What Is Porosity? High Porosity Hair Products Vs. Low Porosity Hair Products- Hair Porosity 101
- Posted on 21 May, 2021
- Hair Care
- By Anonymous
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✖ PRODUCTS MENTIONED:
No to Low Protein and/or Lightweight Formula:
1. Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3qbSBQX
2. Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Conditioner: https://bit.ly/3KPO3YA
3. Amika The Wizard Detangling Spray: https://bit.ly/3wjADjJ
4. Kristen Ess Detangling Tonic: https://bit.ly/3KwWS9m
5. Pureology Smooth Perfection Heat Protectant Smoothing Lotion: https://bit.ly/3Jl43Bq
6. Bread Hair Oil: https://bit.ly/3u48n1z
7. Briogeo Be Gentle Be Kind Avocado + Kiwi Mega Superfood Moisture Mask: https://bit.ly/35R8wNO
Medium to High Protein and/or Thicker Formula:
1. Pureology Strength Cure Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3Czcsi2
2. Pureology Strength Cure Conditioner: https://bit.ly/3MJEImh
3. Amika The Kure Shampoo: https://bit.ly/36fpzsy
4. Amika The Kure Conditioner: https://bit.ly/3t9IIFi
5. Redken Acidic Perfecting Concentrate Leave In Treatment: https://bit.ly/3CzQQlL
6. Briogeo Farewell Frizz Blow-dry Perfection + Heat Protection Cream: https://bit.ly/3ieMffp
7. Olaplex No 6 Bond Smoother: https://bit.ly/3sZCHLj
8. Olaplex No 7 Bonding Oil: https://bit.ly/37pWF9V
9. Ouai Thick Hair Mask: https://bit.ly/3MQs8SO
Other:
1. Kitsch Microfiber Hair Towel: https://amzn.to/3w9QZI0
2. Aquis Towel Turban: https://amzn.to/2S3frwe
✖ TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Intro
1:28 Hair Cuticle Structure- Resistant vs. Normal
2:13 What Is Porosity?
3:08 What Affects Porosity?
5:11 Characteristics of Resistant (Low Porosity) vs. Porous (High Porosity) Hair
6:40 How to Do a Strand Test to Test for Porosity at Home
7:38 Hair Care Tips & Best Products for Low Porosity vs. High Porosity Hair
8:30 Hair Proteins
10:24 Leave in Conditioners + Hair Oils
13:06 Deep Conditioning Hair Masks
Sources:
-Hair Structure & Chemistry: https://amzn.to/3u1lvmr
-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
-https://www.byrdie.com/hair-porosity-t...
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Video Overview:
What Is Porosity? High Porosity Hair Products vs. Low Porosity Hair Products- Hair Porosity 101. In this video I dive into a popular haircare question right now... what is hair porosity and how do you determine hair porosity? I explain the major differences between low porosity hair and high porosity hair and share tips about how to care for high porosity hair vs. low porosity hair including high porosity hair products and low porosity hair products. This video will be helpful to anyone trying to grow long hair and heal hair damage + hair breakage.
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Hey guys welcome back to my channel or welcome if you're new here today's video is going to be all about the porosity of our hair and i'm going to dive into a lot of detail on this topic that i'm really excited about. Because i know that this is a hot topic right now and i have noticed that there is a lot of misinformation out there about this topic specifically, so i feel like a lot of the research that i actually found to back up. This video contradicts a lot of the popular opinions out there about porosity right now, so definitely will be a very eye-opening video, to say the least, we're going to be talking about low porosity, hair versus high porosity hair. What the key characteristics are of those hair types and kind of what differentiates them i'll talk about what affects the porosity of the hair? If it's something that can actually change we'll talk about how to determine your hair's porosity and how to care for it best as well, so if you've been feeling a little bit overwhelmed by this topic, you're, definitely not alone, it's a very confusing one. This is going to be the perfect video for you, because we're just going to break it down, step by step and really get to the bottom of the truth about hair porosity before we jump into it. Don'T forget to subscribe to my channel, give this video a thumbs up and drop a comment below all three of those things really really help to support me, because it helps to make sure that the youtube algorithm actually picks up and recommends my videos to others. Thank you so much for doing all those things. Your support means the world instagram and tech talk. Handle are right here. My lightroom preset filters for editing. Instagram photos are listed in my description box below that is everything. Let'S talk, hair porosity to understand, hair porosity. We first need to understand how the cuticle is structured, and a helpful analogy that i have seen that illustrates this well, is that the hair cuticle is kind of like shingles on a roof, and that's because the hair cuticle is made up of overlapping scales. So this is a photo of what a normal or undamaged cuticle structure looks like, as you can see, all of those overlapping scales lie flat and that actually forms a hydrophobic barrier on the hair cuticle so that it's resistant to penetration of liquids, then, on the other Hand we have something called resistant hair, so this hair type also has cuticles that lie flat, but even more so than normal hair. It has a very tight compact, cuticle layer, so both normal and resistant hair, resist chemicals and moisture to some degree, but the degree to which they resist those things does vary so then, what's porosity and how does that come into play? So porosity is actually the hairs ability to absorb liquids, and a porous strand of hair has cuticles that are raised, unlike on normal or resistant hair, where the cuticles lie flat and because the cuticles are raised. That means that they no longer form that tight hydrophobic barrier, that resists penetration of liquids, so porous hair types, actually absorb liquids, a lot more readily than normal or resistant hair types. This is where i think it's good to talk about a myth that seems to be out there that the porosity of your hair, whether it's resistant or porous, is just dependent on your hair type, and that that is something that is permanent or an unchanging characteristic of Your hair kind of like the same way that having curly hair or having straight hair, would be. This is actually false. The truth is that the porosity of our hair, not only can change but often does change as a result of things that we do to our own hair. So let's talk about what affects porosity. There'S one single word that sums all this up perfectly and that is damage the reason for that is because hair damage increases porosity. So if you've ever heard, the phrase damaged porous hair. That is why those two words are really interchangeable. They absolutely go hand in hand, and that definitely goes against one of the popular beliefs that low porosity hair is damaged, hair. The opposite is actually true and the more that our hair accumulates damage the longer it grows, the more our porosity increases. So this is something that i touched on in a recent video where i busted a bunch of hair myths. I talked about something called a porosity gradient, and this refers to the fact that, on a single strand of hair on your head, you will have different porosity levels from the root to the end you're going to have higher porosity towards the ends where the hair is More damaged lower porosity towards the root, so if you haven't seen that video, yet i will list that below. I talk about a lot of other popular topics in that video porosity was just one of them, there's a lot of different things that can damage the hair and i'm not going to sit here and list off every single one, because i actually have a video where I talk about hair damage and breakage and depth. I'M gon na list that below too any video that i reference here that i think would kind of be helpful for more background will be listed in my description box below so that you can check out after this. But there's a lot of things that damage the hair that we all are very well versed in, like mechanical, wear and tear chemical damage. If you get the hair, bleached heat styling tools, anything like that contributes to damage that can increase porosity. One of the things that contributes to damage that i feel is not as well known as things like chemical damage or heat damage is actually using high, ph hair care that increases the porosity of the hair because it damages the hair so really important. To think about. Using ph balanced hair care or low ph hair care, i do have a video on that, as well with some recommendations for products. If you want to know more about that, but i would say those are the most common things and the most kind of crucial things that can damage the hair and affect our hair's porosity. So now that we have a pretty good handle on what resistant versus porous hair is, let's talk about some of the characteristics that kind of distinguish the two that you can be on the lookout for, if you are trying to figure out what your hair's porosity is. One of the things to look out for is how quickly your hair absorbs water in the shower. So if your hair gets fully wet within a matter of seconds, that is typically a characteristic of high porosity hair if it takes a while for you to fully wet your hair, that's typically a characteristic of resistant or low porosity, hair, then kind of. In that same vein, how quickly your hair dries after wetting, it is also an indicator of the level of porosity that you have. So if your hair dries very very quickly, you may have high porosity hair, whereas if it takes your hair a long time to dry, you may have lower porosity hair. This isn't going to necessarily be consistent across the board, because you could just have a lot of hair and that's why it takes it longer to dry, even if you do have more porous hair. So again, these are just things to look out for it's not necessarily a promise that that is your exact hair type. The last thing to be on the lookout for is what happens to your hair when you apply product to it so like we were talking about before, because porous hair has lifted. Cuticles that doesn't have that tight resistant layer, anymore products and liquids are going to more readily absorb into the hair. So if that happens to you really no problem with products absorbing that's a characteristic of having more porous hair on the flip side, if you find that products don't easily absorb into the hair, they often just sit on top of the hair. Then you may have resistant hair if you're still feeling a little bit lost after that you're, not fully sure something that you can do at home is a strand test again. This is not necessarily going to be perfect. You may, like, i said, have different levels of porosity from one strand to the next or even on one single strand of hair. So you could always confirm with your stylist, if you're still feeling confused about this. But if you wanted to do a quick little test at home, what you can do is start off by taking one single strand of hair i'll. Do it now with y'all. You won't even be able to see it because my strands are so small, taking that between your fingers and running your fingers lightly. Down all the way to the end of the hair, then repeat that with multiple strands of hair, to make sure that you're not just testing one strand but you're, getting a little bit more of an accurate read. Even though this is definitely not a scientific process. By any means, so if you have normal to resistant hair that will feel silky smooth to the touch between the fingers, if you have very porous hair that is going to feel rougher and bumpier, because that indicates that you have a lifted cuticle. Okay. So at this point in the video i'm hoping that most of us have a general feel for what our level of porosity is. So now, let's talk about how to care for that. I do want to start off by saying that a lot of the hair care tips that i've already shared on my channel are important for all hair types to consider, so whether you have resistant, hair or very porous hair. A lot of the tips that i've shared over and over like, for example, oiling the hair before you shampoo it. I love to sleep in hair oils. The night before i wash my hair using a deep conditioning hair mask in the shower, leaving the hair properly conditioned all week and using a clarifying shampoo to remove buildup can be helpful and are important for all hair types. So i feel like with this topic, specifically the more that it gets talked about. The more people fear that they're maybe doing the wrong thing for their level of porosity, but i just wanted to start off by saying that there's so many things that i feel like are just non-negotiables and hair care that are going to be important. No matter what your porosity is, but there are definitely a few things that you can tweak depending on your porosity. So let's talk about that. Let'S touch on proteins! First proteins are one of the major structural components of the hair. So it's really important to think about this when it comes to your hair care products. But this is something that can really vary depending on your level of porosity, because if you have resistant hair with those really tightly packed, cuticle layers proteins are more likely to build up on the hair with that hair structure. So it's important not to overdo it, with products that do have added proteins. Make sure that you still are incorporating products with proteins into your routine. But you probably have to be a lot more mindful of the products that do have those ingredients to make sure that you're not overdoing it. Otherwise, you can end up with build up that can lead to breakage. So if you want more help identifying protein based ingredients, if you want to know how to look at a label and spot those ingredients, i do talk about that in my rice, water update video, so i will list that below. If you want more help there. One of my current favorite, shampoo and conditioner sets that is protein free is the red. Can acidic bonding concentrate range? So if you do feel that you're dealing with some protein buildup switching to a shampoo and conditioner set, that is free of proteins, will be really helpful to you. On the flip side, if you have very porous hair you're going to want to make sure that you are using enough products that do have added proteins, you still don't want to overdo it. You can still end up with build up, even if you have porous hair, but you have a higher need for proteins in your hair care products, because, as the hair becomes more and more damaged, the protein content actually depletes, and that's one of the things that can Lead to breakage so to temporarily strengthen the hair and help to prevent future breakage. It'S important to make sure that you do have some added proteins in your hair care products, so pureology strength care, that's one of my all-time favorite, shampoo and conditioner sets. I'Ve talked about that so many times that has some added proteins in it, but another that i don't talk about as much. That is really good and was recently reformulated is the amika the cure bond, repair, shampoo and conditioner. Basically, just has a lot of different plant-based proteins that are great for the hair, as well as really nice oils all around a good set and one that is ph balanced too. Next. Let'S talk about leave-in conditioner, again super important, regardless of your hair type, but if you have resistant hair, because this hair type is more prone to product buildup, you want to make sure that you are steering clear of things that are too heavy that are just going To accumulate on the hair throughout the week, especially if you are not washing the hair every single day or you're, not using a clarifying shampoo daily. So you want to be on the lookout for lighter weight, leave-in, lotions, sprays and lightweight oils. I only have two leave-in sprays that are protein: free one is the kristen sd tangling tonic. The other is the amika, the wizard detangling primer. So both of these are more intended to be detangling sprays, but i still like to use detangling sprays throughout the week because my hair does get so tangly and these do still have conditioning ingredients in them. The amica, the wizard. One, though, is definitely a little bit more oil based, so while that can be really good at preventing tangles, it may be something that, throughout the week does start to accumulate a little bit more than something like this kristin s de tangling tonic. If you do not want a spray, a couple other products that i think are great for resistant hair types are number one: the pureology smooth perfection, heat, protectant, smoothing lotion. This one is much lighter weight. I'Ll just show you guys right here, then some other leave-in conditioners. It'S almost more sorry that lighting is kind of weird like a serum lotion. I'M just gon na put a little that in my hair now so something that is definitely lighter weight compared to other leave-in conditioners that i have. I love that product and then a really nice hair oil. That is not too too heavy, is the red hair oil. All of those products still will work if you have porous hair, but you may be able to tolerate products that are a little bit thicker and you may prefer that as well. Just because of how readily porous hair types do absorb products. So if you want something that is a little bit thicker for a leave-in conditioner, the red can acidic bonding concentrate is great, still is a lightweight option, but is just a little bit thicker than that pureology lotion. If you want to leave in that's a little bit thicker than that, the riogeo farewell frizz blow dry perfection and heat protectant cream is great, and this one is more protein focused. So if you are on the lookout for that, this