LESSON 7: HOW TO TEST YOUR HAIR POROSITY AND ITS ACCURACY ✍️

There are many methods to test the porosity of your hair. In this post, we'll cover 3????️

A. FLOAT TEST: Take some strands of freshly washed hair( hair products can alter the results), and drop them in a bowl of water. Let them sit for a few mins. If your hair floats after the time is up, you have low porosity hair. If hair sinks = high porosity, if it floats somewhere in the middle = medium/normal porosity.

ACCURACY: This is sometimes inaccurate because hair may float up to 70% of the time giving false results due to the natural oils that may be present on the hair strands even after washing. It also depends on how dense one's hair is.

B. SLIP N SLIDE TEST: Take a strand of hair and slide your fingers up towards your scalp. If you feel small bumps along the way, you have high porosity. If the shaft is smooth, you have low porosity hair.

ACCURACY: Going upwards against the hair strands will make the hair rough. How clean the surface is will also affect the efficiency.

C. WATER (Spray bottle) TEST: Take a portion of your hair and mist it with a spray bottle. Watch closely: if the water beads up on your hair, then its low porosity. If it absorbs quickly, high porosity. If you notice the water sitting on your hair for a couple mins before absorbing in, you have medium porosity hair.

???? You can also observe this when washing your hair, does your hair drink up the water as soon as you pour it = high porosity, does it take time to absorb the water when washing it that you feel you have to push the water into your hair, low porosity. Somewhere in the middle, medium/normal porosity.

ACCURACY: this test is a more trusted method because the results are more constant.

????Relaxed hair is going to be more porous than virgin hair.

Whats your hair porosity level?????

HAIR POROSITY is about your hair's ability to absorb and retain moisture. The porosity of your hair affects how well oils and moisture pass in and out of the outermost layer of your hair known as the CUTICLE. It is divided into low, medium and high porosity ????️

A). LOW POROSITY: It has cuticles that are bound very close together( tightly shut cuticles). It makes it difficult for moisture to penetrate but also difficult for moisture to escape, once it's in your hair.

B). MEDIUM POROSITY: Cuticles are slightly raised( slightly less bound). Moisture can easily enter and would not escape too easily.

C). HIGH POROSITY: Hair cuticles are raised so much(more widely spread out). It allows moisture to easily pass in and out.

???? Porosity is determined by genetics but can be altered by external factors like heat and chemical processing.

????People with a low po hair tend to stay away from grease and heavy oils and butter because they sit on the hair which leads to build-ups. It easily gets dry when not properly moisturized.

????People with high po use heavy butters and oils when moisturizing to seal in the moisture. When not properly moisturized, the hair is usually frizy and experiences excessive dryness.

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