Do you think you have high porosity curls? For all the notes, ingredients recap, and list products, visit the blog post here: www.getglammedup.co/2020/02/video-how-to-take-care-of-high-porosity.html
Gena Marie : Do you find that you need more frequent haircuts than most people? I swear, my hair develops split ends within DAYS of getting a fresh haircut. Even if I don’t color or heat style it. I’m starting to think now that I have this problem because of my insanely porous hair.
I was depressed about my hair because it’s curly extremely dry , damaged , frizzy no matter how i moisturize it but I decided that i must learn how to manage it because 💯 my hair is high porosity so thank you so much for the video 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️
I feel you. I love my curls but I hated the fact that I felt that the way in which a wash day turn out, it very much depended on luck hahaha but then I started understanding more about my hair type, porosity, humidity, ingrédients and so on, and I can see that I can more or less help my hair to look good haha enphasizing in the more or less haha. Knowledge is power eh?!
Finally a RUclips who gets down to the important stuff..clear..easy..concise. Much appreciated, as I’m coming off of failed deva curl experience 😞. So I’m kinda starting from scratch here. Your explanations help so much. Thank u.
so happy to know i am not the only one suffering from this hair type and worried about breakage , 8 mins into the video and i am already feeling better because i have options now
I think menopause causes this too. I am a mid 50s woman and a health care provider so have learned a lot about female hormones and I think there is a strong connection. It may also be that as we are closer to mid life, we may color our hair more to hide gray. But I have just learned about hair porosity and I have high porosity and I really got worse when I started into menopause. Thanks for this video.
There is definitely a connection between hair texture and estrogen levels. Not only have I read a lot about the subject, I've experienced the effects first hand as a person with PCOS who has finally "levelled out" hormonally. It's been a roller coaster ride since puberty hit. Most of the time, I didn't dye my hair. Now I'm back to dying and still have better hair with my hormone treatments than when I didn't dye and my hormones were haywire.
The ingredients to avoid during humidity literally blew my mind. I live in Florida which is humid nearly year-round, and I've been using those ingredients. Especially the flaxseeds and honey. And I never could figure out how to tame my frizzy hair. I would go to another state or country and my hair would look amazing. The moment I step ground in Florida my hair instantly frizzes up. It doesn't help living here with fine hair with high porosity.
I'm in Florida too...with extremely dense hair...my mother says I look like an alpaca cause the second I step into the outside my hair shrinks about 4 inches and frizes out of control😂
My hair is prone to breakage as well. 😩☺️ I feel like I have characteristics of both low and high perosity; so it’s hard for me to tell. I also have frizzy fine hair. I am always looking for products that will actually work for my hair but haven’t found those ideal products yet.
Recently found out I have high Porosity hair and I have been looking for people with high Porosity to help me understand my hair. Thank you for this video. Great info.
We have the same hair!!!! It’s taken me years to figure out!!! No salons can ever get it and it’s always a guessing game when I go to salon. There are not many people with our hair and no people making videos that help us! 🙏🏻 thank you 😊
High porosity, low density, and fine. I never use iron heat. Mostly air dry. Never use color and my hair is still so fragile. I have to clarify a lot so it’s not weighed down. But also need extra moisture. It’s a fine balance. Mel is also one of my favorites!
I had the opposite reaction to oliefera which is used as a sulfate substitute. My hair started drying out quicker & breaking like crazy. Thanks for the tips!!
This is the best and most clear video I've watched about high porosity hair. For so long I thought I was low porosity 🤦🏽♀️ and now I know I have ALL the characteristics of high porosity hair. I have just subcribred to your channel, looking forward to learning much more.
Wow you look so young with no makeup!!!! 😍 Uthanks for all the great tips, did a huge big chop, 12 inches of disturbed waves, color and bleach damaged ends o was still growing out. So greatful for all these great channels willing to give such great info
REALLY HELPFUL! I'm just starting my CG journey & watch a LOT of your stuff because of the fine low density similarities. I think I have slightly above normal porosity, even though my hair is virgin and I only heat style by diffusing. I have all the symptoms. I just wanted to share a few things I learned. The float test made me think i had low-po since my hair floated. After watching a vid on low-po it is clear I don't. I think what happened to me is that my hair was so fine it did not break the surface tension of the water and sink. A few stylist sights mentioned sometimes high-po hair can take a long time to dry (a symptom of low-po)...this is because it absorbed waaay too much moisture. If you want to spend $50, you can send your hair to the lab My Main Bio and get it analyzed...I havent done this. Thanks so much for all the great info!
100% on highly porous hair taking forever to dry. It's like a fully saturated sponge. Mine is definitely highly porous, confirmed by various hairdressers, and takes up to 8 hours to dry. Mine is genetic.
I love how informative and detailed your videos are. I have never learned so much about ingredients until today and I am now hooked for life on paying attention to them! I will be checking all of my products at home tonight. Thank you so much!
I have high porosity because of over manipulation and too much protein. I used to have medium porosity hair. My hair still loves Kinky Curly Knot Today and Camille Rose Naturals Almond Twisting Butter. I did a wash & go today, and it turned out frizzy with some definition. I like it but it needs improvement.
This video was so helpful. I sent the detailed list of ingredients of what to use and not use to my email. Thank you for doing the leg work for us. What about kinky curly knot today as a moisturizer and seal with one of the anti humectant oils on your list. I live in Texas and it's very humid here
Thank you so much! Your videos are always so informative 😊I have fine 3B/C high porosity hair and I deep condition before I clarify. It has made such a difference! Deep conditioning in my hothead that matches yours right now😉
Thank u! U clarified so many doubts for me. I now know that i hv high porosity hair slightly less porous than yours.... Today I did gelatin hair treatment, i added oliv oil to the gelatin and it made my hair so much better!
