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March 11, 2019 4 min read 11 Comments
As naturals we hear it all the time: “learn your porosity!” You heard it from me in my post WTH Is Porosity? And you heard it from Madisen in her post Natural Hair: The Guide to Learning About Porosity. If you aren't sure what your porosity is, go ahead and read those posts before you read this one.
I believe that porosity is your most important hair type. It matters more than your curl pattern because it determines how your hair retains moisture. Moisture is what natural hair needs to thrive! Knowing and understanding your porosity can be a game changer!
You read the characteristics, you’ve been observing your hair and you figured out your porosity, now what?
Today Madisen and I are collaborating to bring you personalized tips on dealing with your porosity! The Low Porosity tips were written by me, based off my personal experiences of course; and the High Porosity tips are written by Madisen based off of hers! Unfortunately, we can'tguaranteethat they will work the same for you. As with everything natural hair includes some trial and error, but definitely give them a try as you figure out what works best foryou.
If you have low porosity hair, keep on reading. If you have high porosity hair, head over to Madisen’s post: 6 WAYS TO CARE FOR HIGH POROSITY HAIR.
Tips for dealing with Low Porosity Hair
These are the tips and ticks that have been game changers for me, keeping my low porosity curls moisturized and healthy. I hope you learned something from this post today! If you have, definitely let me know. If you have your own tips, feel free to share those too. Don’t forget to click here and subscribe if you haven’t already. (Shhhh, I do random giveaways to reward those who regularly engage with my blog and Instagram, you could be the next winner! The last 2 winners won 2 oz samples of my Ayurvedic Oil.)
Even if you don’t have high porosity hair, definitely check out Madisen’s blog, it’s filled with tons of carefully crafted content on all things natural hair. I love watching her blog grow because I can tell she's extremely dedicated and truly loves it!
Do you know your hairs porosity? If so, do you think it's been beneficial to know?
XO
Consy
July 20, 2020
Yessss, wish i would have known this 13yrs ago!!! Thats how long ive been natural, before any youtube vids, or natural blogs, i was on my own!!! All these tips i have been doing finally and my hair loves them!!! No more webbing, single strand knots or tangles, it seems although i have a new head of hair!!! Now maybe my hair can grow past shoulder length!!! I know many may read this and say ive been natural so long why us my hair only shoulder length , it should be to my knees🤣, but as i stated none of things existed at that time, and not knowing my hairs porosity has sent me through the ringer😥, but better late than never!! My hair is also 4c, so its a double whammy 🤣🤣, just thankful now that i have resources like this to rely on!!!❤
March 28, 2020
Yes!! This post was very helpful, thank you ❤
April 08, 2019
Yay! I loved this post Consy!
I have low porosity hair as well, and I’ve definitely learned a ton throughout the years. My hair is extremely sensitive to proteins, so when I use gels or any products that have a ton of protein my hair is a huge chaotic mess!
I definitely shampoo every wash day as well, because my hair is so prone to build up. Haha my hair snitches on me when it’s been a week without any TLC to my strands!
March 13, 2019
I love this. I knew not so long ago that I have low porosity and definitely when using warm water my hair instantly feels better. I could feel it.
March 12, 2019
Thanks for sharing your tip! These are great! I also have low porosity hair, so I find these tips very useful! I notice that i can’t do back to back cowashes. My results are not as good as when I rotate cowash one week followed by lathering cleanse following week. Never fails but back to back cowashes don’t work for me! Even following the curly girl method I do feel that my low porosity hair is prone to buildup. I also have to be careful about adding too much oils in my hair. Thanks for sharing!
March 12, 2019
These tips helped me a lot! Ive seen so much about not using oil on the hair and only on the scalp. Then I see things about using it to seal. Now I understand that knowing my porosity and what feels and works best for my hair can help me determine what I need to use on it. Thanks ladies!!!
March 12, 2019
This was so good! I have low porosity hair & I love what you said about using warm water to open up the cuticle! I always use warm water when I’m washing my hair, I tried to do the cold water thing but it really does not work lol. & That is something many naturals don’t know because you do always see memes or posts about using cold water to rinse the hair. This was a very informative post, I enjoyed learning more about my hair! 😊
March 12, 2019
These were great tips sis! Your blog posts are always so informative yet straight to the point. I’m glad we worked on this topic together. Hopefully we will do more in the future!
March 12, 2019
Omg these were awesome tips. Just like you I have low porosity hair & learning how to manage it has been an experience. I have started sealing my ends with oil & it had made a big difference for me. Thank you so much! I’ll refer back to this blog regularly.
March 12, 2019
can we just first address YOUR CURLS IN THE PHOTO OMG. They look so perfect!!! And YASSS porosity is something I’ve had to learn the hard way to pay attention to.
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Edris
December 07, 2020
I have low perosity hair and it is really hard to find the right product I keep buying and nothing seems to work my jair is still dry