Fine, Coarse VS Thin, Thick

There is so much information out on the interwebs about fine & thin hair. The majority of this is misrepresented. The terms "Fine" & "Coarse" describe the skinniness and fatness of each individual hair.

The terms "Thin" & "Thick" describe how much hair one has on their hair. Hair population, if you will.

Fine hair describes how skinny each individual hair is. Skinnier hair strands than the average person. Coarse hair describes how fat each individual hair is. Fatter hair strands than the average person.

Thin hair describes a low population of hair. Not a lot of hair. Less hair than the average person. Thick hair describes a high population of hair. The New York City of hair population. One can have FINE THICK hair. Like myself. Each individual strand is skinny & there be a lot of those skinny hairs.

FINE THIN Hair: This means each individual strand is skinny & there isn't a lot of them.

COARSE THIN Hair: This means each strand is fat & there isn't a lot of them. COARSE THICK Hair: Each strand is fat and there be so many of them.

Why does it matter??

Well..... because if you are like me and have FINE THICK hair, you don't want thickening products. You probably want some volumizing products. Volume as in up and away from your scalp.

Don't worry... I'll do a whole thing on volumizing vs thickening products.

Product brands will market heavy hydrating products to those with thick hair. The problem with this is fine hair doesn't need heavy hydrating products. Regardless of how much fine hair one has. Fine hair has different needs than coarse hair. Fine hair needs lightweight hydrating products. Coarse hair needs heavier products. Fine hair needs very low heat when styling. Coarse hair can use medium heat when styling. Fine hair needs to detox more often than coarse hair. And the list goes on. Thin hair means there is less than average hair on one's head. Those with thin hair may want thickening products & solutions. Thick hair has different obstacles to overcome. Commonly, thick hair will use more color & take longer to apply color. Thick hair will take longer to blow dry. Why? Because there are more hair to color. It's similar to family gatherings, the more people, the more food, the longer the food line, the longer it takes for everyone to get done eating and move on to the next activity. The more hair, the more color that will be used, the longer it will take to apply color (in certain cases), the longer it takes to dry & get to the next styling activity. When looking for products it is important to know how fat each hair strand is & how much you have.