Thank You SO MUCH ! My husband has a wavy hair texture and his hair is very dry and build up at the roots but his hair has no shine no happiness and he’s ready to cut it. But it’s down his back and I like the long beard long hair rock star look! So glad I found this bc he definitely has high porosity & we both needed advice . I have type 3c low porosity and he has 2b high porosity. So you can imagine the learning curve for me but I’m so excited to find channels that cater to him and we can both be on our curly natural journeys ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great info. I'm really trying to understand my high porosity hair so I research best products for me and there's been a lot of trial and error but I finally have a regiment that seems to work 95% of the time. LOL
Gena I have been watching your videos for about a year and you have come a very long way!! I have noticed that you have gained so much confidence in yourself and it truly shows! You are full of information regarding curly hair!! Please keep up the great work and continue with the videos we love and enjoy watching!! I learn something new each time!! By the way I have noticed your looking so much more defined with a gorgeous curly girl pattern and truly luscious looking hair overall!!
I am a bit confused about Coconut oil and Avocado oil being both Moisturizing but Anti-humectants. Does that mean they give moisture when applied but won’t attract moisture from the air?
Hi! Very informative vid! I love your channel 🌹🌹 If I may... you said: Either use “warm” air “OR” cold air to diffuse. Then you said, you switch between warm air and cold. Could you please clarify that? Do you pulse from heat to cold shots? Or, do you diffuse warm first, then completely switch fully to cold? Or, did you mean just not “hot” air? LOL Sorry! 🤦♀️ Transitioning newbie here! 🤦♀️
Best high porosity video! Enough info to educate without making my head spin, THANK YOU! Just one question. My hair seems to go into moisture overload very quickly and I'm noticing I'm having to clarify every other wash day. Is that normal for high porosity? What am I doing wrong? I switched to no sulfate, no silicone shampoo. My conditioner is CGM approved. I only use a little curl cream and gel/ moose. Help?
So glad it was helpful! Have you been incorporating products with protein ingredients? I recommend using a few products within your routine with protein. Also, use a deep conditioner with protein a few times a month. I use this one from Shea Moisture: rstyle.me/+R1_0_8WRu8UKOVTDw23L_g More on protein vs moisture in this video: ruclips.net/video/y5KV_y0e1Xg/видео.html
@@GenaMarie I was using Shea moisture protein power treatment but stopped because it was getting expensive for the amount and frequency I needed it. Just today I used a cheaper gel, that has protein, and my hair absolutely LOVES it. I'm hoping by adding this into my routine I can ease of the clarifying. I'm also going to look into your suggestions, thank you so much!
Thanks for such an informative video!! I am really struggling right now with my hair. Where I live it has been very humid for the longest time and my hair has really suffered, a lot of breakage and just awful. I also have quite a few gray hairs which are super frizzy and unruly AND on top of all that I have an oily scalp so unless I use a shampoo that really cleans well I end up with an oily mess. I'm starting to think that the hairs that are gray (underneath the color that I use) are possibly high porosity so I am going to try and incorporate some of your tips and hopefully some of the issues will be resolved :)
I believe Swavy Curly Courtney on YT has normal porosity hair without frizz. She too, like Gena have wonderful detailed videos about the science behind curly hair! You should check her out as well.
Melissa Quezada Swamy curly Courtney has literally ZERO frizz. It’s AMAZING. Her hair is ridiculously shiny and bouncy looking. I have no idea how she does it, even after binge watching all her vidoes
Don't know why I didn't watch this earlier! I'm still not entirely sure what mine is. I feel like it takes a while for my hair to dry but also that it gets wet easily. I definitely have the breakage and crown frizz exactly like you mentioned. I guess I'll try natural air dry and see how long it takes.
New suscriber here! I just realized now that I have high porosity hair I would like to change products which ones do you recommend from curlsmith? Also I was thinking to get the AG recoil curl activator when I am done with NYM curl cream do you think is a good idea? Actually I am using all NYM products.
I had the same issue even though i would in hair products but I would put them in when my hair wasn’t really wet. Then I was like maybe I have high porosity so let me put in my products when my hair is still very wet. Now my hair looks amazing, I was like that’s it?
Actually, wavy-curly hair can benefit more from a stronger hold as opposed to a lighter hold gel since the curl is more prone to fall flat. If I use a gel that has too light a hold my curls will only last 1-3 days lol.
I'm about a year into the curly method and still haven't figured out my porosity. My hair is coarse and medium to high-density 2b/c waves. The float test is inaccurate, but I have tried other things. The squeak test, where you rub a strand of hair between your fingers - my hair squeaks, which I thought of as a sign of high porosity. If I spray my hair with water, it beads on top, and in the shower it takes a while to get it completely saturated, but it doesn't repel water either, which makes me wonder if it's just that my hair is thick enough to just take a while. I'm not sure about how protein sensitive I am, I can usually tell right away if I need protein or moisture without going to either extreme - again I wonder if it's because my strands are thick enough to be lenient. Though I do have to use more protein-free moisture treatments than those with protein since some of my daily stylers have protein in them. I think the most confusing thing though is that if I use more than a pea-size amount of leave-in or cream, my hair gets super weighed down and I can probably refresh with product once or twice before having to cleanse again because it just sits on my hair. I use the Kinky Curly Come Clean most wash days to get rid of build-up and I cleanse at least twice a week. Even more odd though is that Polyquats are my sworn enemy. Every product that has it in the ingredients IMMEDIATELY makes my hair look overly greasy and weighed down and I have NO clue why. It's like it just sits on top of my strands. I don't know. Maybe I'm medium porosity, but the way products feel like they just sit on top of my hair really confuses me.
