What is good for thinning African American hair? The hair follicle in Afro hair is structured differently than in hair of Asian and Caucasian origin. The greater elliptical shape of the follicles in the hairlines of black men, as depicted in the figure, causes the hair to curl or coil inward. Because of the spherical shape of their hair follicles, most people of Asian descent have either completely straight or only slightly wavy hair. Because they are between a round…

