How can a barber determine the texture of a client’s hair?

Determining the texture of a client's hair is primarily achieved by feeling the coarseness or fineness of the individual hair strands. This tactile assessment allows the barber to distinguish between different hair types, such as coarse, medium, or fine textures. Understanding hair texture is crucial for making informed decisions about suitable haircuts, styles, and products that will work effectively with the client's hair.

While factors like hair color, length, and hairstyle preferences are important aspects of hairdressing, they do not provide a direct measure of the actual texture of the hair itself. Hair color does not inherently indicate texture, as both fine and coarse hair can come in various colors. Measuring the length of hair can help in shaping and styling, but it does not inform about how fine or coarse the hair strands are. Similarly, knowing a client's preferred hairstyle provides insights into their stylistic desires but does not yield information about the fundamental characteristics of their hair texture. Therefore, the method of feeling the strands is the most reliable way to determine hair texture.