Lol I think we have quite similar hair! I'm a 2b/2c aswell and I'm kinda confused wether I'm high or normal porosity as some stuff is really confusing. My hair is also medium to coarse and medium density. What is confusing for me is that my hair seems to always need tons of moisture. It does need a little protein too but not as much as it needs moisture. And when I used a shampoo that contains polyquats and protein for two weeks my scalp startet freaking out! Got dry and flaky and itchy but greasy at the same time and I got more Frizz... But I can use tons of leave in if the leave in isn't too thick and heavy.
@@MsLinoi Not every ingredient works for everybody and you can be sensitive to anything. I'm afraid it is a bit of trial and error. I have long/thick/course/highlighted/high density hair that despite being high porosity takes ten hours to dry naturally - but I have a LOT of hair. I don't get greasy hair due to it being dry, as is my scalp. I can use polyquats with no issue, but my hair is very glycerin sensitive and is a frizzy mess when stylers with glycerin are used. I need a lot of protein and a lot of moisture and alternate my deep conditioners accordingly. Glycerin may work very well for you as it is hydrating without a lot of weight. Everyone is different. Try to buy travel kits or trial sizes of products as you discover what does or doesn't work for your hair. The cgm is time intensive but the results are worth it once you figure out what your hair needs. Wishing you both great hair days.
@@lorainemcgillivray77 glycerin works fine for me at the moment but it really depends on the weather I think my hair typically doesn't like glycerine when it's super cold or when it rains a lot. But I haven't tried it in the summer yet. I find it really interesting how everyone responds different to ingredients. The gurly girl method is lots of research and trying out lots of things which can be fun but it can also cause you to waste a lot of money :D
@@lorainemcgillivray77 Sounds like you're my hair twin! I'm still looking for a styler for my frizzy sponge of a hair (I live by the ocean in Northwestern Spain where it also rains a lot)! The Ouidad Climate Control doesn't work for me, I think I need more hold. Have you found a glycerin free styling product that works for you?
I find I have normal porosity hair on the under layers of my hair and high porosity on the canopy and outer layers of my hair mostly due to past heat damage and some color damage. Though it seems that my hair is the healthier after 8 months CGM it still seems to act like it is high porosity. Do you ever try to treat the high porosity areas of your hair differently than the rest of it? Or just use products meant for high porosity and your normal porosity hair tends to not mind since it seems to like either end of the porosity scale.
Great question! Yes and yes. So sometimes I will add additional curl cream or leave in to my dry ends on the high porosity area, and apply more product in general to the top layer. The bottom layer that is normal porosity gets weighed down easily, and likes to hang longer/looser, so I apply less product there. I could do a video on it!
I have course low porosity hair. I thought I had high porosity hair for a while but when I watched a video on low porosity hair signs, I had all of them but 1🤦♀️. I had no idea!🧐😂. I also took two different porosity hair tests and they both said I had low porosity🤦♀️🙈🙊
Can I ask which signs made you realize you actually have low porosity hair? I can’t figure mine out. I feel like I check off a lot of boxes for both. I guess that could mean I have medium porosity, but that doesn’t help me narrow down product options. None of the tests I do help. The individual strands of my hair are too fine to feel bumps or smoothness. And products my hair used to love are horrible for my hair now. I really am struggling to figure it out haha
@@kierasaurusfrost makes sense👍. It was hard for me to find out as well🤦♀️. Here is a link to one of the hair porosity tests that I took. www.curlsbot.com/porosity/
Would you be so kind as to do a video on how to use Malibu Curl Partner and Malibu C Miracle Repair Wellness Hair Reconstructor? I Love your videos and your energy. I am highlighting my curly hair with color dye, not bleach. I wanted to do an Aphogee protein treatment, and as well as an Olapex # 3 a few days prior to start the dyeing process to protect my curls. My ? is; Would you suggest clarifying the hair a few days after the protein and Olaplex treatment or before?
One thing that has always confused me is that influencers say to only pay attention to the first five or six ingredients in a product. If protein is not listed in the first five or six ingredients but is listed further down, would you consider that product to have enough protein to make a difference?
I’m not sure, since they dont label the % ingredients 😔 all we can tell is the lower on the list, the lower the amount. I would just test the product and see if it bounces up your hair and makes it defined (usually what protein helps with)
So many great tips and advice. I’ve been wanting to learn more about the product ingredients but didn’t know where to start. I have a very similar hair type - high porosity, fine and low density. So far I have focused on protein rich deep conditioners but I would like to try alternating a protein DC with a moisturizing DC. I thought you recently recommended a moisturizing deep conditioner but I cannot find that reference anywhere. Can you or someone point me in the right direction? BTW a glycerin free gel that works well for me is Giavanni’s LA Hold
Here is going to be some word vomit but I am so desperate... for 37 years I have been trying to conquer my curls. I think k hormones have changed my hair to where it isn't as curly and now I want it to be. It can't be THAT damaged because I NEVER heat dry (always air dry) and probably get it straightened/highlighted 3 times a year. I have extremely porous hair. The bottom layer doesn't curl like the top (the top sucks up moisture and easily frizzes). Should I detox my hair for starters? I use a cheap deep leave-in conditioner and shower with a cheap conditioner bc I have to use so so much to even give my hair moisture. Another thing.... 99.9% of the time my hair is pulled up bc if it is down it is instantly frizzy and also I am a very active person so it needs to be up. Could this be damaging it as well??? I want to start embracing my curly hair bc I know it can be beautiful but then i try a product or technique i think will help only to find it doesnt and i get discouraged and give up. HELP HELP HELP!
Hi! I do not know if you are going to read this but, i think i have high porosity hair and i would like to know what the winter vs summer routine should be. I saw your video on what to avoid but i would like to make myself a winter routine and a summer routine.
Wellp, most signs are checked off the list; but I never coloured my hair and rarely used heat (there was a time but it wasn’t everyday) so Ig its genetics
Why does my hair feel tuff while using the conditioner like I'm trying to finger comb and feels dry . Or even after using styling products ugh I feel like I'm using wrong everything lol .
i also have my hlf hair high prosity hair as you but i have dandruff also im scared if i didn’t use good cleaning shmpoo it will be worst what should i do?
for me im really struggling with my hair. I flattened it for years without protection so its rlly heat damaged and its getting better. but the opper layer of my hair is frizzy and bad looking but the bottom layer is defind but then the back of my hair is not as defind as the front and its really getting on my nervs and i just want nice curls all the way around. do you have any tips?
You can do either. It depends on what benefit you’re trying to get from the acv. To clarify, you can use it first. To seal the cuticle, soften, and rebalance the hair’s pH you can use it last. When using it last you have to rinse really well to get the smell out.
My hair is exactly like yours. I'm confused with protein and deep conditioning. Sally's gave me Aphogee 2 step system. She said to do it once a month. Also, what deep conditioners would you recommend? I also use a leave in Kinky Curly Knot Today. I also combed my hair over the sink and saw so many little pieces. I thought only I did that. Lol! Great video. Thank you.
Any advise on helping my daughter to do her hair? She wants to do her own but it is a disaster. I want her to learn but keep her long gorgeous curls. She has high perosity hair. Her edges have got so bad!
Serious damage can only fully be removed by growing it out and cutting. Olaplex and other bond building treatments can help make it stronger. Here's the link for Olaplex No. 3: rstyle.me/+VM40vKBK6JDu9nmiMCtwEw
Do you think you have high porosity curls?
For all the notes, ingredients recap, and list products, visit the blog post here: www.getglammedup.co/2020/02/video-how-to-take-care-of-high-porosity.html
I can’t seem to catch the name of the girl who explains 5 levels of porosity. Do you have a link? Thank you.
Manes by Mel
Gena Marie : Do you find that you need more frequent haircuts than most people? I swear, my hair develops split ends within DAYS of getting a fresh haircut. Even if I don’t color or heat style it. I’m starting to think now that I have this problem because of my insanely porous hair.
I was depressed about my hair because it’s curly extremely dry , damaged , frizzy no matter how i moisturize it but I decided that i must learn how to manage it because 💯 my hair is high porosity so thank you so much for the video 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️
How is it now?
@@mbarake7265 it’s better for sure especially that I know how to deal with my hair type
Me too😭😭
Arrey bhai mujhe bhi btao na mujhe iska kuch nhi samjha
I feel you. I love my curls but I hated the fact that I felt that the way in which a wash day turn out, it very much depended on luck hahaha but then I started understanding more about my hair type, porosity, humidity, ingrédients and so on, and I can see that I can more or less help my hair to look good haha enphasizing in the more or less haha. Knowledge is power eh?!
Finally a RUclips who gets down to the important stuff..clear..easy..concise. Much appreciated, as I’m coming off of failed deva curl experience 😞. So I’m kinda starting from scratch here. Your explanations help so much. Thank u.
so happy to know i am not the only one suffering from this hair type and worried about breakage , 8 mins into the video and i am already feeling better because i have options now
I think menopause causes this too. I am a mid 50s woman and a health care provider so have learned a lot about female hormones and I think there is a strong connection. It may also be that as we are closer to mid life, we may color our hair more to hide gray. But I have just learned about hair porosity and I have high porosity and I really got worse when I started into menopause. Thanks for this video.
There is definitely a connection between hair texture and estrogen levels. Not only have I read a lot about the subject, I've experienced the effects first hand as a person with PCOS who has finally "levelled out" hormonally. It's been a roller coaster ride since puberty hit. Most of the time, I didn't dye my hair. Now I'm back to dying and still have better hair with my hormone treatments than when I didn't dye and my hormones were haywire.
The ingredients to avoid during humidity literally blew my mind. I live in Florida which is humid nearly year-round, and I've been using those ingredients. Especially the flaxseeds and honey. And I never could figure out how to tame my frizzy hair. I would go to another state or country and my hair would look amazing. The moment I step ground in Florida my hair instantly frizzes up. It doesn't help living here with fine hair with high porosity.
what minute?
@epit tan thank you🥺🥺
It’s funny because when I step in Florida my hair looks the best due to the salt and warmth. In Ohio my hair is meh :/
I'm in Florida too...with extremely dense hair...my mother says I look like an alpaca cause the second I step into the outside my hair shrinks about 4 inches and frizes out of control😂
Finally someone with my hair type! Thank you so much!
You’re welcome 💗🙌🏼
My hair is prone to breakage as well. 😩☺️
I feel like I have characteristics of both low and high perosity; so it’s hard for me to tell. I also have frizzy fine hair. I am always looking for products that will actually work for my hair but haven’t found those ideal products yet.
Omg!!! I just found out I had high porosity and I was looking for videos about it!!!!
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Recently found out I have high Porosity hair and I have been looking for people with high Porosity to help me understand my hair. Thank you for this video. Great info.
I suffer from breakage too😥 I have fine curly hair.
Which video link is about breakage?
We have the same hair!!!! It’s taken me years to figure out!!! No salons can ever get it and it’s always a guessing game when I go to salon. There are not many people with our hair and no people making videos that help us! 🙏🏻 thank you 😊
High porosity, low density, and fine. I never use iron heat. Mostly air dry. Never use color and my hair is still so fragile. I have to clarify a lot so it’s not weighed down. But also need extra moisture. It’s a fine balance. Mel is also one of my favorites!
My hair is like a fine sponge so so so much
Omg thank you I have high porosity 3b hair and we was so confused on what to do about my hair
We have the same hair. I don’t know what to do with it right now. I don’t even use heat. Thank you for this video!! And for humidity try Houston 🤦🏽♀️
Nice video. Love the timestamps. Very helpful to show the difference between under hair and top hair.
Thanks for the feedback 🙌🏼💗
I have high porosity hair and I‘ve been loving the redken acidic bonding treatment
Hi ! I tried Redken acid bonding ( the regular line) I’ve never tried acid bonding for curly hair. Is it better? Thank you :)
I had the opposite reaction to oliefera which is used as a sulfate substitute. My hair started drying out quicker & breaking like crazy. Thanks for the tips!!
This is the best and most clear video I've watched about high porosity hair. For so long I thought I was low porosity 🤦🏽♀️ and now I know I have ALL the characteristics of high porosity hair.
I have just subcribred to your channel, looking forward to learning much more.
Glad it was helpful 💗
Olaplex 3 has changed my hair for the better...my favorite product!
This is by far the best video I have seen in high porosity hair!
Wow you look so young with no makeup!!!! 😍 Uthanks for all the great tips, did a huge big chop, 12 inches of disturbed waves, color and bleach damaged ends o was still growing out. So greatful for all these great channels willing to give such great info
REALLY HELPFUL! I'm just starting my CG journey & watch a LOT of your stuff because of the fine low density similarities.
I think I have slightly above normal porosity, even though my hair is virgin and I only heat style by diffusing.
I have all the symptoms.
I just wanted to share a few things I learned.
The float test made me think i had low-po since my hair floated. After watching a vid on low-po it is clear I don't.
I think what happened to me is that my hair was so fine it did not break the surface tension of the water and sink.
A few stylist sights mentioned sometimes high-po hair can take a long time to dry (a symptom of low-po)...this is because it absorbed waaay too much moisture.
If you want to spend $50, you can send your hair to the lab My Main Bio and get it analyzed...I havent done this.
Thanks so much for all the great info!
100% on highly porous hair taking forever to dry. It's like a fully saturated sponge. Mine is definitely highly porous, confirmed by various hairdressers, and takes up to 8 hours to dry.
Mine is genetic.
I love how informative and detailed your videos are. I have never learned so much about ingredients until today and I am now hooked for life on paying attention to them! I will be checking all of my products at home tonight. Thank you so much!
Thank you!!!!! I have all 3 descriptors as you! I’m just starting so I hope all these products help me.
I love that your name is Gena and it is pronounced like "Sheena" that sounds like Spanish word "China" that means "Curly haired"
Wow !
Well China in Spanish its actually “Chinese” or saying that someone looks of that way but “pelo chino” means curly haired :)
I've only heard 'china' used as curls in Mexico, in other places we call them 'rizos' or 'colochos'
@@isabellacarvajal695 True that! Some people also call them "Rulos" too, but indeed "chinos" is more Mexican Spanish.
I’m from Somalia and we call China sheena😂😂😂😂😂that is so weird or we call the people ‘indho yar’ which means small eyed people
I have high porosity because of over manipulation and too much protein. I used to have medium porosity hair. My hair still loves Kinky Curly Knot Today and Camille Rose Naturals Almond Twisting Butter. I did a wash & go today, and it turned out frizzy with some definition. I like it but it needs improvement.
This video was so helpful. I sent the detailed list of ingredients of what to use and not use to my email. Thank you for doing the leg work for us.
What about kinky curly knot today as a moisturizer and seal with one of the anti humectant oils on your list.
I live in Texas and it's very humid here
Thank you so much! Your videos are always so informative 😊I have fine 3B/C high porosity hair and I deep condition before I clarify. It has made such a difference! Deep conditioning in my hothead that matches yours right now😉
Thank you! I just got done deep conditioning too!
Gena Marie - I am a new subscriber. I am on my curly hair journey and your videos have been very helpful. Thank you!
Thank u! U clarified so many doubts for me. I now know that i hv high porosity hair slightly less porous than yours.... Today I did gelatin hair treatment, i added oliv oil to the gelatin and it made my hair so much better!
Me too. The struggle is real. My density is medium, but otherwise we have the same hair. I'm investing in Curl Smith products. Thanks for your videos!
Your videos are very appreciated. I find myself reverting back to many of them for information. Thanks Gena!!!!
Can you do a high porosity hair routine in a week thank you 😘😘💕💕💕
Thank You SO MUCH ! My husband has a wavy hair texture and his hair is very dry and build up at the roots but his hair has no shine no happiness and he’s ready to cut it. But it’s down his back and I like the long beard long hair rock star look! So glad I found this bc he definitely has high porosity & we both needed advice . I have type 3c low porosity and he has 2b high porosity. So you can imagine the learning curve for me but I’m so excited to find channels that cater to him and we can both be on our curly natural journeys ❤️❤️❤️❤️
literally everything I needed to know in one video!!!!!! tysm
You look GORGEOUS without make-up!!!
