Porosity, please! If this is not something you’re considering when it comes to picking the right types of products for your hair routine, you’re doing it all wrong! Unfortunately, it’s not exactly easy to figure out what your porosity is, but that’s what I’m going to help you out with here. And you can put down the glass of water, we won’t be doing the “float test”.
Hair Porosity refers to how well your hair is able to absorb and hold moisture. The hair’s outer cuticle layer protects what’s inside and determines:
If you search for “healthy hair” in an encyclopedia, you would basically get the description of low porosity hair. Many people assume their hair is healthy/low porosity if they have never colored or damaged it in a conventional way (that they’re aware of), but you can actually be born with higher porosity hair.
FUN FACT: Fine hair has less cuticle layers which are easier to permeate and damage, and coarse thick strands have more cuticle layers. In fact, you can have different areas of porosity on your head. Curly and textured hair in general has a greater porosity due to its unique protein structure. In most ways, your porosity is genetic – but it can change.
There is one more level of porosity: Grade 5 Porosity – but if you have grade 5 porosity you probably don’t have much hair because at that stage, there is a total loss of your cuticle, breakage is extreme, the hair is compromised beyond repair and might even be melting off. Nothing will fix this besides a haircut and I hope for your sake that this isn’t you! You should definitely avoid the following in excess if you are grade 3 or 4 so you do not get to this point:
It starts with a swollen cuticle. As hair swells, its roof-like scales lift and become susceptible to flaking off which hinders how well it can protect the inner contents of the hair. Some situations that influence porosity:
The thing about porosity is that it’s not a sliding scale, but an uphill battle. In other words, if you start off low porosity, it can only increase. There is no natural way to lower your porosity, but by applying the right products, you can mimic the look, feel, and function of “healthy” hair that holds its moisture.
This is your reminder that CURLY HAIR IS FANCY ENOUGH to wear to your wedding, formal, prom, award ceremony, gala etc. These tutorials will hopefully give you some tips, tricks, and at the very least some hair envy, inspiring you to dress up your curls for your next big event!
Have you ever bought a product that didn’t work for you, you couldn’t return it and feel there was nothing left to do but throw it away? OR are you trying to reduce our carbon footprint but eco-friendly beauty products are either not as good or don’t make sense financially?
When it comes to taking care of your hair, quality products can make all the difference, BUT – expensive doesn’t always mean better, and these are areas you can cut costs in your hair care routine in my humble and professional opinion. It’s time to decide if you can “Save
