How much shrinkage....

[aileenadq]

Okay, ladies. How much shrinkage do you get? For example, if you are a 3c, and at brastrap length, how long is your hair when you airdry?

In essence:

1. Hair type.
2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
3. How long is your hair when straight?
4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?

Oh, yeah any comparison pics would be great!

I'm soooo tempted to rock a wash n go in this awful heat, but my hair is only APL.

TIA!

 

[sareca]

1. Hair type.

I call myself 4a, but I'm really bad at hair typing.

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.

Texturized, but 4a is my natural texture, I think.

3. How long is your hair when straight?

19 inches from the hairline, 8 inches from the nape.

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)

Hang on, let me measure the test hair I leave out of my braids... it's 5 inches unstretched.

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?

5/8 * 100 - 100 = 37.5% shrinkage. Did I do that right?
It should be <unstretched>/<straight> * 100 - 100 = % shrinkage

 

[Poohbear]

1. Hair type. 4a

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural. Natural

3. How long is your hair when straight? When I stretch a section of my hair against a ruler, it measures anywhere from 6.5 to 7.0 inches

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.) Anywhere from 1.5 to 2 inches

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage? Approximately 75%

 

[MzTami]

1. Hair type.
3c/4a
2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
natural
3. How long is your hair when straight?
5.5-6.5 inches
4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
2-2.5 inches
5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
I don't know how to calculate shrinkage, but it's too much.

 

[Cheleigh]

1. Hair type.
I guess it's 4a mostly with some 4b
2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
Natural
3. How long is your hair when straight?
Haven't straightened since the BC, but it's about 6-7". The nape reaches just below collarbone, sides reach below chin and fron reaches just past nose.
4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
About 2-3". All my photos are of a wash n go.
5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
Probably 60-70%

 

[testimony777]

1. Hair type.
3b/c
2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
Natural
3. How long is your hair when straight?
Just below BSL
4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
Right at collar bone
5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
About 30% (I think)

 

[Natakue]

1. Hair type.
3c/4a

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
natural

3. How long is your hair when straight?
about 1"-2" above bsl

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
about 5-8" depending where on my head (i have a funky wedge/triangle/rosanne-rosannadana hair shape)

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
maybe 70-80%...?

 

[Sarafina]

1. Hair type.
4a/4b

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
texturized (with lye)

3. How long is your hair when straight?
6-7 inches

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
3-4 inches

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
texturized ~ 50%
natural~ 80%

 

[FlowerHair]

Usually, my hair shrinks from waist length to about bra strap when I wear it down and curly.

 

[joshlyn]

1. Hair type 3b/c

2. Past bra strap when straight

3. APL when curly or wash n go

4. 50% shrinkage at least

You can see my hair curly in a bun on myspace! I like it when everyone doubts how long my hair is due to shrinkage!!! And then when i do straighten it (only twice a year), everyones jaws does this
And then asumes it's a weave when it is straight

 

[Sweet_Ambrosia]

1. Hair type.
3c/4a

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
Transitioning to Natural

3. How long is your hair when straight?
Past BSL

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
Slightly above Shoulder Length

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
Umm a whole lot!

 

[SoAnxious12]

1. Hair type
i think i'm like a 3c/4a

2. i'm natural

3. When straight my hair is right on top of my shoulders

4. A dry wash n go puts me at like an ear-length/chin length type length

5. I guess the shrinkage would be anywhere between 25-60% i really don't know because my last wash n go was done on shorter hair.

 

[Lucia]

1. Hair type

Very thick and lots of small spiral curls

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.

Natural

3. How long is your hair when straight?

Below bra strap

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)

Below shoulder length/APL

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
ALOT

 

[ravenmerlita]

1. Hair type.
3c/4a (I think)

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
Texturized

3. How long is your hair when straight?
Between shoulder and armpit length.

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
Between neck length and shoulder.

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
30% to 50%??

I have some pics in my fotki.

 

[JustKiya]

1. Hair type: 4a/OS
2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural: Natural
3. How long is your hair when straight? About 6.5 to 8 inches
4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? I just stuck a ruler in the crown of my head - it's a little under an inch long.
5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage? Hmmm - 90%, I'd say. My hair is three to four times longer than it looks....

This is fun! I was just thinking about this earlier - wondering how many inches of hair I would have to grow in order to see my hair get an inch longer....

I think I'll take some comparison pics tonight and stick em in my fotki.

 

[PhonyBaloney500]

1. Hair type
4A I guess

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.

Natural

3. How long is your hair when straight?

Armpit

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)

Anywhere from chin length to almost sholder depending on what day it is of the wash and go lol.

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
50% or more

 

[Peachtree]

1. Hair type.
3c/4a

2. Relaxed, texurized, or natural.
natural

3. How long is your hair when straight?
longest layer is bsl

4. How long is your hair when you do a wash n go? (After it's dry.)
longest layer shrinks to neck length

5. Any guesses on the % of shrinkage?
I'd guess about 75% ???