What is Hair Porosity?

Porosity Types

What is Porosity?
How well your hair absorbs or mal-absorbs moisture (water) and chemicals ( relaxers or hair colorants) into the hair strand.

High Porosity:
Characteristics-

• After washing, the hair is dry after towel drying
• The hair lacks an adequate amount of protein
• It's difficult to keep the hair moisturized for longer then 1-2 days
• When introduced to water it quickly becomes saturated
• ​It's chemically altered and over processed by way of relaxer and or hair coloring
• ​It's mechanically damaged due to over styling, heat styling, and over manipulation
• This hair tangles easily ​and has a dull appearance

How to "Manetain"-

• Practice the RBR regimen consistently
• Cold rinse the hair after washing out your conditioner
  
• Use a microfiber or cotton towel to dry the hair
• Seal moisturized hair with an oil or hair butter that contains Tucuma or Murumuru Butter
• Refrain use of relaxers and unnatural permanent hair colourants
• Refrain from heat styling and hair manipulation
• Perform protein treatment as needed (listen to your hair, it will tell you when)
• Use a moisturizer that contains aloe vera juice or gel or has a PH of 4 - 5.5 ​​

Are you High?
Take a clean strand of your hair that is completely product free and place it in a clean glass of water. If your hair sinks to the bottom, you have high porosity hair.

Low Porosity:
Characteristics-

• The hair is dry and brittle and lacks an adequate amount of moisture
• ​​When introduced to moisture this hair takes time to become fully saturated
• This hair does not tangle easily and it has a nice sheen
• This hair takes a long time to dry after washing
• This hair is sensitive to products that contain protein

How to "Manetain"-

• Practice the RBR regimen consistently
• Use a microfiber or cotton towel to dry the hair
• Moisturize the hair with water or a moisturizer with a PH of 5 - 5.5
• Seal the hair with an oil or butter that contains Cupuacu Butter
• Refrain use of relaxers and unnatural permanent hair colourants
• Reduce heat styling and hair manipulation considerably

Are You Low?
Take a clean strand of your hair that is completely product free and place it in a clean glass of water. If your hair floats on top of the water, you have low porosity hair.

Comment down below and tell me if you're high or low and how you maintain your hair.