Why Your Hair Needs a Porosity Check at Every Shampoo

Did you know your hair’s porosity can change?

Heat, environmental factors, chemical services, medications, and even changes in your health can affect how well your hair absorbs and retains moisture.

Porosity is your hair’s ability to absorb moisture (water). That’s why we don’t assume your hair needs the same thing at every appointment.

After providing a deep cleanse, we test both porosity and elasticity to determine what your hair needs next. Your results help guide us in choosing the appropriate shampoo- whether your hair needs more hydration or moisture- as well as the type of treatment your hair needs.

And if you shampoo your hair at home, we HIGHLY recommend being armed with a clarifying/deep cleansing shampoo (this is step 1, no skips) along with both hydrating and moisturizing shampoos. You simply won’t know what your hair needs from one wash day to the next without testing it.

At Humble Hair, you can count on us to assess your hair at every appointment and provide what it needs that day.

We test. We assess. We treat accordingly. Rest assured, we’ve got your hair covered. 🤎

POROSITY RULES- 

FLOATING = LOW POROSITY = NEEDS HYDRATION

MIDDLE OF CUP = BALANCE = HYDRATION & MOISTURE COCKTAIL

BOTTOM OF CUP = HIGH POROSITY = NEEDS MOISTURE + PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROTEIN