Your 4C natural hair is a crown of strength, characterized by its intricate, tight coils and magnificent volume.
Embracing your unique texture is a powerful act of self-love, and there is no limit to the stunning hairstyles you can create—from regal afros and sleek high puffs to ornate twists and protective braids.
By nurturing your strands with care and experimenting with new looks, you can showcase the radiant elegance and versatility that makes 4C hair truly extraordinary.
That’s why in this post, we want to show you the versatility and beauty of 4c natural hair by presenting you with forty different ways to style your natural hair.
These hairstyles covers all textures of type 4 hair, including thickness and length. So whether you have long, short, thick, thin, or even colored hair, we got you covered.
The good thing is that you can re-do majority of these hairstyles at home, simply by looking at the pictures and letting your creativity take control!
Before we get to the hairstyles, we’d first love to answer a very popular 4c natural hair question.
How do I grow my 4c Natural Hair?
What many don’t realize is that simple hair care practices such as washing and caring for the hair are easy habits that all contributes to healthy long hair.
So if you’re wondering how you can grow your natural 4c hair fast, I recommend doing these three simple things.
1. Shampoo
Hair and scalp that are cleansed often will be able to grow to its full length and retain as much length as possible. I recommend a bi-weekly cleanse with a gentle shampoo such as black soap. You can also cleanse your hair in between these shampoo washes with a cleansing conditioner; this method is known as co-washing.
2. Condition
One of the reasons why it’s harder to grow Black hair long is because its coily nature makes it difficult for the natural oils that are produced by the scalp to be evenly distributed to the entire length of the hair. As a result, your hair will feel dry more often. This will then lead to breakage and stunted growth.
To avoid this, you’ll need to do a deep conditioning treatment every time your hair is cleansed so that moisture is restored back into your hair.
You will also need to apply leave-in conditioner in your hair a few times a week, so that your hair can stay soft. As a result, you’ll be able to reduce breakage and grow long natural 4c hair fast.
3. Styling
Another reason you’re not seeing length might be because of the type of hairstyles that you’re doing that’s damaging your hair.
Lazy hairstyles that are meant for you to forget about your hair, as well as tiny, heavy and tight hairstyles are all enemies of long hair and should be avoided at all cost.
While damaged hair can be cut off and regrown, a damaged scalp might never heal.
So it’s best to stay away from hairstyles that compromise the health of your hair and scalp. For a stylish hairstyle that will also help you to retain length, I recommend low manipulative hairstyles such as buns, flat twists, two-strand twists, crotchet braids, and pin-up styles
If all these three tips are done properly and consistently, you should start to see results in the overall health of your hair within a month and increased length in about 3 months. Even though it’s possible to see increased length in a shorter time frame if your hair grows fast.
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1) Loose Plaits on 4C Hair
Add some Kinky Marley hair pieces to your hair for some length.
2) Wedding Roll and Tuck on 4c Hair
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3) Braided Mohawk Hairstyle on Fluffy 4C Afro Hair
You will only need to maintain the stretched natural of this hairstyle by braiding the loose ends at night. Apply oil-based cream to maintain its fluffiness.
4) 4C Afro with Headband and Laid Edges
This hairstyle is very easy to recreate. Fluff out your hair by doing a blowout or braiding your hair at night. Use an edge control gel to define your edges.
5) 4C Afro with Looped Feed-In Cornrows
This hairstyle is perfect for a photoshoot or a special occassion such as a ladies brunch or summer birthday party. Use the low setting on a blow drier to keep your hair stretched.
6) 4C Auburn Braid Out
Put your hair into many plaits using a curl defining cream, leave it in for a few days so that your hair will be stretched and defined like hers. When you’re ready, loosen your braids and fluff it out using an afro pick.
7) 4C Bantu Knots Style
If you have short hair, you can add in some curly hair extension pieces for volume and length.
8) 4C Bubble Ponytail with Side Braid
If your hair isn’t this long, you can add a kinky ponytail hair piece, or you can wrap around some Marley hair extension pieces around your hair.
9) 4C Bubble Braids
You will need Marley braiding hair extension pieces and rubber bands for this hairstyle.
10) Jumbo Two Strand Twists on 4c Hair
Use a hair gel to hold your hair in place.
11) African Threading on Blown Out 4c Hair
This hairstyle is perfect for a summer occassion such as a BBQ or summer brunch. Accessorize it with a floral hair piece.
12) Wash and Go on 4C Hair with a Cornrow Headband
Wrap your hair at night to maintain the sleekness of the cornrows. You can put the afro puff into a bun or twist it with a leave-in conditioner to keep your hair stretched and moisturized.
13) Wash and Go on Red 4C Hair with Flat Twists Headband
This hairstyle is very easy to go. Do a wash and go using a hair gel and flat twist the front section of your hair using a soft gel.
14) Comb Coils on Medium Length 4C Hair with a Criss-Cross Side
A curl defining cream or gel is needed to achieve this look. To prolong this hairstyle, it’s crucial that you wrap your hair at night, in order to keep the curls in place.
15) Mohawk with Rod Sets
After washing your hair, section it into small roller sets so that you can get these tight curls. Sit under a hooded dryer until dry or let it sit over night. Then gently remove the rollers so you don’t loose the curls.
16) Curly Afropuff Attachment with a Braided Headband
After braiding a small portion of your hair, put the rest of your hair into a bun and attach an afro puff hair clip that best matches your hair texture. If you already have long hair, you can skip the hair attachment.
17) 4C Curly Mohawk with Loose Curly Hair
This hairstyle can be achieved with just your hair or with Marley hair extensions for thickness. Keep the hair looking soft and fluffy with a curl enhancing cream.
18) 4C Double Bantu Knots with Two Strand Twists
This hairstyle is very easy and stress-free to do. Simply put the back of your hair into flat twists and finish it off with bantu knots.
19) 4C Double High Puff with Side-Swept Flat Twists
If you’re skilled in flat twists, this hairstyle can be very easy to do. All you need is a soft hair gel to pull your hair into double puffs and flat twists.
20) Middle Part Afro on Short 4c Hair
While you think of the next hairstyle to wear next, this is a low manipulation hairstyle you can wear in-between hairstyles. All you need is a styling gel for some coil definition.
21) 4C Elegant Low Bun with Pearl Hair Piece
Have a special occassion to go but short on time? Put your short and thick 4c hair into this classy roll and tuck. Adorn it with an elegant hair piece and you’re good to go!
22) Old Twist Outs on 4C Hair with an Elegant Hair Piece
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23) 4C Elegant Sculpted Updo
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24) 4C Elegant Twisted Updo with Gold Accessory
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25) 4C Faux-Hawk with Side Cornrows and Beads
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26) 4C Feed-In Braids High Puff
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27) 4C Feed-In Braids with Bantu Knots and Puff
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28) 4C Flat-Twist Headband Updo
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29) 4C Ginger Half Up Half Down Puff
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30) 4C Goddess Braids
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31) 4C Half Up Half Down Twisted Style
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32) 4C Half-Up Half-Down Curly Style
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33) Natural 4C Puff Updo with Defined Twists
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34) 4C Half-Up Twisted Bun Style
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35) 4C Heart Part Box-braided Updo
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36) 4C Heart-Shaped Fulani Braid Half Updo with Long Twists
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37) 4C Textured Puff Bun
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38) 4C High Afro Puff with Face-Framing Twists
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39) 4C High Afro Puff
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40) 4C High Bun with Bangs
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