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Quel est votre type de cheveux ?

Le jargon des soins capillaires peut être très déroutant. Si vous êtes déjà tombé sur un forum dédié aux cheveux bouclés, vous verrez des vagues de personnes scander leur type de cheveux, du 1A au 4C, ou parler de porosité faible ou élevée. Mais pourquoi est-ce important ? Connaître son type de cheveux peut vous aider à en prendre soin et à identifier ses besoins. Cela vous permet également de trouver plus facilement des personnes ayant les mêmes cheveux que vous et de leur donner des conseils pertinents. C'est ainsi que nous regroupons nos tribus capillaires , auxquelles vous pouvez adhérer.  ici.

J'ai personnellement des boucles mixtes, certaines zones (notamment l'arrière) étant plus serrées que le reste. Même si vous ne correspondez pas forcément à une catégorie précise, avoir une idée générale vous aidera à trouver des routines en ligne qui vous simplifieront la vie. De Pinterest à YouTube, en passant par les blogs et Instagram, les informations sont nombreuses ; ces connaissances vous aideront à trouver la coiffure qui vous convient. Voici comment identifier votre type de cheveux.

Le système de type de cheveux

Le système de classification capillaire le plus célèbre a été élaboré par André Walker, qui a divisé les différentes textures de cheveux en quatre catégories faciles à retenir, chacune comportant trois ou quatre sous-catégories. Mais pourquoi est-il important d'être classé 2A ou 4C, vous demandez-vous peut-être, ou comment savoir avec certitude quel est votre type de cheveux ? 1 = cheveux lisses, 2 = cheveux ondulés, 3 = cheveux bouclés et 4 = cheveux crépus. Les lettres à côté de chaque chiffre définissent la densité des cheveux : a = cheveux fins, b = cheveux moyennement épais, c = cheveux très denses et épais.

Type 1 - Droit


  • Onctuosité et mollesse
  • S'alourdit facilement (ne pas utiliser trop de produit)
  • Sujet aux frisottis
Recommandation

– Spray texturant sec
– Shampoing sec
– Produits volumateurs


Type 2 - Ondes


  • Ondes plus lâches et forme en « S » définie
  • S'alourdit facilement (ne pas utiliser trop de produit)
  • Sujet aux frisottis
Recommandation

– Utilisez des shampooings sans sulfate et des après-shampooings sans silicone
– Produits légers définissant les vagues
– Sérums lissants

Type 3 - Boucles


  • Des boucles rebondissantes aux boucles serrées en tire-bouchon
  • Volumineux mais sujet au rétrécissement
  • Sujet à la sécheresse
Recommandation

– Évitez d’utiliser de la chaleur car cela peut dessécher et endommager les cheveux
– Après-shampooings et gels hydratants sans rinçage pour la définition
– Un conditionnement en profondeur régulier

Type 4 - Bobines


  • Bouclés et crépus avec moins de définition des boucles
  • Les boucles serrées augmentent le rétrécissement
  • Le type de cheveux le plus fragile
Recommandation

– Un conditionnement en profondeur régulier
– Produits démêlants et définissants
– Appliquez de l’huile sur votre cuir chevelu pour aider à retenir les huiles naturelles

Connaître votre type de cheveux peut vous aider à trouver des personnes aux boucles similaires aux vôtres. Elles sauront vous conseiller et vous proposer les meilleures techniques.

Porosité des cheveux

Tout comme il est important de connaître son type de cheveux, il est essentiel de connaître leur niveau de porosité pour optimiser votre routine de boucles. La porosité capillaire désigne simplement la capacité des cheveux à absorber et à retenir l'humidité. Il existe trois niveaux de porosité : faible, normal ou élevé.


Si vos cheveux ont été endommagés par des facteurs chimiques ou environnementaux, ils peuvent devenir trop poreux.

Faible porosité

  • Couche de cuticule étroitement liée qui reste plate et a tendance à repousser l'eau.
  • Difficile d'absorber l'humidité, mais facile à retenir.
  • Les cheveux peuvent être brillants et fins.
  • Les cheveux mettent un certain temps à se mouiller une fois en contact avec l'eau et l'eau peut rouler mais prend beaucoup de temps à sécher.
Recommandation

– Utilisez des huiles plus légères comme l’huile de jojoba, l’huile d’argan et l’huile de baobab.
– Ne surchargez pas vos cheveux avec des traitements protéinés.
– Essayez d’utiliser des produits contenant des humectants qui attirent l’humidité dans les cheveux, par exemple du lactate de sodium et de la glycérine, etc.
– Passez vos cheveux à la vapeur avant d’appliquer un après-shampooing en profondeur pour aider à soulever les cuticules et utilisez de l’eau tiède lorsque vous coiffez vos cheveux.

Porosité moyenne

  • Une couche de cuticule plus lâche.
  • L'humidité est facilement retenue et absorbée.
  • Résiste bien au coiffage, à la coloration et aux produits chimiques.
  • Les cheveux sont mouillés une fois en contact avec l'eau et sèchent en un temps raisonnable.
Recommandation

– Maintenir un équilibre entre les produits de soins capillaires hydratants et les produits capillaires protéinés.
– Lavez vos cheveux avec un nettoyant sans sulfate pour éviter que vos cheveux ne soient privés de leur hydratation naturelle.
– Évitez les gels à base d’alcool et autres produits à base d’alcool, car ils privent vos cheveux de leur hydratation naturelle.

Haute porosité

  • Couche de cuticule très lâche qui se dresse.
  • Semble terne et sec et peut s'emmêler plus facilement.
  • A tendance à être plus crépu.
  • La cuticule est surélevée afin que l'humidité pénètre rapidement mais s'échappe également rapidement.
  • Les cheveux se mouillent facilement au contact de l'eau et sèchent rapidement.
Recommandation

– Pratiquez la méthode LOC pour aider à retenir l’humidité.
– Après avoir lavé vos cheveux, passez-les sous l’eau froide pour aider à refermer vos cuticules.
– Utilisez des huiles plus denses comme l’huile de graines de chanvre, l’huile de ricin et l’huile de noix de macadamia.
– Utilisez régulièrement des après-shampooings et des crèmes hydratantes sans rinçage pour conserver l’hydratation et prévenir la sécheresse.
– Un conditionnement en profondeur est la clé !
Imaginez les cuticules de vos cheveux comme les pores de votre visage. Les cheveux à forte porosité sont comparables à de grands pores ouverts, tandis que les cheveux à faible porosité sont comparables à des pores étroitement fermés.

Densité des cheveux

La densité désigne le nombre de cheveux sur votre tête. Une densité élevée signifie que vous avez beaucoup de cheveux. Lorsqu'on qualifie les cheveux d'« épais », on fait généralement référence à leur densité capillaire globale.

Une personne moyenne a environ 2 200 cheveux par pouce carré sur la tête, il est donc difficile d'en déterminer la densité. Un meilleur indicateur est de voir son cuir chevelu lorsqu'il est détaché et immobile. Si vous pouvez facilement voir votre cuir chevelu, il est fort probable que vous ayez une faible densité capillaire.


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