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Sep 21

3 Ways To Determine Your Hair Porosity

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Photo Credit: @simplybiancaalexa by Mary Wolff When it comes to your curls, the more you know, the better. Knowing the hair type and porosity of your hair can lead to a better understanding of what products to use, what styles to try, and overall care techniques for your best head of curls. When determining your hair porosity, there are a few…

Sep 21

The 5 Best Oils for Low Porosity Natural Hair

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IG @ericamuse by Sabrina Perkins of SeriouslyNatural.org Hair porosity is how well hair is able to absorb and hold onto moisture. There is low, medium and high and all three affect your hair more than knowing your hair's type. As hair porosity becomes more relevant to naturals, the desire to not only know what type one has but what products…

Sep 21

Hair Porosity: Does it Matter?

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by Kanisha of BlackNaps.org Hair porosity is a huge topic when it comes to natural hair. You may know that it deals with your hair’s ability to absorb moisture, but there’s a lot more to it than that. The science of hair can get deep real quick, so many naturals choose to focus on the look and feel of…

Sep 21

How to Moisturize Your Highly Porous Hair This Fall and Winter

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by Sabrina Perkins Fall is upon us and winter is not far off as we are feeling the cooler temperatures and gearing up for the holiday season. It may not be apparent just yet, but naturals will need to get ready for the fall and winter weather for our hair. More naturals will be protective styling or adjust their spray…

Sep 21

Hair Porosity 101- Natural Hair Care

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glam idol, Natasha by Amanda Porosity is moving to the forefront of the hair typing conversation, and rightfully so. With the focus of healthy hair being moisture, understanding your hair’s porosity and the products that will cater to its needs are important. There are three porosity levels: low, medium (normal), and high. Low porosity hair has a cuticle that is…