Having high porosity hair, super curly at the ends, tonsss of it but a little thin and i hate my curly hair... so its extra damaged 😭
Excellent video with so much valuable information. Much appreciation. I will be referring back to this video often. Thank you 😊
Great info. I'm really trying to understand my high porosity hair so I research best products for me and there's been a lot of trial and error but I finally have a regiment that seems to work 95% of the time. LOL
Gena I have been watching your videos for about a year and you have come a very long way!! I have noticed that you have gained so much confidence in yourself and it truly shows! You are full of information regarding curly hair!! Please keep up the great work and continue with the videos we love and enjoy watching!! I learn something new each time!! By the way I have noticed your looking so much more defined with a gorgeous curly girl pattern and truly luscious looking hair overall!!
Thanks so much!
I am a bit confused about Coconut oil and Avocado oil being both Moisturizing but Anti-humectants. Does that mean they give moisture when applied but won’t attract moisture from the air?
The oils would seal in the moisture already in the hair, preventing external moisture from getting in.
Hi! Very informative vid! I love your channel 🌹🌹 If I may... you said: Either use “warm” air “OR” cold air to diffuse. Then you said, you switch between warm air and cold. Could you please clarify that? Do you pulse from heat to cold shots? Or, do you diffuse warm first, then completely switch fully to cold? Or, did you mean just not “hot” air? LOL Sorry! 🤦♀️ Transitioning newbie here! 🤦♀️
Welcome!!
I love this my hair seems very similar to yours!! I think my hair is high porosity and low density hair
Finally!!! Found my hair sister
Thank you 🙏
Best high porosity video! Enough info to educate without making my head spin, THANK YOU!
Just one question. My hair seems to go into moisture overload very quickly and I'm noticing I'm having to clarify every other wash day. Is that normal for high porosity? What am I doing wrong? I switched to no sulfate, no silicone shampoo. My conditioner is CGM approved. I only use a little curl cream and gel/ moose. Help?
So glad it was helpful! Have you been incorporating products with protein ingredients? I recommend using a few products within your routine with protein. Also, use a deep conditioner with protein a few times a month. I use this one from Shea Moisture: rstyle.me/+R1_0_8WRu8UKOVTDw23L_g
More on protein vs moisture in this video: ruclips.net/video/y5KV_y0e1Xg/видео.html
@@GenaMarie I was using Shea moisture protein power treatment but stopped because it was getting expensive for the amount and frequency I needed it. Just today I used a cheaper gel, that has protein, and my hair absolutely LOVES it. I'm hoping by adding this into my routine I can ease of the clarifying. I'm also going to look into your suggestions, thank you so much!
You are god sent thank you for all the information. Very thorough.
Thanks for such an informative video!! I am really struggling right now with my hair. Where I live it has been very humid for the longest time and my hair has really suffered, a lot of breakage and just awful. I also have quite a few gray hairs which are super frizzy and unruly AND on top of all that I have an oily scalp so unless I use a shampoo that really cleans well I end up with an oily mess. I'm starting to think that the hairs that are gray (underneath the color that I use) are possibly high porosity so I am going to try and incorporate some of your tips and hopefully some of the issues will be resolved :)
I would love to see a video for normal porosity. Nobody has one (that I've been able to find.)
I believe Swavy Curly Courtney on YT has normal porosity hair without frizz. She too, like Gena have wonderful detailed videos about the science behind curly hair! You should check her out as well.
Melissa Quezada Swamy curly Courtney has literally ZERO frizz. It’s AMAZING. Her hair is ridiculously shiny and bouncy looking. I have no idea how she does it, even after binge watching all her vidoes
Thank you so much for this. I feel like I'm on the right track now!
many silicones are also super bad for the environment, so thanks for providing alternatives!!
Don't know why I didn't watch this earlier! I'm still not entirely sure what mine is. I feel like it takes a while for my hair to dry but also that it gets wet easily. I definitely have the breakage and crown frizz exactly like you mentioned. I guess I'll try natural air dry and see how long it takes.
Thank you for sharing this video! I have fine high porosity curly hair. This is very helpful! ~new subscriber
New suscriber here! I just realized now that I have high porosity hair I would like to change products which ones do you recommend from curlsmith? Also I was thinking to get the AG recoil curl activator when I am done with NYM curl cream do you think is a good idea? Actually I am using all NYM products.
My mom, dad, grandma, and great grandma (both on my moms side) all have thick, course hair. I got thin, fine hair that breaks so easily. Ahh!!!
I had the same issue even though i would in hair products but I would put them in when my hair wasn’t really wet. Then I was like maybe I have high porosity so let me put in my products when my hair is still very wet. Now my hair looks amazing, I was like that’s it?
Is my hair easily affected by humidity?
HECK YES!!!
I looooovvveee the curl talk mousse
I’ve been so jack and forth about this. Finally, I am HIGH POROSITY
Actually, wavy-curly hair can benefit more from a stronger hold as opposed to a lighter hold gel since the curl is more prone to fall flat. If I use a gel that has too light a hold my curls will only last 1-3 days lol.
I'm about a year into the curly method and still haven't figured out my porosity. My hair is coarse and medium to high-density 2b/c waves. The float test is inaccurate, but I have tried other things. The squeak test, where you rub a strand of hair between your fingers - my hair squeaks, which I thought of as a sign of high porosity. If I spray my hair with water, it beads on top, and in the shower it takes a while to get it completely saturated, but it doesn't repel water either, which makes me wonder if it's just that my hair is thick enough to just take a while. I'm not sure about how protein sensitive I am, I can usually tell right away if I need protein or moisture without going to either extreme - again I wonder if it's because my strands are thick enough to be lenient. Though I do have to use more protein-free moisture treatments than those with protein since some of my daily stylers have protein in them. I think the most confusing thing though is that if I use more than a pea-size amount of leave-in or cream, my hair gets super weighed down and I can probably refresh with product once or twice before having to cleanse again because it just sits on my hair. I use the Kinky Curly Come Clean most wash days to get rid of build-up and I cleanse at least twice a week. Even more odd though is that Polyquats are my sworn enemy. Every product that has it in the ingredients IMMEDIATELY makes my hair look overly greasy and weighed down and I have NO clue why. It's like it just sits on top of my strands. I don't know. Maybe I'm medium porosity, but the way products feel like they just sit on top of my hair really confuses me.
Lol I think we have quite similar hair! I'm a 2b/2c aswell and I'm kinda confused wether I'm high or normal porosity as some stuff is really confusing. My hair is also medium to coarse and medium density. What is confusing for me is that my hair seems to always need tons of moisture. It does need a little protein too but not as much as it needs moisture. And when I used a shampoo that contains polyquats and protein for two weeks my scalp startet freaking out! Got dry and flaky and itchy but greasy at the same time and I got more Frizz...
But I can use tons of leave in if the leave in isn't too thick and heavy.
@@MsLinoi Not every ingredient works for everybody and you can be sensitive to anything. I'm afraid it is a bit of trial and error. I have long/thick/course/highlighted/high density hair that despite being high porosity takes ten hours to dry naturally - but I have a LOT of hair. I don't get greasy hair due to it being dry, as is my scalp. I can use polyquats with no issue, but my hair is very glycerin sensitive and is a frizzy mess when stylers with glycerin are used. I need a lot of protein and a lot of moisture and alternate my deep conditioners accordingly. Glycerin may work very well for you as it is hydrating without a lot of weight. Everyone is different. Try to buy travel kits or trial sizes of products as you discover what does or doesn't work for your hair. The cgm is time intensive but the results are worth it once you figure out what your hair needs. Wishing you both great hair days.
@@lorainemcgillivray77 glycerin works fine for me at the moment but it really depends on the weather I think my hair typically doesn't like glycerine when it's super cold or when it rains a lot. But I haven't tried it in the summer yet. I find it really interesting how everyone responds different to ingredients. The gurly girl method is lots of research and trying out lots of things which can be fun but it can also cause you to waste a lot of money :D
Yes this so my hair as well
@@lorainemcgillivray77 Sounds like you're my hair twin! I'm still looking for a styler for my frizzy sponge of a hair (I live by the ocean in Northwestern Spain where it also rains a lot)! The Ouidad Climate Control doesn't work for me, I think I need more hold. Have you found a glycerin free styling product that works for you?
I find I have normal porosity hair on the under layers of my hair and high porosity on the canopy and outer layers of my hair mostly due to past heat damage and some color damage. Though it seems that my hair is the healthier after 8 months CGM it still seems to act like it is high porosity. Do you ever try to treat the high porosity areas of your hair differently than the rest of it? Or just use products meant for high porosity and your normal porosity hair tends to not mind since it seems to like either end of the porosity scale.
Great question! Yes and yes. So sometimes I will add additional curl cream or leave in to my dry ends on the high porosity area, and apply more product in general to the top layer. The bottom layer that is normal porosity gets weighed down easily, and likes to hang longer/looser, so I apply less product there. I could do a video on it!
Thanks for this very helpful video! Outstanding.
Such a great informative video!!
Ty! This video helps alot 😊 love your videos I can relate😊
Is it possible to have both low and high porosity on your head?
I have course low porosity hair. I thought I had high porosity hair for a while but when I watched a video on low porosity hair signs, I had all of them but 1🤦♀️. I had no idea!🧐😂. I also took two different porosity hair tests and they both said I had low porosity🤦♀️🙈🙊
Can I ask which signs made you realize you actually have low porosity hair? I can’t figure mine out. I feel like I check off a lot of boxes for both. I guess that could mean I have medium porosity, but that doesn’t help me narrow down product options. None of the tests I do help. The individual strands of my hair are too fine to feel bumps or smoothness. And products my hair used to love are horrible for my hair now. I really am struggling to figure it out haha
@@kierasaurusfrost makes sense👍. It was hard for me to find out as well🤦♀️.
Here is a link to one of the hair porosity tests that I took. www.curlsbot.com/porosity/
@@radhikanayak7398 I believe it is accurate, obviously I can't say it is for sure, but I think it works. 👍🏼😄
Would you be so kind as to do a video on how to use Malibu Curl Partner and Malibu C Miracle Repair Wellness Hair Reconstructor?
I Love your videos and your energy. I am highlighting my curly hair with color dye, not bleach. I wanted to do an Aphogee protein treatment, and as well as an Olapex # 3 a few days prior to start the dyeing process to protect my curls. My ? is; Would you suggest clarifying the hair a few days after the protein and Olaplex treatment or before?
One thing that has always confused me is that influencers say to only pay attention to the first five or six ingredients in a product. If protein is not listed in the first five or six ingredients but is listed further down, would you consider that product to have enough protein to make a difference?
