LOW POROSITY HAIR DO'S AND DONT'S TO GROW LONG NATURAL HAIR

In this video, I talk all about the do's and donts for low porosity hair. Anyone can apply these tips to their hair care journey, whether you have relaxed hair, transitioning to natural or have full natural hair. These tips should help you take care of your hair regardless of its texture (straight to 4c hair).

WHAT IS HAIR POROSITY: 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.

LOW POROSITY: If you have low porosity hair, it means the structure of your hair doesn't easily allow moisture to be absorbed into your hair shaft. This can make it harder for water to saturate your hair when it's washed. Because this type of hair tends to repel moisture, it can also be more challenging to process and style.
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[ShaniqueBuntyn]

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[lilambe]

As a low porosity girl I ONLY use warm- hot water for EVERYTHING even when rinsing out my deep condition. My hair literally HATES cold water it makes my hair feel like straw so even when spritzing my hair with water throughout the week I make sure it’s warm.

[MsRenee-irwx]

I do a leave-in conditioner, a curling lotion, & sealing oil; plastic cap on to warm up hair naturally(for about 1-2hrs), then take off & let my hair naturally air dry. This gives me the most bouncy, moisturized, juicy curls but not greasy.

[flyingblackbird]

I've heard of moisture overload but I can't wrap my mind around my hair ever being overloaded with moisture since it so hard to get it in to begin with

[victorialazard]

I've been natural since 2016 and for the life of me..I couldn't understand why I didn't see growth progression. Years later, I begin to pay attention to all of the "natural hair baddies" about our hair strands and different porosity levels. And I finally have the secret code to my growth journey: 4C+ Low porosity!!
From December 2021 to May 2022, my hair has grown tremendously..!!
I take time with my hair and my hair appreciates me because I know how to take care of "her." Yes..her.

[humblepharaoh]

I’m a guy who has been growing my hair for 5 months after being a waver all my life. Learning all this on my own has been great. Your channel is so informative. My hair is about 4-5 inches. My nieces, sisters, and girl cousins are amazed. They are trying to say my hair isn’t 4C now lol. It’s def 4C Low Porosity. They ask me about my hair and some of them didnt know what porosity meant. I told them I’d probably never get braids because of edge damage and to them it doesn’t matter. I deep condition weekly and do all the things you say. They thought it was too much. Of course to me it does matter. I have very strong edges. It’s crazy. I thought all women knew about hair. Women have such unhealthy practices. I wish natural hair was more loved. Most of my family have very unhealthy hair practices. My nieces don’t only because I pay for most all their hair and discourage them from doing damage to their hair/scalp. Thank you so much for your videos. My hair thanks you.

[rachelk]

Wet bubblegum, that is the best description I’ve heard so far for moisture overload

[JuscallmeEvyn]

I dont have low porosity hair but my little sisters do and I wanna help their hair out while my mom is sick so this is a good video I can use!

[NoNakersAllowed]

I'm so thankful for yall fabulous 4c ladies. My daughter has 4c hair and I didn't know how to care for it until I started watching YouTube videos about it. Her hair is getting pretty long now and she loves her big puff 🥰❤

[Tay-cgpt]

This has opened my eyes. I’ve heard of porosity years ago, but really all the YT gurus were always saying one thing or the other was the ‘secret’ for hair growth or curl definition and whatnot, so I tuned it all out. I would buy the products majority of black girls raved about ensuring it was a safe bet. It didn’t occur to me until this video that we all have very different hair. Even if someone has 4c hair, it doesn’t mean the products they use will be the same on my head…ugh all those wasted products I bought. I’ll have to throw them out because it’s useless to use them now. But now when I buy something, I’ll be checking first the type of hair it benefits. Thanks so much!

[NaturallyKish]

Been natural for abt 7 years now, my daughter is 11 and she's been natural for life. Nvr really paid attention to the porosity of our hair. Did a aloe Vera prepoo and that's when I found out the porosity if my daughter's hair. And OMG, she has low porosity hair. This vid is a miracle. Thanks soo much😀😅

[AuthenticallyJess]

I wish I had this information years ago, getting moisture overload had me shook and I kinda knew what is was, but didn’t have anyone breaking it down so simple like this. Ty!!!❤️

[joycelyntaylor]

I'm low porosity. I use Queen Helene as a deep conditioner with heat before shampooing. It works well for me. All hair is different. I use the Olaplex system. My hair is thriving.

[Aiishiterux]

I just wanted to mention that you are sooo pretty, I gravitated to your video because of this. Oh, and cause I needed help with my low porosity hair. 😅

[WendyMyFairOne]

As soon as she held up the cream of nature … that red bottle… my soul rejoiced because I knew she knew exactly what the struggle is😍. That bottle is amazing!

[binauralharmonies]

I use "As I Am" products which work very well for my 4c low porosity hair. Good video 👍🏾🙏🏾

[zazabroom]

Thank you for this video! I’ve only just gone natural recently. I shaved my head completely and it’s grown back into my natural curly little fro. This is the first time I’ve ever taken care of my natural hair.

[Alimaway]

I been natural since 2017 and did a big chop twice. I keep my hair in cornrows under my wigs for 2 months or so and than do a hot oil treatment, mask, deep conditioner sometimes with a heat bonnet etc. There is a video of a girl who is natural and washed her hair once a year I believe. I do not recall her channel. My hair is low as well and I used the Alikay avocado repair mask quite a few times.( Honestly I purchased bottle 2x but one bottle is good for maybe 3 mask). It made my hair super soft.

[oe]

Came back just to say that I tool your advice and did a wash without Castor oil this My hair feels moisturized. I'm shook. I was always under the impression the Castor oil was helping seal in my moisture but you were right us low porosity girls need light oils.

[valeriejohnson]

Finally, a very knowledgeable video. I've learned alot. I have been watching dozens of videos about porosity, wash day, conditioning etc. Before I knew my porosity I applied protein treatments with the famous aloe vera leaf, yadda yadda yadda. Omg! My hair hates it and now its destroyed with protein overload. It's super dry and brittle. Of course hair loss. Now that I have watched several protein overload videos I am trying to nurse my hair back to health. With that being said, I was trying to find protein free shampoo and conditioners which is extremely difficult to find. Many products say natural but they still have some sort of protein. What stood out for me is when you said silk, wheat, and hydrolyzed protein is good for low porosity. Another thing that stood out is when you said wash and condition with warm water. I've seen videos that said wash with cold then rinse with warm. So, thank you.
The light to medium cream vs thicker butters was very helpful.
Just a side note: my hair don't well with many Cream of Nature or Shae Moisture products. It loves Design Essential products.
Oh, your explanation if the LCO method was helpful. Now, I have a new wash day regime.
I think you helped save my hair!