Any curly-haired individual knows their hair not only requires extra care but is more sensitive to weather elements than their straight-locked counterparts.
New research by beauty research website Tajmeeli reveals 94 of the best and worst cities for curly-haired individuals.
Anaheim, CA, with its moderate climate conditions that are ideal for curly hair tops the list. West Palm Beach, FL, ranks as the worst city for curly hair as its high humidity levels and average rainfall per year proves disastrous for anyone wanting to avoid poofy, frizzy curls.
The top three states that offer the best weather conditions for curly hair are California, North Carolina, and Louisiana.
Californian cities snag seven out of the top ten best city spots for curly-haired individuals with Bakersfield, Pasadena, Long Beach, and San Jose ranking second, third, fourth, and fifth on the list.
The research showed how humid and dry states ranked much lower as their weather conditions negatively affect curly hair.
As a result, cities with more moisture in their atmospheres, like Hollywood, FL, and Honolulu, HI, ranked 91st and 92nd respectively. Drier cities, such as Reno, TX, (82) and Henderson, TX, (83), were also on the bottom of the list.
This new study by Tajmeeli also revealed which cities, with their windy conditions, would cause tangled and knotted hair for curly girls. It also offers deeper insight into how particular weather elements affect the condition of curly hair as well comment from experts and real-life accounts from people in the curly-haired community.
To access the full study and see where other cities rank on the list, click here.
Tajmeeli ranked 94 of the United States’ mid-tier cities from best (No. 1) to worst (No. 94) based on their overall scores. A city’s overall score (out of 100 possible points) was calculated by adding the scores given for each weather category (dew point, humidity, etc). Points were added or subtracted based on whether the average for each category met the optimum conditions for curly hair to flourish.