is an excellent leave-in and then one of my personal favorite overnight combinations to condition the hair is actually a combination of two different products: olaplex number six they're bond smoother with their number seven bonding oil. This is a very, very thick concentrated product, so a little bit goes a long way and if you have porous hair, this may be something that you're able to get away with more than if you have resistant hair. So i will just really use like two small squeezes of this add in a few drops of this bonding oil, rub that together and then run that throughout my hair mid-week. I don't do that every single week, but i do like to do that if i feel like my hair is in need of some extra love and bond repair and that conditions the hair so so well last, let's touch on deep conditioner, so both resistant and porous Hair types can benefit from a deep conditioning hair mask, but if you have resistant hair and you find that deep conditioning hair masks, just don't do enough for you or you feel like you - can't get the most bang for your buck and using them. Then what i would recommend is to put your hair up in some sort of towel or shower cap like this. While that mask is sitting in the hair and while you're in the shower, the heat from that is going to lift the cuticle to allow that product to more easily penetrate the hair, since product does have a harder time getting through the cuticle. I personally still love tying my hair up in a towel like this. This is from kitsch by the way it is so soft and gentle. It has a really nice microfiber material love that another that i have. That is maybe a little bit more shower proof, because it's more of a towel material is this aqueous. I believe it's called a towel turbine in their product description, so i'll link both of these below. I still love to do this, even though i have porous hair. So it's not like that is something that porous hair types can't do it just may be that you don't find a need to do that, because your hair absorbs that deep, conditioner a lot more easily than resistant hair types, a great protein free, deep conditioning, hair mask That i've talked about so many times before is the brio, be gentle, be kind avocado and kiwi mega moisture superfood mask. I absolutely love that if you have porous hair and you're looking for one that has more protein based ingredients in it, the whey mask is incredible. This one specifically, is their thick hair mask, even though i don't have thick hair, i love it. It is so so amazing extra conditioning with this one. So i know that for the most part here, i didn't really share any new products, but that wasn't really my intent. I wanted to talk about things that i have recommended before and kind of explain how they could best be used depending on your level of porosity, but i think it's important to keep in mind that porosity is not everything when it comes to our hair there's. So many other things that impact how a product will work for your hair if you have fine hair, if you have very coarse hair, if you have really curly coily, hair or straight hair, there's a lot at play and it's not just all about porosity. So if i shared a product, let's say for porous hair types that you feel actually doesn't work very well for you. That'S totally fine make sure to do what does work for your hair type, because i can't possibly know every single, unique individual thing about your hair, because everyone's hair is so different, but with that that is it for this video. So i really hope that you guys found this helpful. I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Is there something that i talked through in this video? That is actually opposite of what you've been hearing on social media, because i feel like that has definitely been a theme lately or is there a product from this video that you are excited to try out? Let me know which one if that is the case i'll make sure to have all my sources for this video listed in my description box below as well. If you are curious to read up on those or just kind of want to see what i am using to back up videos like this, if you enjoyed this video and would like more videos similar to this topic, you know the drill don't forget to subscribe. To. 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ethan: I’m finally cracking the code with my hair. More people need to talk about this especially with Caucasian straight hair. I swear my hair was more healthy when it was bleached and now I know why. My porosity was higher making it easier to accept the products I was using. When I stopped bleaching my hair was more dry and breaking off. Turns out it’s low porous now therefore not accepting any of my expensive hair care. It caused breakage and extreme dryness after using even the most highly rated products. I even shed a lot more and lost quite a bit of hair. My hair had protein overload. Every single product I was using had some form of protein in it. It caused build up. So now that I know all of this. I bought a gentle clarifying shampoo and started using lightweight oils that are tiny on a molecular level so my tight porous hair will still penetrate it.
Grace Beras: Love this topic coming from someone with straight hair. Most videos about porosity out there are from curly girls
Natalie🦄: This was really helpful, thanks! I only recently realised I had porous hair on a trip with some friends. We all had showers around the same time and while hanging out afterwards my hair was completely dry in about 5-10 minutes without the need for a hairdryer. My friends couldn't get over it lol as they were sitting there with their hair still totally wet, even the guys whose hair is so much shorter than mine. I'm so used to it that I hadn't really thought much about it but it made me realise it's not really normal so I looked up what that means. This makes a lot of sense and now I'll know what to look out for in hair products!
S Miah: My hair is definitely naturally low porosity and then made high porosity by bleach and heat damage. It’s why my roots take SO long to dry. Literally upwards of 6 hours. But my mid lengths and ends dry pretty fast
Keyza Almanza: You can also use a flaxseed heat cap to deep condition. Jessicurl has a really good protein-free deep conditioner. CurlSmith in general has amazing products, protein free or protein. You should compare CurlSmith Bond Curl to Olaplex No. 3 and let us know what you think! I have wavy/curly hair so I'm all about hair porosity, clarifying, deep conditioning, etc. Lol.
Jennifer Pearmain: I always assumed my hair was porous because I heard a long time ago that curly hair is porous, but after watching this video I think my hair is actually normal to low porosity. Good to know!
pancakes: thanks for the informative video! i’ve been struggling w my hair lately & all of the other videos on hair porosity have been done by our curly haired sisters, which i wasn’t sure applied to me (i have pin straight chemically treated asian hair)
academiceve: Wonderful video with helpful tips! Would love a video on lightweight hair care, because I feel like a lot of the highly recommended haircare products are usually too heavy for my fine hair, even if I have a lot of it! If anyone has recommendations for shampoo and condition for fine hair that is lightweight, let me know! Have a great weekend!
Layla A: I think I can never thank you enough for this informal video I have a 1c/2a, low porosity, light med density hair, and I’ve been struggling finding some products that suits my hair!! Thank you so much for this and I’ll sure try out these products
Dana Barr: I’m wondering what your feelings are on salon treatments? I have extremely porous hair right now. I had a keratin treatment and have started getting olaplex treatments every time I get a color. Are they helpful for porous hair? Waste of money? The keratin made it slightly better but not a cure all. Would love your thoughts.
Mary Ann Moore: Hello Abbey! Thank you sOooo much! This makes so much sense now that I know this. The toner that my hairdresser used turned my blonde hair muddy. What toner do you recommend for porous hair? Thank you for all your amazing hair tips! I appreciate you!
Rina X.: Thank you so much, Abbey!! My hair is low porosity, but I loved the Pureology Strength Cure shampoo/conditioner so much, and I’m thinking of alternating it with the Redken Acidic Bonding line. Maybe adding in a clarifying shampoo to help prevent the protein build up? Always so sweet and informative.✨✨
DIY Lily Ardor: Wow I learned so much about my hair from this! I always used to think I was sensitive to protien now it makes sense. I need more protien my hair is extremely damaged from dying every three week I can’t wait to get it to loom healthy. Still trying to figure out how to do a great refresh because I don’t want to wash it everyday.
Lava Yuki: I love Redken and Pureology, and also Olaplex. They make such a difference to my hair compared to if I use a cheap drugstore shampoo, which always seems to leave my hair like straw
Cami Porter: I love that you share educational hair videos based on scientific evidence to support or negate ingredients rather than analytical evidence or beliefs based in greenwashing! Thank you!!! I'll forever be a follower
dcenteio: THANK YOU for being so thorough! I FINALLY understand why I hate my hair so much!
Luliepooh: This was the first video to mention how density of hair can affect drying times. I was so confused about my hair porosity because it does get wet quickly but can take up to 2 days to air dry and I now think that is simply due to my hair density and not my hair porosity.
Abby: Your hair videos (and all your videos, loved the concealer battle too) are sooo helpful!! Thanks girl ❤️❤️
Samantha Pavelka: I just used my cureology bond repairing shampoo and conditioner tonight from your suggestions! I also use the olaplex leave in and oil. I also use the kitsch hair towel lol!
Stef F: This is so helpful because even though I have fine, thin hair…it takes FOREVER to dry and products never work like they say.
Megan Malicki: This was very interesting. I know I have very porous hair overall because I am a full platinum blonde and you gave a lot of great tips! How do you know if you have too much protein buildup with very porous hair? I've always been told to be careful about it but I've never had an issue either.
Intanhanafi: I’m new hair! Super comprehensive and straight to the point. Thank you! Subscribed!
Debbie Herbert: Just what I needed - low porosity hair recs! thank you Abbey!
Christina Obert: Abbey, because you get your hair colored.. how often do you use protein products or do you use protein and moisture in the same routine? After 5 years I finally got my hair highlighted so looking for routines and affordable products that are good for blonde hair.
Jean Atkins: Absolutely love your videos & the time you put in studying each topic. My Nana who has been long passed, was a pioneer in all things beauty as well as being a Registered Nurse. She would use a similar rice treatment, she would wash her hair, apply the tice water put on a plastic shower cap & leave it on for 1/2 to an hour, rinse it out and style her hair (she had very nice hair to her waist & an wore it up when working) She would do the rice rinse every 4 to 6 weeks for 2 washes. Then twice a month she would do a final rinse using apple cider vinegar (she would make her own vinegar). She washed her hair every 5th day. She also would add vitamin E to her shampoo occasionally. Back then they only had one or two shampoos not the choices we have now...She used Ponds' cold cream, Prell shampoo then moved to Pantene when that became available.
Joy van der Clute: Thank you for this video. Found you because I was looking for information about how to manage my fine, thick hair, and was delighted to find you have that combo as well.
Deandra Johnson: I definitely had to try the Amika the Kure stuff cause of ur recommendation I love the conditioner and the shampoo I just got today can’t wait to try tomorrow
Karen Herrera: So helpful I’ve learned so much you make it so easy to understand!
Hayley Robinson: My hair isn’t damaged and it’s high porous. I take care of my hair. Don’t use heat, don’t blow dry it, all the things you should do to keep your hair healthy I do.
M: Hi! You used the words high & low porosity interchangeably with resistant & porous. Could anyone better explain which goes with which? For ex: my fine, 1c/2a, highlighted (but also natural blonde) hair would wet & absorb water easily. So, I thought that = high porosity. Buttt.. my scalp is dry and itchy. By the end of a wash day I get oily roots. The rest of my hair would be dry, it needs lightweight products otherwise it will be weighed down. Please help I’m so confused thank you all!!
jstrav88: My baby fine thin damaged hair gets wet quickly and takes forever to dry! My hair type is mostly straight with some slight waves. I have to flat iron it when it air dries to make it feel and look half way decent. Any suggestions?
Sonja Forrester: Loved this video thank you! I'm still a little.confused by what type of hair I have but..I have some.things to try. My end get dry the further out from a shampoo I go. I bought the Pureology leave in spray conditioner 21 in 1 and I also bought the smooth perfection. Do you think I could use the smooth perfection on the mid.shaft down before I use my flat iron? It's easier for me to control a lotion than a spray. I tend to get too much with the sprays. I will still use spray on damp hair but looking for a little extra conditioner during the week between washes that won't weigh my hair down. Thanks again for the great videos!
JuicyJuice1313: Regarding how hair dries, I actually find the opposite to be true in my case. My hair is now very damaged from bleach and it takes forever for my hair to dry.
Juliette Fryer: can you do a new wash day routine!? I feel like youre getting so much more knowledgable with haircare id like to see if anything has changed
Jaqui Suarez: I have extremely thick, course wavy hair and it is naturally porous (the bleach and heat damage doesnt help also). I am trying to understand products to use and have invested in olaplex to help bond and hopefully treat my hair. I just moved to Florida and my hair is struggling to not be frizzy bc it just drinks up all the water in the air (the humidity) and I was wondering what can I do to help this? Will attempting to repair the bonds help this? Sorry this is very specific but I’m desperate at this point
Fatma Shaheen: Very nice and informative as usual.. love your vids and appreciate the efforts u do to educate us. ❤️luv from Australia
Anita Hickey: Thank you for this AHA! Moment. I have resistant hair and a lot of this made sense!! Thanks again!!!
LNGG's Channel: I learned a lot. Thank you Abby!
Fiona Darragh: Hi Abbey, Hope you're keeping well ❤! I haven't really heard anything of this topic to be honest. It was a well informed video . I was looking at the description box below for the Redkin Shampoo and Conditioner! As the Website is USA and I live in the UK and the currency is sterling! Does that mean I can't purchase from this link?
abby arias: My hair dries fast in the front and takes hours for the back to dry, my hair takes forever to wet but with the porosity test my hair was super bumpy, I have straight hair or wavy I don’t even know what it is tbh it gets super frizzy usually when it’s humid or gets wet. I really don’t even know what to do at this point lol someone help
Fatime Shahin: I tested the hair and it came out that it’s low porosity. I usually oil my hair once a week (roots with castor + coconut oil) and ends with coconut or argan oil, but I read or saw somewhere that coconut oil is bad for low porosity. Does anyone know if that’s true?