I’m not sure, since they dont label the % ingredients 😔 all we can tell is the lower on the list, the lower the amount. I would just test the product and see if it bounces up your hair and makes it defined (usually what protein helps with)
So many great tips and advice. I’ve been wanting to learn more about the product ingredients but didn’t know where to start. I have a very similar hair type - high porosity, fine and low density. So far I have focused on protein rich deep conditioners but I would like to try alternating a protein DC with a moisturizing DC. I thought you recently recommended a moisturizing deep conditioner but I cannot find that reference anywhere. Can you or someone point me in the right direction? BTW a glycerin free gel that works well for me is Giavanni’s LA Hold
Great video....concise and informative. I appreciate your time & effort in making your videos. Well done. Subbing!! 😀
Thanks so much Fiona! 🙏🏼
Here is going to be some word vomit but I am so desperate... for 37 years I have been trying to conquer my curls. I think k hormones have changed my hair to where it isn't as curly and now I want it to be. It can't be THAT damaged because I NEVER heat dry (always air dry) and probably get it straightened/highlighted 3 times a year. I have extremely porous hair. The bottom layer doesn't curl like the top (the top sucks up moisture and easily frizzes). Should I detox my hair for starters? I use a cheap deep leave-in conditioner and shower with a cheap conditioner bc I have to use so so much to even give my hair moisture. Another thing.... 99.9% of the time my hair is pulled up bc if it is down it is instantly frizzy and also I am a very active person so it needs to be up. Could this be damaging it as well??? I want to start embracing my curly hair bc I know it can be beautiful but then i try a product or technique i think will help only to find it doesnt and i get discouraged and give up. HELP HELP HELP!
Hi! I do not know if you are going to read this but, i think i have high porosity hair and i would like to know what the winter vs summer routine should be. I saw your video on what to avoid but i would like to make myself a winter routine and a summer routine.
Hi! I have a winter routine here: ruclips.net/video/I-Kwe080ASQ/видео.html
Wellp, most signs are checked off the list; but I never coloured my hair and rarely used heat (there was a time but it wasn’t everyday) so Ig its genetics
Good information thank you
Why does my hair feel tuff while using the conditioner like I'm trying to finger comb and feels dry . Or even after using styling products ugh I feel like I'm using wrong everything lol .
i also have my hlf hair high prosity hair as you but i have dandruff also im scared if i didn’t use good cleaning shmpoo it will be worst what should i do?
I have thick, high porosity healthy hair and it dries SO SLOWLY. So not all high porosity hair dries quickly.
We have the same hair... I think but I struggle with flat top and curly ends what can I do to help
I have a sort of 'halo' of frizz which is probably due to the high porosity
Omg sameee I thought I was the only one
Or breakage
for me im really struggling with my hair. I flattened it for years without protection so its rlly heat damaged and its getting better. but the opper layer of my hair is frizzy and bad looking but the bottom layer is defind but then the back of my hair is not as defind as the front and its really getting on my nervs and i just want nice curls all the way around. do you have any tips?
Add moisture
@@aleksandralempart8305 lol i just cut most of it off, its a lot healthier now
Great video, thanks!
my hair does not absorb water quickly but dries very quickly does that count as high porosity.?
my hairstylist helped me and told me I have medium to low porosity. I don't use heat on my hair but it is bleached (professionally balayge)
Try rice water rinse
Can I just clarify - are you suggesting use ACV at the end of your routine? I’ve always used it first, rinsed off and then conditioned and styled.
You can do either. It depends on what benefit you’re trying to get from the acv. To clarify, you can use it first. To seal the cuticle, soften, and rebalance the hair’s pH you can use it last. When using it last you have to rinse really well to get the smell out.
@@GenaMarie Thankyou, I’ve learnt something new 😊
Can you do one of those oleplex treatments if you have a keratin treatment in your hair?
Yes, Keratin smoothing treatments & The Olaplex bond Rebuilder are work completely different. Olaplex can be used on anyone.
My hair is exactly like yours. I'm confused with protein and deep conditioning. Sally's gave me Aphogee 2 step system. She said to do it once a month.
Also, what deep conditioners would you recommend?
I also use a leave in Kinky Curly Knot Today.
I also combed my hair over the sink and saw so many little pieces. I thought only I did that. Lol!
Great video. Thank you.
please review Pantene curl products in a future video :)))
Not CGMA
Any advise on helping my daughter to do her hair? She wants to do her own but it is a disaster. I want her to learn but keep her long gorgeous curls. She has high perosity hair. Her edges have got so bad!
How old is she
I was looking for the hair dryer from Conair you used please let me know
Conditioning first makes so much sense omg 😭
very informative...Ty 🤗
What are base style products, please
Can you reverse porosity from bleach damage ? I am ready to chop my hair off. Trying to be patient .....
Serious damage can only fully be removed by growing it out and cutting. Olaplex and other bond building treatments can help make it stronger. Here's the link for Olaplex No. 3: rstyle.me/+VM40vKBK6JDu9nmiMCtwEw
I feel like I have the same hair as you :)
Can you recommend a heat protectant that is Curly Girl Approved ?
I like this one from Maui Moisture :) rstyle.me/+JCz3zl-3YyaKL4GVS5m0PQ
I have low porosity frizzy wavy hair :/ wish I had high porosity
I promise you , you don’t it’s very hard to deal with at least with low porosity all you need is heat to open up your cuticles
No you don’t. My hair constantly looks dry and frizzy. Just look for low porosity products
What heat protection do you use
Our hair are twins lol...I feel like you described my hair
Do you brush your hair dry before showering?
Yes, with just my fingers though and some oil to provide slip. It prevents breakage and damage while shampooing.