This is where my hair was after pressing it and trimming it for two years. My natural hair is a blend between type 4a and type 4b. When unpressed, it forms ringlets, but there are kinks in the strands and it knots at the ends quite often. It is dry and coarse, and without proper care it breaks easily. Pressing it helps to moisturize the strands. I had been using my own hair care products for a while (and I still am). I personally feel that the terms 4a and 4b are somewhat limiting for black and African hair. There are definitely more than two types of this hair! I know that on my head alone there are at least four hair textures. To the untrained eye this might not seem possible, but when I am working with my hair it is obvious. One side is easy to deal with and untangle and presses very nicely. The other side is always kind of frizzy when I press it, and curls more easily than the opposite side. The back is soft and fine. The crown is coarse and difficult to deal with and breaks more easily than the rest!

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