Hair Porosity and Diys

Mmm my friend Sofia, (hey girly!! 👋👋)asked me to do this post. I will be honest I was lazy and skeptically about it but I had to (for my friends sake).

So what I am going to cover on this post is how to know your hair porosity levels, DIYs(including Daily spritz) and my last hair wash day and all ingredients used and its importance.Hold on tight, this will be a long post.

Hair porosity levels

Since the beginning of my hair journey I have never tested my level of hair porosity. Probably because I was so ignorant and jumped into conclusion that my hair, just like most people, has low porosity. I mostly have my hair on protective styles that way I have never realized how much moisture my hair loses until recently. For a while, I have been rocking my own natural hair and I realized how much moisture I lose and it has been shedding abnormally which prompted me to take a porosity test.

Porosity tests help to know what will be good for your hair. It is ability of your hair to absorb moisture and retain it.Just take a glass of clean water. Drop a strand of your hair (when it’s clean).If it floats at the top then you have low porosity hair. If it happens to float in between then that is a good thing meaning you have normal porosity. If it sinks immediately then just like me you have high porosity hair.

High porosity hair means you hair loses moisture as fast as it absorbs it.The cuticles have gaps or breakage leading to little moisture retention. Most sites associate this to relaxed, permed and colored hair but I think you can naturally have high porosity hair just like me.If this is also you, make sure you use heavy creams and oils to retain moisture and do regular protein treatments to temporarily fill the gaps. Aloe Vera gel/juice is highly recommended.

Low level porosity means the cuticles resist moisture, water and products. That is why it floats daahh!!(So not rocket science😃😄).I know this much about this type of hair: use products with alkaline to lift the cuticles and have low PH. Also use light oils and creams.

For the normal porosity, hair well stick to a healthy regimen.

I think that covers for porosity.

Ooh BTW I figured most people don’t understand what moisture is.Moisture is locking water molecules in the hair using butters and oils. There is a huge difference between soft hair and moisturized hair. One should not be related to the other. Soft hair can be compared to cotton and just like dry cotton it can also lack moisture and be dry. Confusing right? Am sure you will get it with time. 😃😄

DIYs

Our second topic today, DIYs are basically do it yourself products. Most times purchasing natural hair products can be quite expensive but thank God He gave us so many thing for free(or at a cheaper price).I also prefer doing DIYs because I get more when it’s purely natural rather than when its processed. But that is just my mentality (and it works 👌).

I normally just check online for DIYs that are easy to make and readily available for me but with time you will learn the basics such as avocados, aloe Vera, bananas, honey, mayonnaise, eggs,Shea butter and coconut/olive oil.You will also know the difference between protein and moisturizing ingredients. Just keep trolling these hair blogs and websites. I prefer to use recipes from theindianspot.com. It’s a great site with great and easy recipes to follow.

Oh the daily spritz is basically needed to add moisture and stretch your hair especially in hot and humid environment.Previously my spray bottle contained glycerin but I had to eliminate it from my regimen because it leaves my hair dry.My spray bottle now contains water,rosewater(good moisturizer) and a few castor oil drops.

Lastly, as long as you have your shampoo, conditioner, butters and oils, you can make your own leave in, protein and moisturizing treatment. And your own curling cream too. Let me not confuse you further. Let’s just stick to the basics.

My wash day

I did a tiny bit of the intro on my Instagram page(follow @crafted_by_raycee) but I will do a whole detailed post next week because I think this post is already too long and tiresome. Tune in for more on Friday. I promise.