How do you grow low porosity hair?
How do you grow low porosity hair?
Here are the best tips on how to grow and care for low porosity hair.
- Moisturize properly. Moisture is important to your hair.
- Clarify the hair.
- Steam for maximum hydration.
- Use light oils that are easily absorbed.
- Deep condition with heat.
- Use the Green House effect.
- Use humectants.
- Avoid too much products.
How do you moisturize low porosity hair?
3 Ways you should be moisturizing your low porosity hair
- Pre-poo is for you. Using hair-penetrating oils like coconut, olive or avocado oil a few hours before your start your wash day routine can help soften the hair without adding product buildup.
- Heat it up. Adding heat to your routine is a fairly easy way to help open up your hair cuticles.
- Keep it light.
How often should I wash my low porosity hair?
In fact: Once a week is how often you need to wash low porosity hair to keep it soft, moisturized, and free from buildup until your next wash.
How do I know if my hair is lacking protein?
If your hair easily snaps when stretched while wet or dry, then your hair is lacking protein. If your hair feels dense dry, won’t curl and breaks often, then it lacks moisture. If your hair stretches easily and does not break often, then your hair is balanced.
Are eggs good for low porosity hair?
If you have super low porosity hair, then DIY protein treatments like eggs or mayonnaise, which contain the whole protein and work by creating a thick seal over your hair’s surface (rather than binding to the cuticle) are more likely to harm than help.
How do you know if your hair needs moisture or protein?
Take an inch of your hair and stretch it, if it doesn’t stretch or breaks, feels dry and rough, it is brittle/damaged and needs moisture treatment. If the hair stretches far and does not return and/or breaks, feels mushy, gummy or cotton candy-like, your hair needs protein.
Is coconut oil good for low porosity hair?
With low porosity hair you want to avoid using heavy products, as low porosity tends to have issues with product build up. oils such as olive oil and coconut oil are a no go for naturals with low porosity hair because they will undoubtedly sit on top of the hair instead of absorbing into them.
How do you wash low porosity hair?
Wash your low porosity hair with warm instead of cold water to help the cuticle open a bit, allowing moisturizing ingredients from the conditioner to enter the hair shaft. After conditioning, rinse with cool water to close the cuticle and seal the moisture inside the hair.
Why does product sit on my hair?
When hair is considered low porosity, that means that the hair cuticle is flat and closed, making it nearly impossible for moisture to pass through. This is why low porosity hair takes so long to saturate and it’s why products often sit on top of the hair and on the scalp rather than being fully absorbed.