If there is one thing you need to learn about your hair, it’s about how porous your hair is.
The porosity of your hair can make a big difference in how you should moisturise it. If you already know that you have high porosity hair today we are going to discuss the different ways that you can keep high porosity hair moisturised.
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What Is Hair Porosity?
Hair porosity is how well (or not) your hair can absorb and retain moisture. There is low porosity, medium porosity and high porosity hair. Each of these categories has its own ways to absorb moisture.
If you want to learn more about hair porosity and why hair porosity matters you should take a look at this article.
Let’s talk about high porosity hair.
What Is High Porosity Hair?
If you have high porosity hair the cuticles of your hair are wide open. When this happens your hair soaks in moisture quite easily.
You might think that that’s great news.
It’s not.
High porosity hair tends to soak in moisture very well but it struggles to hold onto it. This means that once your hair is moisturised, very soon afterwards it becomes dry again.
What happens is that, once you moisturise your hair the cuticles remain open and moisture is left to escape.
If you have high porosity hair you need to think about different ways of retaining the moisture that your hair receives to stop it from becoming dry again so quickly.
High porosity hair strand
The Characteristics Of High Porosity Hair
If you are unsure of the porosity of your hair there are tests that you can do to help you work it out. You can check the tests here.
These are some of the characteristics of high porosity hair that you should be aware of:
- Your hair feels dry quickly after moisturising
- You experience lots of tangles
- Your hair lacks lustre and shine
- Absorbs water very easily
- Your hair looks frizzy
- The products you apply absorb very quickly
- Your hair gets wet very easily
5 Tips To Keep Your High Porosity Hair Moisturised
If you notice that your hair has some of the characteristics listed above it’s likely that you have high porosity hair.
For those that do have high porosity hair, we need to find ways of keeping our hair moisturised.
Here are 5 tips to help you make sure your hair gets the most from being moisturised.
1. Deep Condition
When you have high porosity hair deep conditioning is an important step in your hair routine.
When you deep condition your hair you allow moisture to penetrate deep into your hair’s core and absorb the moisture and nutrients that it needs.
Deep conditioning is the best way to make sure your hair gets the necessary moisture it needs.
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2. Use Thick Products
Using thick hair products will help to make sure that moisture cannot be as easily lost.
Products like shea butter and mango butter will help to seal in that much-needed moisture because they are so heavy and thick.
Using these products will help to keep the cuticles of your hair closed for longer and therefore seal in that moisture to stop your hair from becoming dry so quickly.
3. Use A Leave-In Conditioner
Applying a good leave-in conditioner to your hair will help to layer your hair and keep your hair moisturised for longer.
A leave-in conditioner will also add slip to your hair making your hair less prone to tangles and therefore breakage.
4. Do A Protein Treatment
If you have high porosity hair you will know that the hair shaft has become somewhat damaged.
Doing regular protein treatments can help high porosity hair because the protein will temporarily fill the holes in the hair shaft making it much stronger and more resilient to moisture loss.
A protein treatment like this one can help you to keep your high porosity hair moisturised.
5. Rinse With Cool Water
Another trick to keeping your hair well moisturised is after washing your hair, make sure you rinse your hair with cool water.
Hot water will open the cuticles and strip oils from your hair. Rinsing your hair with cool water on the other hand will cause your cuticles to close. This will help to seal in all the great moisture that you have gained during the hair washing process.
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How Often Should You Moisturise High Porosity Hair?
It’s not really about how many times you should moisturise your hair but rather about the different ways that you can keep your hair moisturised throughout the week.
I would strongly suggest you deep condition and use a protein treatment regularly. This is a great product to use because it combines both deep conditioning and protein.
You should also moisturise your hair in between washes too to make sure that your hair stays moisturised.
Does High Porosity Hair Need Moisture Or Protein?
High porosity hair needs a mixture of both moisture and protein. As discussed earlier, the protein will help to strengthen and patch any damage in your hair and the moisture that you apply will help your hair to keep its elasticity and moisturise it at the same time.
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Final Thoughts On How To Keep High Porosity Hair Moisturised
If you have high porosity hair it’s not a problem that should worry about too much.
If you follow the advice given above you should be able to keep your high porosity hair in good condition and free of further damage.
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