What is low porosity hair?
Here’s what stylists want you to know about caring for and styling your strands based on their porosity.
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If youve got low porosity hair, your strands will respond to treatments in a unique way.
Tina Outen is a celebrity stylist at Sessions Salon in London.
She has worked with A-listers including Victoria Beckham, Rosamund Pike, Jennifer Lawrence, and Lady Gaga.
Cara Crafton is the owner of Crafted Hair Group in Wisconsin, and an educator with hair-care brand Living Proof.
Similar to your skin, your hair has pores, which affect its ability to hold water.
Products tend to stay on top of the hair versus absorbing into the hair, she says.
Simply fill a glass with water, and place a single strand of hair inside of it.
Low porosity hair loves a lightweight product with milky bases and hydration only, says Outen.
And when it comes to conditioners, opt for milks instead of creams.
You may even find watering down a product in a spritz bottle works best, she says.
Below, four stylists recommendations that will help make the styling process as simple as possible.
Youll hardly realize its thereand wont weigh down your style.
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Cara Crafton is the owner of Crafted Hair Group in Wisconsin, and an educator with hair-care brand Living Proof.
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