Elith Luxe: My hair takes longer to get wet and really long like almost a whole to dry. I never use heat. I bleached my hair and dyed once which I regret because since then my hair changed. It's super dry and absorbs product so easily. I could submerge my head in oil and it will be gone after so I think I have high porosity hair. It feels bumpy from the middle to end and my hair is waist length Asian straight black hair. Might also be why my hair changed from normal type to coarse and dry? Does high porosity also have to do with dry hair
Rocio Cartes: All your videos are so helpful! Thank you so much!
Stephanie: I can't seem to figure out my porosity :/ the outcomes for all of these tests contradict each other for me! If i run my finger over the hair it's bumpy (but i also have curly hair so i feel like it obviously is pumpy..). I feel like product just sits on my hair but i wouldn't necessary say it takes an extremely long time to get wet in the shower or dry after if i don't put it up in some way - also what is considered long? I also always felt like products with protein make my hair look better but i honestly am not aware of protein in my products if it's not specifically promoted on the packaging.. so i just can't say i also did a float test and one of the strands sank a little bit while another didn't even break through the surface of the water. But then again - why the bumpyness and everything else? I am just lost! Haha
Chloe Denlinger: So if I’m understanding correctly, people with resistant hair should be careful of using too many protein rich products? I think I have resistant hair and I definitely have product build up accumulate throughout my week (especially if I use products that have silicone) the Kristin ess detangling tonic suggested in the video seems like it would be worth a shot for me.
Five Star Recipes: Very informative, thank you
Mimi: Maybe a budget friendly dupe for the product you mentioned
Somara: I’m confused about my hair. It’s long straight, asian hair but thick. I get a ton of frizz from broken hair and fly aways and if I put product it can easily look flat. I keep thinking my hair is just too dry but some masks I use just make my hair flat! I get product build up even tho my hair is straight, it can easily look dull.
William Walters: What about good products for gray hair? Gray hair seems to be naturally porous, so is there anything more that can help with that? I have longer gray hair and want to take the best care of it.
Rubi Fernandez: Hi Abbey Do you know the pH level in the function of beauty x target wavy hair shampoo and conditioner .That is the set I am currently using and would love to know. ♡ ♥
dcenteio: I would really like to know how often very dry hair should be shampooed for optimal results?
bnb0510: I have heavily blonde highlighted hair like yours. Pureology and Olaplex have beeb a game changer for me.
Seaside Yoga: What about those of us with very healthy hair which is very porous? Is there any other reason I could have porous hair? Thanks for this video!
danielle winter: I’m a little confused. I’ve noticed that my roots dry really quickly and my ends take forever to dry. Do I have low porosity hair or high porosity hair?
Sadie Adler: Products really just sit on top of my hair and I end up with major buildup and white flakes on my hair it's so disgusting.
MichelleA: When you talked about how quickly your hair dries, did you say it opposite, because it was contradictory? Just wanted to double check, I’m feeling confused.
MichelleA: When you talked about how quickly your hair dries, did you say it opposite, because it was contradictory? Just wanted to double check, I’m feeling confused.
tiffanyblubox: I've just purchased the Redken shampoo and conditioner.. I'm curious to try them!
Tracy Wofford: Thanks for all the great info!!
Chanel East: Can someone please help. My hair on my scalp stays wet after showering… but the end gets dry after 30 min and the midd part after 2 hr or something. So what products should i use? More protain based or moisturising? Or should i use mask for the mid part for protain and for my scalp a low protain one??
Jenny Amastha: Can I have high posority and protein overload?? I feel it gets wet and dries fairly quick, but I have tons of breakage and plit ends. I have very fine mostly straight hair but i feel it has lost its shine and soooo much breakage :(
Nina: That acidic bonding shampoo does contain protein. It literally says so in the comments on the link you share to it
C C: Ok so maybe now I have a better gauge of my hair type, texture etc. Wavy, fine thin and porous. My scalp is way more dry than oily. I wish I could waah my hair once per week but it would become to itchy. Twice a week works fine. Im using Olaplex now. Need to buy #8 as I dont have that nor #1 or #2 if they even exist. I want to strengthen my colorded light nlond hair. I also use a purple shampoo. I will also based on what Abbey shares look for LOW oh balance hair care. Thank YOU so so much!!
Michelle Kay: I know you obvi have more experience/knowledge for blonde hair, but I have dark brown hair and just got balayage done, kinda a caramel color. Do you know of a good shampoo to use or products to help maintain the balayage? (Didn’t want to spend $100 on my salon’s products )
Fran: So sad. She has to actually give a disclaimer to use your own judgment. I've been binge-watching hair vids... the only one that has to give a disclaimer has a white audience. That says something. Sad. @Abbey, thank you for this informative video. Very helpful.
