Hair Extensions for 4C Hair: The Complete Texture Matching Guide
4C hair is the most tightly coiled hair type. The coils are so tight that the pattern can be hard to see, the shrinkage is dramatic, and the hair is the most delicate of all. It's also the most versatile hair there is. With 4C hair, you can wear pretty much every texture we carry. The key is knowing which ones blend easiest, and how to care for them.
PART ONE: WHAT 4C HAIR LOOKS LIKE
- Very tight coils with little visible curl definition
- Dense, springy, and full
- Dramatic shrinkage, often 75% or more
- Fragile and prone to dryness and breakage
Read The Hair Extension Texture Matching Guide to confirm your type.
PART TWO: YOUR BEST TEXTURE MATCH
Wearing it straight: the easiest blend
If you wear your 4C hair blown out or pressed, choose Kinky Straight, Yaki Straight, or Textured Straight. These look like blown-out natural hair, with body and a slightly coarse feel, so your leave-out blends without having to be pressed bone straight. They are always the easiest textures to blend with 4C hair.
Wearing it natural
Choose Afro Kinky Curly or Afro Curly for coils that match 4C volume and pattern. Jerry curl and spring curl are available by request.
| How you wear 4C hair | Best BLONC texture |
|---|---|
| Blown out | Kinky Straight |
| Silk press or pressed | Yaki Straight, Textured Straight |
| Natural coils | Afro Kinky Curly, Afro Curly |
| Defined curls for a change | Kinky Curly, Curly, jerry curl or spring curl by request |
"If you're a Black woman, you could pretty much wear all of these textures." — Bianca Blanco, BLONC founder
PART THREE: WEARING A NEW TEXTURE
Because 4C hair can wear anything, a lot of clients try something completely new, like long straight hair or loose curls. I love that. But if you choose a texture you've never worn, you have to learn how to take care of it. Long platinum blonde, loose curls, and sleek straight hair each need different care than your natural hair.
PART FOUR: CARING FOR 4C EXTENSIONS AND YOUR NATURAL HAIR
- Protect your edges. Keep tension low and leave out the hairline when you can.
- Shampoo and condition often. With raw and virgin hair, the more you wash and condition, the better it gets.
- Start over instead of layering product. When hair feels dry or tangled, shampoo, condition, then detangle. Don't keep raking through it with more product.
- Finger comb from the ends up, only when wet and conditioned.
- Use quality products like Joico.
BOTTOM LINE
4C hair is the most versatile hair type, so you can wear nearly every BLONC texture. Worn straight, Kinky Straight, Yaki Straight, and Textured Straight are always the easiest to blend. Worn natural, choose Afro Kinky Curly or Afro Curly. Whatever you choose, protect your edges and make shampooing and conditioning your top priority.
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