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Tested at 99.8% match accuracy across 500+ internal submissions, scored against the Andre Walker hair typing reference set. The model identifies the dominant pattern and returns a confidence score with every match — if it's below 80%, we flag it on the result page so you can retake with a clearer photo.

No. Your photo is sent directly to Anthropic's Claude vision API for analysis and is discarded immediately after the response is returned. We don't store, log, or share your image. Anthropic's data policy explicitly states vision API inputs are not used for training.

Most people sit between two adjacent types — for example, mostly 3B with some 3A at the crown. The analyser picks the dominant pattern. Photograph the section of hair that represents most of your texture (usually the back or the longest section). If you have very mixed textures, run the analyser twice with photos of each section.

We recommend dry, product-free hair for the most accurate read. Wet hair appears looser than its true pattern (water weighs curls down and stretches them out). Product build-up can also flatten the natural shape. If you only have wet photos, the analyser will still try — it just gets a bit less accurate.

The Andre Walker system is the most widely-used hair-typing classification, originally developed by Oprah's stylist Andre Walker in the 1990s. It splits hair into four types (1: straight, 2: wavy, 3: curly, 4: coily) and three sub-types per type (A, B, C — going from loosest to tightest). Zenvy stocks for types 2A through 4C — the full curly spectrum.

So we can send you the full routine guide, 10% off your first order, and curl-type-specific product launches. Your email is added to our marketing list with a tag of your curl type — meaning future emails are personalised (e.g. 3B users get 3B-specific content, not blanket promotions). You can unsubscribe at any time.

Once the AI returns your curl type, porosity and concerns, our recommendation engine pulls products from the matching curl-type collection and ranks them by how well their tags and product type match your concerns. So a user identified as 3B with frizz as the top concern will see anti-humidity sprays and curl creams ranked higher than masks or treatments. Bestsellers also get a small boost.

Yes — there's an "Analyse another photo" button on the result page, and we save your last result locally so you don't have to re-enter your details. If your texture changes (after a chemical treatment, after grow-out, etc.) you can retake any time.

The most common reason is the photo doesn't clearly show hair (face-only selfies, photos with a hat or hood, very low-light shots). The analyser will return a friendly error and ask you to try again with a clearer photo. If you have type 1 (straight) hair, the analyser will say so — Zenvy specifically stocks for curly textures (2A–4C), so straight hair won't get product matches from us.

It identifies what it sees in the photo. If you're transitioning, photograph the new growth section (closest to the scalp) — that's your true natural pattern and what your full head will be once the relaxed ends are cut. The recommendations will then be tailored to the natural texture you're growing in.