Doug Chillers: Lol I'm still confused the strand hair said I have low porosity hair but my hair gets wet quick and dries quickly. My hair is so frizzy and I have alot so maybe that's why idk . I might have to try protein to see if it's good or bad for my hair
A W: Bread hair oil is HORRIBLE for my low porosity hair, it looks like I dipped my head straight in fry grease when I use even the tiniest bit and it makes me so sad because it smells heavenly!
Johanna Gs: You are my favorite channel on reviews!!! Sooo good! :)
Whitney Edwards: Can you please do an updated hair wash/care routine???? Since you removed rice water I would love to know what’s changed?
Heidi Springer: I'm sooo happy I found your channel ♡
Maddie W: PSA: the Pureology Smooth Perfection Heat Protectant Smoothing Lotion is 50% off today at Ulta if you're a diamond or platinum member!
Roxanne Lapierre: Hi maybe you can help . My hair is fine with highlights . Cause of the bleach it's damaged . I tried Amika the cure olaplex pureology strength and cure Kérastase bain satin 1 . Always have the same problem STATIC. . The only shampoo that does not give me static hair is Dove smoothing moisture for dandruff . Please help
K Bradshaw: I'm wondering if a person is allergic to eating avocados, should they stay away from them in hair care products????
J: Is there any truth to the strand in water test? I think it's touted as a porosity test - low floats, high sinks?
Rah Gun: This was GOLD!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!
Inna Lee: Hello, need help! I have a unique type of hair that it is very hard to find a good shampoo/ conditioner. My hair is very thick, strong, heavy, dry, wavy and very fuzzy and itchy. I think I have high porosity, but when I look at the products online, it is mostly for Afro hair. And when I look at the product, they put biotin there, but my hair gets more dry. My hair doesn’t take any hair products. Takes only a day, next day it gets frizzy. And when I put little bit leave in conditioner, my hair gets very oily and feels dirty. My dermatologist couldn’t help me. Please help me. Thank you.
Mimi: Can you talk about how to get rid off dandruff?
Pandora victoria: Thank you so much, you really do your homework.
Alfred Ramirez: How do we know what level of propensity we have and how many proteins we need
NanaYaa Asiedu: My hair takes about 5 to 10 to get wet and takes the same amount of time to dry up , what does that make me
Eden Leaver: I know I have low porosity hair however my hair drys extremely quickly like in an Australian summer under 20 mins but she said the opposite is true that my hair should take forever to dry and now I’m confused
Shanda stitchinginidaho: Very helpful information- thanks! I do think it would be beneficial if you could slow your speech down just a tad tho. Thank you!
Donna C: Have you used Orbie shampoo & conditioner?
Lorraine Riley: Thanks for your recommendations.x
New Englander 1980: Great detail!
Mouna Rhrich: I don't get it. My fine damaged hair is bleached which means it is high porous but it takes forever to air dry
Chef Philli: Love this abbey!
RAEV3NN: My hair gets wet quickly but takes hours to dry. And my hair is really short
Debble: I have resistant hair for sure even on the bleached lower half of my hair i can't use a single protein ingredient because it will make my hair a stiff feeling awful mess
Sheena: Maybe just do the disclaimers at the beginning and end of the video instead of both and after every tip love your videos and love your content!!!!
miss methodical: Here for the hair info!!
Reed Berger-Fleishman: addendum...........excellent video! learned so much :)
Ava Manuella: I have fine hair and its low Porosity so am trying to find the right shampoo . Which ones Are good for Kinda straight rlly fine hair
Lauren Blanc: Who else has high density (I mean A LOT, where ppl think you have thick hair) but it’s actually fine & high porosity hair??
hlb0111: But hair like yours that has been bleached for awhile is high-porosity, correct?
Ellen Morgan: What are some good pureology lines that would be good for drier curly/wavy hair?
Amelia Rahantoknam: Help.. I don't know what the porosity of my hair is.. My hair dries in 2 hours (I timed it yesterday) I don't think this is fast haha, when I'm in the shower it gets wet in a minute I think and my hair feels very textured when I run my finger along it. But I also did a test yesterday where I let a hair sit in a glass of water for 30 minutes and my hair floated. The test indicates that it is then about low porosity hair .. Can you maybe help me?
Julianne S.: Yes! I have been waiting for this video!! ☺️☺️
Nikki: There’s a sale on needless serum right now. Buy 2 get 1.. just FYI cuz I know you love it
Emma: Not sure why, but I thought you said "TedTalk handle" instead of "TikTok handle" Lots of confusion over here. It is very much time for this week to be over hahaha