We were chilling, dealing with these winter storms, you know, minding our own damn business, then boom!
TikTok did it again!
Nope, not another lube for the makeup primer campaign. This time, the app is trying to convince us of a new hair type – 6C. Yap. They flew past 5 (A, B & C), 6 (A and B), and landed on 6C.
It’s hard enough as it is trying to understand the already established natural hair type chart (which consists of 12 hair types, btw), and now there might be another we’re not aware of?
There’s already Type 1 (straight hair), Type 2 (wavy hair), Type 3 (curly hair), and Type 4 (coily hair), so what else might have the hair typing system gurus missed? Only TikTok knows at this point.
But, listen…before we chalk it up to “just another wild TikTok trend” and start giving the app side-eyes, why don’t we see what the fuss is all about?
What is The 6C Hair Type (According to TikTok)?
Disclaimer: We aren’t taking this trending 6C hair type story seriously; honestly, it just made our day, but word on the street is that when you have 2C hair and 4C hair at the same time, you’ve got Type 6C hair.
And if you remember your math correctly, 2C + 4C = 6C.
Based on the natural hair type chart, type 2Cs mostly have deep S-shaped waves with coarser textures mixed in (right on the edge of type 3 hair types). 4Cs, on the other hand, have kinky-coily curls that are tightly coiled with tight “O”-shaped patterns.
What this means (according to TikTok) is that people with kinky-coily curls and deep waves have whatever 6C hair type is supposed to be. Kinky-coily-wavy? Tightly coiled waves? Kinky deep waves? We don’t know. But check this out:
@nelynatural_ What do you guys think of #6chair ? #naturalhair #curlyhair ♬ original sound – Janely
@ashpash88 #duet with @tyriebrooks1989 #fyp #screammovie #fy #6c #hair #trrending #6chair #blackgirltok #lol #justjokes ♬ original sound – Brooks_AMC_Studio
@jesss_of_all_trades In the early 20th century, hair typing was created to determine a person’s proximity to whiteness based on their texture. Looser strands have always been favored, but them loose strands could NEVA do what I can do with these strands of mine ?? #6chairtype #hairtypesystem #naturalhairisbeautiful #justjessinaround ♬ original sound – kenn
@kyllajanee I don’t even know what type of 4 I had … and yall done added two more numbers? ? stop making stuff up ? #type6hair #6cHair #fyp ♬ Kourtney Kardashian – Christine
@connie_beez There’s no 6c all hair is beautiful #6chair #6chairtype #hairtypes #trending ♬ 6lack X Rihanna Type Beat – S4
On a serious note, though, while hair typing is great, the most effective way to care for your hair is knowing its porosity. It helps you determine which products and ingredients work for you and which don’t, which hair routine will work best for your tresses, and how best to style your hair with minimal damage/breakage.
