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A truth well-known by thick-haired girls, is that it’s not always a walk in the park. Granted, you may have more body and volume than most, but when your shower drain looks like Chewbacca’s armpit and an embarrassing amount of your income goes on conditioner, it’s tempting to chop the lot off.
Technically speaking, hair thickness refers specifically to the width of a single strand. Generally, the diameter of hispanic and african hair tends to be larger (and therefore thicker) than that of caucasian hair. However, hair density comes into play, too. If you have fine strands, but loads of them, overall your hair would be considered to be thicker than those with a low hair density of fine strands.
While the main problem faced by thin-haired girls is flat, pancake strands, a major problem faced by thick and full-haired girls is ‘the pouf’. In fact, the pouf is a big reason why so many thick haired-girls opt for a slightly longer length, as the extra weight can keep the whole lot from pinging up and out of control.
Before we settle for anything less than an utterly phenomenal cut though, it’s important to point out that tactical cuts with considered layers can work incredibly with full hair to enhance and celebrate the texture. Nape-length crops and delicate pixie cuts can help to structure thick hair beautifully. Curly and loosely waved lobs are a pretty middle ground if you want to retain length while gaining a little more shape. And there’s an endless array of bobs that work beautifully. We love Yara Shahidi’s slick, structural, sliced bob for curly textures, or the cheek-skimming French bob for full, thick, wavy and straight strands.
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