[CP19346]

What does black people’s hair feel like?

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Name : CP19346, Gender : F, Age : 21, City : Montreal, Quebec, State : NA, Country : Canada, 

[annonymous]

These blanket questions gain so few yards in understanding. Not in a million years would I ask “What does white people’s hair feel like?” (partly because I already know).

To answer you directly, it depends on the particular texture of our hair. I’ll tell you about my household: I wear locks. My hair doesn’t have any chemical (relaxer) in it. I naturally have soft, coily hair that doesn’t have much density. I’m not exactly sure what wool feels like, but I have heard references that black hair has a woolly feel. I suspect my hair is a cross between this and a little coarser than cotton balls. My locks are uniform in shape and size. Many have commented that my locks ‘feel’ softer than they ‘look.’ My oldest daughter has a perm (straightened hair). She keeps it conditioned fairly well, but she also puts a lot of heat on it. (I have a typical hip hop kid.) Her hair is softer than my locks (provided it doesn’t have hair spray on it) and is thicker than mine. Still, she doesn’t have what would be called thick hair (a great number of hair strands from a single hair folic). My youngest daughter has a head full of thick, dark brown hair. It has never been chemically treated. When washed, she has beautiful ringlets all over her head, and it is a tangled mess. Her hair is oilier than mine and my eldest child’s. Her hair has a natural, wavy pattern. It requires a lot of brushing and needs to be conditioned well to keep it manageable. I put little oil on it. Otherwise it holds a lot of dirt and becomes coarser to the touch. My oldest daughter and I both use a light oil more frequently to keep our hair properly moisturized, which prevents breakage. Hopes this helps.

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Name : annonymous, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 34, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, 

[ED25426]

I assume you’re asking about natural, unprocessed hair (which I have). Like anyone’s hair, it depends upon how well it’s taken care of. Well-cared-for, natural black hair is wonderfully soft. When my hair was very short, it felt like velvet. Now that it’s longer, I wear it in many twists (looks similar to dreadlocks), and to me they feel like silken ropes.

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Name : ED25426, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, Age : 43, City : Kansas City, State : MO, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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