makes a lot of sense. I just found this past few months that I had high porosity hair and I know that my hair was mid density. But learning the rest. Thank you again for the info.
Thank you so much for this extremely educational video! Funnily enough, I came across your channel while looking up the hair type chart on NaturallyCurly! I was trying to find answers to the very questions you answered so articulately in this video and learned even more factors that I wasn't aware of! I was beginning to think I was the only person in the world whose hair didn't fit into the chart categories and I've been natural for over 10 years! My absolute favourite takeaway from this video is when you said that products are based on the result you want. YES! I have never heard this said before, ever, but oh, how true it is!! Thank you so much and so glad to have found your channel!
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!! I have struggled for years and years trying to figure out exactly what is going on with my hair. You have so thoroughly answered the many questions I've had and now I've learned so much!
YAAASSSS Mo coming with the facts!!! honestly since I started transitioning I never really cared about my hair type I just wanna know how to take care of it.
I love love love your voice. I can listen to you all day. Happy to hear that you're a salon owner and I'm sure you're killing it. I would love to sit in your chair. I wish you continued success and maybe one day I'll be in NY and can get a chance to have you bless my tresses. 😘
I want to thank you girl for great information and Congratulations on opening your very own salon. Many blessings
Congratulations on opening your salon! You always provide great information!
One of the best informative hair videos out there! Thanks Mo for confirming that labels only keeps us in a box!
I really appreciate this video. I have a least three hair pattern going on in my hair and was confused on how to label my hair. The info is very helpful in moving forward in my natural hair journey! Thanks!
Mo is amazing !!! I've been following you for a couple years now since I moved to California now stationed in Japan and your videos have been very helpful ! Thank you
This is my FAVORITE video of yours! I just want to subscribe again. Thank you thank you thank you. I feel like we are starting to get to hung up on who is what type of hair. If it's curly or super curly, you still need advise right?!! Now let me find a steamer lol. 7 months into my transition and you are a life saver!
Now, THIS.... THIS was the video I needed back when I started my natural hair journey 15 years ago. It wasn't until this very year that I realised that my hair type does ZERO to help me understand my hair. It took me 14 years to realise that I need a *complete* hair profile in addition to awareness of my current climate, water mineral content, stress levels, etc. to properly care for my hair
Your explanation hit it right on the name. Love what your doing please stay true!
Thank you for THIS! This is why I have been following you since the beginning. You always give a common sense view of the whole natural hair movement. I've always believed everything you're talking about with regards to hair typing (I've also been natural the majority of my life so it never made a ton of sense to me). Thank you so much for your honesty, research and knowledge. Keep being fantastic!
This was the best information on hair typing versus the actual make-up of our hair! Thank you for educating me!
Thank you for your knowledge and wisdom on hair!!! You are a blessing!!! Keep up the great work you are doing!!!!🌻🌻
You should a do a salon tour/vlog video ;)
You are a BLESSING! I was getting frustrated with my hair, but your videos have helped me. They are so informative and easy to follow! Please continue to do what you do ♥
I truly enjoyed this video. As a cosmetology student you put the terms that I have learned and know into a different perspective. You made it especially easy to use these terms in a practical sense. Keep up the good work. Maybe consider teaching too it's natural for you!
By the way, Congratulations on your Salon. I wish you great success. You truly deserve it.
😂😂 I love your assertive personality! But I'm sure making an appointment! I'm happy you're in New York!
OMG!! I am so glad you made this video!
Giiiiiiirl!!!! This video is straight f-a-c-t-s! I was agreeing with you throughout the entire video.
I have never used that hair typing chart to try to classify my hair because it's pointless and frustrating. I don't need that extra stress in my life.
Thanks for putting this out there and clearing up many misconceptions!
Thank you for THIS! This is why I have been following you since the beginning. You always give a common sense view of the whole natural hair movement. I've always believed everything you're talking about with regards to hair typing (I've also been natural the majority of my life so it never made a ton of sense to me). Thank you so much for your honesty, research and knowledge. Keep being fantastic!
this video was super helpful!! I need to get a steamer hooded dryer 😉
@moknowshair Since subscribing to your channel I have watched my natural hair transform from dry and brittle to very soft and manageable. I never use to style my hair but now I can. I have high porosity hair type 3 sum 4 sum I'm still not sure however, I've given myself the APHogee Protein treatment and my hair was softer and stronger immediately. 3 Wks. later I went in with the Curlific Texture Treatment and WOW! I also started using the restructuring spray. You have really helped me begin to love my hair and try new styles. I'm not as long as other naturals but my journey is my own and since finding your channel it seems almost second nature. THANK YOU!!!
Finally people are catching on. I figured this out like 2 months after going natural!
Hi Mo, the video was a huge help. I've wondered about my hair type since starting my journey 2 years ago only because it seems like everyone is consumed with being placed in a box. I don't want to me in a box. I have low porosity, fine hair and sometimes it's a little intimidating watching videos of ladies with high density flowing hair, but I'm learning to appreciate what God gave me. If ever I'm in the New York area I'd love to visit your salon. I think you are wonderful and very beautiful.
I thought I was the only one thinking this. Thank you for the education! ALL of this information makes sense. Thanks for sharing!
I have always had conflicting feelings about hairtyping. I think it can be nifty for folks just getting used to their natural hair but it can become a hindrance if they don't seek to understand their hair beyond the charts. This video was super informative! Thank you.
Thanks for this video Mo! I've recently went natural ( 8 months ago) and have NEVER been so confused with all the 'natural' rules/charts. I remember as a child I had the MOST THICK, LONG, Healthy HEAD OF HAIR and my mother did not follow a chart nor did she invest in a lot of products to maintain my hair! Bottom line I use 3 products: H20, Coconut Oil/My body butter that I created and MAYBE a curl styler and this works for me! I'm so OVER all the confusion! Thanks for your videos YOU ROCK!!
I'm so thankful for this video. I do not use the chart and just like everyone else I used to. It's not helpful (for me). This video is a blessing.
YES!!!!! Let them know Mo!!! loved this video... finally someone to talk to the point, give facts and explain it all. Great Video!! and you opened up a store in my hometown, definitely going to stop in for a consultation and services when I go home.. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I totally agree you can't catorigize curls. Love It and Your Delivery was Awesome!!
Girl I've been subscribed to you and reading your comments for years and I know this video was a long time coming. I've never considered myself some one who knows a lot about hair by any stretch of the imagination and even I would look at some of your comments like "how the heck is she supposed to answer that question?" or "she just gave you all of this detail about the model and all you want to know is what is her hair type?". I felt your frustration in this video lol
I'm so glad you made this. My friends always ask me what they should use on their hair and I tell them it's trial and error.
Preach Mo!! Thank you for making this video. That hair typing stuff was also used to help the American society decide what's "good hair" and "bad hair"
You opened a salon?!?! My prayers have been answered!!!!
I like your transparency!! I appreciate it and congratulations!!! 🎉🎈