{"id":409007395,"date":"2022-03-01T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=409007395"},"modified":"2022-03-15T09:01:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:01:41","slug":"hair-porosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need To Know About Hair Porosity And Why It\u2019s Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look at Instagram or any celebrity on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/vintage-red-carpet-fashion\/\">red carpet<\/a> and you\u2019ll instantly notice they have <a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/vintage-hairstyles\/\">perfect hair<\/a>. Sure, celebrities have a variety of technicians and specialists surrounding them to ensure they look <a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/each-decade-vintage-hairstyles\/\">perfect<\/a>. But, the reality is they might not be DIY&#8217;ing their own hair but they at least know how to take care of their hair, or they hire people that do!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That starts with understanding porosity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409007396\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-1.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"851\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-1.jpg 851w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-1-332x500.jpg 332w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-1-798x1200.jpg 798w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-1-768x1155.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Porosity\"><\/span><strong>What Is Porosity?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-64911ade35b02\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-64911ade35b02\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/#What_Is_Porosity\" title=\"What Is Porosity?\">What Is Porosity?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/#Low\" title=\"Low\">Low<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/#Medium\" title=\"Medium\">Medium<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/#High\" title=\"High\">High<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/#Why_It_Matters\" title=\"Why It Matters\">Why It Matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/hair-porosity\/#Checking_Your_Porosity\" title=\"Checking Your Porosity\">Checking Your Porosity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Porosity refers to your hair&#8217;s ability to retain moisture. To understand the importance of this you need to realize that your hair is predominantly protein and water. Hair that retains water well will look voluminous, shiny, and healthy. If it doesn\u2019t retain or have enough water it will look flat, dry, and dull. It will also be brittle and more likely to break. There are three types of hair porosity:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409007397\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-2.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-2.jpg 853w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-2-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-2-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Low\"><\/span><strong>Low<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When you have low porosity hair it means that water can\u2019t get into your hair easily. This means you will struggle to get hair products to absorb into your hair and your hair is more likely to feel greasy as everything sits on the hair and not in it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409007398\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-3.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-3.jpg 853w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-3-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-3-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medium\"><\/span><strong>Medium<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Medium porosity is generally referred to as normal. This is when you have a good balance between high and low porosities and your hair is capable of retaining enough water to stay healthy. Products are relatively easily absorbed, helping your hair to shine.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about moisture getting into your hair, normal porosity hair is also very good at holding onto the moisture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409007399\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-4.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-4.jpg 853w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-4-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-4-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-4-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High\"><\/span><strong>High<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hair that is high porosity will absorb water easily. Unfortunately, this also means that the moisture can escape easily. It makes it easy to add products but the added nutrients can just as easily escape.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that all these hair types can still be healthy and look fantastic. A big part of this is choosing the right <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ozhairandbeauty.com\/collections\/shop-haircare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">haircare<\/a> products. That means products that are natural and designed with different hair types and porosities in mind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409007400\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-5.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-5.jpg 853w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-5-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-5-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-5-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_It_Matters\"><\/span><strong>Why It Matters<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your hair looks good then you feel more confident. You already know this and there are plenty of studies that confirm this result. Having confidence in yourself and the way you look means that you are capable of doing anything, it\u2019s essential to achieve any sort of success in life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-409007401\" title=\"Auto Draft\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-6.jpg\" alt=\"Auto Draft\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-6.jpg 853w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-6-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-6-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/auto-draft-6-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition, high and low porosity means that you are more likely to suffer from hair breakages and other hair-related issues. Fortunately, the right product will help you resolve this.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Checking_Your_Porosity\"><\/span><strong>Checking Your Porosity<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Understanding porosity and the importance of using the right products is a great start. But, you also need to know the porosity of your hair. This is easy to check.<\/p>\n<p>You can simply run your fingers through your hair, the rougher it feels the higher the likelihood that you have highly porous hair. You can also remove a strand and place it in a glass of water. If it sinks quickly then it is highly porous, slowly or just floats on the surface means low porosity, and sinking steadily equates to normal porosity. That\u2019s what everyone wants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a look at Instagram or any celebrity on the red carpet and you\u2019ll instantly notice they have perfect hair. 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