what is Low Porosity Hair? 10 Signs and Care

Table of Contents

what is Low Porosity Hair?
How Porous your Hair is?
Characteristics of Low-Porosity Hair:
Characteristics of Medium-Porosity Hair:
Characteristics of High-Porosity hair:
Reasons for causing Low Porosity Hair
Low Porosity Hair Care Products :
Conclusion :
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Before knowing about Low Porosity Hair, Let’s know about Hair Porosity : Here where substances are porous , Then they’ll be able to absorb fluids and Hair is Porous to maintain its porosity. So High Porosity Hair absorbs more water and Low Porosity Hair absorbs less water. In Low Porosity Hair the scales of the hair are smooth and tight to allow water reaching the core layer while washing and it takes more time to get wet and also takes more time to dry the hair. Hair consists of 3 Layers : Cuticle, Cortex and Medulla.

what is Low Porosity Hair?

The Hair which is smooth and the outer most layer of the hair strand (cuticles) are thin and closed allows less moisture or water to enter the inner most layers and reach hair shaft , in such a condition , The hair porosity is low and also the low porosity hair is more vulnerable to fall off. The low porosity hair strands are sealed and smooth, making the hair appear reflective and shiny to sunlight.

How Porous your Hair is?

To know the porosity of your hair , you can test your hair in six ways:

The Slide Test : Take your hair and hold the top part and Take a strand of dry hair and slide your fingers up the hair shaft towards the scalp and observe how you sense it. If the hair feels rough and bumpy, then you have High Porosity Hair. If you feel it little bumpy and some smoothness, then you have Medium Porosity Hair. If your hair is smooth and slippery, then you have Low Porosity Hair.

The Float Test : Take a glass of water and drop your hair in to it. If the hair floats, you have Low Porosity hair. If the hair sinks slowly , then you have medium porosity. If the hair sinks quickly to the bottom of the glass, then your hair is highly Porous.

The Spray Test : Take a hair strand and hold it tightly vertically, Spray water on the hair, If the water slips down, then you have Low Porosity Hair, If the water sinks in and disappears, then you have High Porosity Hair.

Dynamic vapor sorption: This test measures the weight of hair as it becomes exposed to humidity. It is not one that people can typically do at home.

Fiber swelling: This measures the dimensions of a hair fiber after exposure to water. It would also be difficult to do this at home.

Gas adsorption and pore size analysis: This test exposes a hair sample to nitrogen. The results show the distribution of the nitrogen that the hair absorbs and the size of the pores in the cuticle.

Characteristics of Low-Porosity Hair:

The oils applied takes long time to reach the core layer of the hair.
While washing, Hair takes more time to get wet deeply and also takes more time to dry without heating.
The Products used on hair takes long time to absorb and escape or they never penetrate inside the hair strand.
Low Porosity Hair requires highly maintaining routine.

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Characteristics of Medium-Porosity Hair:

This hair is easy to maintain but it is little elastic and bouncy.
This type of hair is not prone to breakage.
It accepts the applied colors easily and retains.
You can expect the better results of the organic hair products that you use.

Characteristics of High-Porosity hair:

High Porosity Hair absorbs water quickly and penetrates deep in to core part (medulla) of your hair.
This type of hair dries quickly and shines less.
Curly and thick haired people will have high porous capacity in their hair.
It always feels and looks dry.
Hair colors are absorbed easily and for temporary colors the color will be vanished quickly.
It is very easy to maintain but requires more hair care products.

Reasons for causing Low Porosity Hair

Hierarchical Evolution (genetics) :

The hair porosity depends on genetical factors such as fore fathers and before generations consisting of low porosity hair and by not taking care of it on their generations leads to flow of genetical factors to the up coming generations and you might have got your hair less porous in this way. Genetic factors play main role in the formation of the cuticles which directly affects porosity of hair.

Product Overuse :

People with minor hair health problems without prior knowledge about the health products uses and damages their own porosity of hair. some natural hair health products contains more effective plant extracts which leads to damage of porosity in hair. some essential oils for hair massage like castor oil, coconut oil and heavy hair moisturizing creams and conditioners are cautious and by without knowing people uses them and damages there own hair porosity. Korean hair styles comes under this category mostly because they use lot many chemical hair products.

Artificial Chemical Treats:

By treating hair with unknown chemicals and cosmetics people damage their own hair porosity. People who leads their life fashionable mainly treats their hair with chemicals which leads damage in outer part of hair (cuticles). cuticles are the protecting layer of the hair which allows water to enter till medulla and supports hair function healthily.

Organic Hair Oils :

Our skin has sebaceous glands which produce sebum. Sebum acts as a natural oil which hydrates and nourishes hair naturally and keep hair healthier. As the fact, in low porosity hair cuticles are thin and tight to allow sebum to enter the hair till the locks. Due to lack of moisture and hydration for hair the cuticles becomes more week and they closes the way for any oil to enter the hair. This leads to hair become very low porous and hair falls away.

Low Porosity Hair Care Products :

In low porosity hair while the cuticles are very tight to allow anything inside, so Honey and Glycerin contained products are very vulnerable that , they help the fluid penetrate easily inside and act accordingly. Here are some recommended products for you :

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Conclusion :

In Low Porosity Hair, The capacity of absorbing water or any fluid will be less. so, By complete awareness we can keep our hair in control, by knowing which product to use and which to avoid. In this way , the management of hair will be easy , whatever you hair type is….