Hair Porosity: What is it? Why is it important? What do I do with it?

 What is Hair Porosity (HP)?

Hair Porosity is the ability to absorb and retain moisture in the hair. The porosity of your hair affects how well oils and moisture pass in and out of the cuticle layer in the hair. 

Hair porosity is typically divided into three levels: low, medium, and high.

• Low Porosity: Cuticles that are close together
• Medium Porosity: Cuticles that are less tightly bound
• High Porosity: Cuticles that are more widely spaced
  

By knowing your HP this helps you from drying out your hair, breakage, or over processing your hair.

(To know your HP level: On google they have different tests online you can do, or go to a professional for their expertise.)

Once you know your levels, here's some tips to help you stay on your healthy hair journey.

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How To Care For High Porosity Hair:

Deep condition your hair weekly, stay under the dryer for 15 mins. Use a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner , always use a leave-in conditioner in protective styles or not. Going into protective styles apply your anti-breakage treatment, coming out apply your bonding treatments. Use a shampoo and conditioner that have protein built in every two weeks the one I use remember to always deep condition your hair. Cut your ends when you need to, talk to your hairstyle about your ends and when you should cut them.

Your hot oil treatment should be once a month. Use a microfiber towel only on your hair, because it reduces the amount of friction your hair is subjected to, when drying your hair. 

  (Remember: HP cuticles are wider so moisture slips out faster.)

How To Care For Medium Porosity Hair:

Deep condition your hair bi-weekly, stay under the dryer for 15 mins. Always use Moisturizing Shampoo and conditioner pH 5.5 sulfate paraben free Chi luxury black seed oils shampoo and conditioner great brand for our hair. Cut your ends when you need to, talk to your hairstylist about your ends and when you should cut them. Hot oil treatments four times a year, every time the seasons change. Always use a  microfiber towel only on your hair, because it reduces the amount of friction your hair is subjected to, when drying your hair. Always use a leave-in conditioner in protective styles or not, going into protective styles apply your anti-breakage treatment, coming out apply your bonding treatments.

(Remember: MP cuticles are less tightly bound so your moisture stay in a little longer)   

How To Care For Low Porosity Hair:

Deep condition your hair bi-weekly, stay under the dryer for 20 mins. Use moisturizing shampoo and conditioner pH
5.5 sulfate paraben free Chi luxury black seed oils shampoo and conditioner great brand for our hair.  Cut your ends when you need to, talk to your hairstylist about your ends and when you should cut them. Hot oil treatments twice a year, winter and summer. Always use a leave-in conditioner in protective styles or not, going into protective styles apply your anti-breakage treatment, coming out apply your bonding treatments. Always use a  microfiber towel only on your hair, because it reduces the amount of friction your hair is subjected to, when drying your hair.

(Remember :LP cuticles are close together, so you have to do a little more work to add moisture.)

These are great tips that help me grow my hair healthy and also all my clients remember these tips can be  applied to relaxed and natural hair. All products can be purchased on my website.

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Thank you,

M2GH