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=====FIA system===== This is a method which classifies the hair by curl pattern, hair-strand thickness and overall hair volume. {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 auto;" |+ style="font-size:105%;padding-bottom:0.2em;"|FIA hair classification |- <!---------------------- Curliness ------------------------> !colspan="3" style="font-size:110%;"| Curliness |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''''Straight''''' |- !style="width:3.0em;"| 1a |colspan="2"| Stick-straight. |- ! 1b |colspan="2"| Straight but with a slight body wave adding some volume. |- ! 1c |colspan="2"| Straight with body wave and one or two visible S-waves (e.g. at nape of neck or temples). |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''''Wavy''''' |- ! 2a |colspan="2"| Loose with stretched S-waves throughout. |- ! 2b |colspan="2"| Shorter with more distinct S-waves (resembling e.g. braided damp hair). |- ! 2c |colspan="2"| Distinct S-waves, some spiral curling. |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''''Curly''''' |- ! 3a |colspan="2"| Big, loose spiral curls. |- ! 3b |colspan="2"| Bouncy ringlets. |- ! 3c |colspan="2"| Tight corkscrews. |- |colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''''Very''' ("Really") '''curly''''' |- ! 4a |colspan="2"| Tightly coiled S-curls. |- ! 4b |colspan="2"| Z-patterned (tightly coiled, sharply angled) |- ! 4c |colspan="2"| Mostly Z-patterned (tightly kinked, less definition) |- <!----------------------- Strands -------------------------> !colspan="3" style="font-size:110%;"| Strands |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! F |colspan="2"| Fine Thin strands that sometimes are almost translucent when held up to the light. <br />Shed strands can be hard to see even against a contrasting background. <br />Fine hair is difficult to feel or it feels like an ultra-fine strand of silk. |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! M |colspan="2"| Medium Strands are neither fine nor coarse. <br />Medium hair feels like a cotton thread, but is not stiff or rough. <br />It is neither fine nor coarse. |- style="vertical-align:top;" ! C |colspan="2"| Coarse Thick strands whose shed strands usually are easily identified. <br />Coarse hair feels hard and wiry. |- <!----------------------- Volume --------------------------> !colspan="3" style="font-size:110%;"|Volume<br />{{small|{{nobold|by circumference of full-hair ponytail}}}} |- ! i | Thin || Circumference less than 2 inches (5 centimetres) |- ! ii | Normal || ... from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimetres) |- ! iii | Thick || ... more than 4 inches (10 centimetres) |}
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