Curly hair is both a blessing and a curse. Beautiful as it is, it can also be difficult to style, frizz up in the summer, and require costly products — to say nothing of finding the right styling ...

Curl type is often lesson number one for someone getting to grips with their hair texture, It's all based on categorising hair by curl pattern. "It helps make it easier for people who are new to curls ...

The 30-year-old system that classifies hair texture with letters and numbers overlooks science and enforces racial biases.