Unlock your strands and say goodbye to bad hair days with this lightning-fast quiz! Discover your curl pattern, porosity, and density to determine the appropriate products and styles. Build it quickly on your website or embed it onto social media while syncing responses with Jotform using HIPAA compliance settings for seamless response collection.
What is your hair type?
Deciphering your hair type is critical to understanding how best to care for it. Each class has distinct characteristics that affect how it looks, feels, and styles, affecting how it performs under stress.
An easy way to identify your hair type is by inspecting it after a fresh, air-dry, product-free air drying. If it dries straight without any curves or S-shaped patterns, you are considered Type 1. Otherwise, defined curls or zig-zag patterns indicate you as Type 2.
What is your hair texture?
Your hair texture refers to the individual strands in your mane and can typically be divided into one of four categories: straight, wavy, curly, or coily. When evaluating this aspect of your locks, it’s best to do it when freshly washed and free from product build-up so you can observe whether they are tightly or loosely coiled strands.
An easy way to assess your hair texture is by holding up a piece of thread against a strand and then comparing its diameter to that of a thread strand. If yours is thinner, that indicates fine hair; otherwise, it indicates medium coarse or thick hair types. Knowing your hair texture allows you to select products and styling tools best suited for you while understanding their connection to porosity levels in your scalp.
What is your hair porosity?
Hair porosity is an integral factor when assessing which products will and won’t work for you and is determined by the density of your locks. Your porosity depends on where your cuticles sit: They absorb moisture quickly if raised, while flat ones make it difficult.
At home, it’s easy to determine your hair porosity: place a strand of your hair into a glass of water and observe whether or not it sinks right away – if it falls right away, that indicates high porosity; otherwise, it should float. Over time, heat or chemical damage may cause your cuticles to open up, leading to increased porosity.
What is your hair density?
Hair density refers to the number of strands within a 1-inch square area on your scalp. It differs from thickness, which measures the width of each strand. There are various methods of determining your density; one accurate way is having someone count each strand within that section – though there are also easy at-home tests you can try yourself.
Pull a section of your hair into a ponytail and examine it closely in the mirror; if your scalp can be seen through its strands, this indicates low-density hair; otherwise, if only some parts can be seen, then medium density may apply. be mindful that different parts of your scalp could vary, therefore don’t use this test as the sole means to assess density.
What is your hair texture type?
Hair texture describes your strands’ natural shape or pattern, such as straight, wavy, or curly. Individual strands with finer textures usually have thinner hair strands than medium or thick textures.
If your hair dries straight without any waves or bends, you likely have type 1 (also referred to as straight-haired or thin-stranded). If it dries with loose S shapes or curl patterns that create open S shapes or curl patterns when dry, that indicates a wavy (type 2) texture, and tight coils shaped into ringlets or spirals indicate curly (type 3). To accurately determine your hair texture type, watch as freshly washed, product-free hair naturally dries without manipulation, heat, or products. Use the chart below in combination with this chart to identify which type you belong to.
