Determine your hair type by learning your hair elasticity, porosity, and density.
Elasticity is how much your hair can stretch and return to its natural state. Unhealthy hair might stretch, but not return to its natural state. Hair with little elasticity is known as hair types 1A-2C which is straight to wavy hair and hair with more elasticity is known as hair types 3A-4C which is very wavy to coily hair. Click here for image examples found on the Curls product website.
Porosity is your hair’s ability to absorb moisture. Low porosity hair usually takes longer to accept moisture and water. An example would be long waits for your hair to dry or even long times for your hair to get fully wet while you’re washing it. High porosity hair absorbs too much moisture and may lose it just as fast as it accepts it which is a sign of damaged hair. Normal porosity is between both.
If you’re still not sure, the porosity self-test is to take a strand of hair and drop it into a glass of water. If it floats at the surface, then your hair has low porosity. If it sinks, then your hair has high porosity. If it floats in the middle, then your hair is normal.
Density is the amount of hair strands on your hair and the most obvious way to figure this out is to count them! Haha I’m joking. That would be tedious so instead just let your hair hang down and if you see your scalp then you have low density and if you can’t see your scalp at all then you have high density.
If you have any questions about hair or elasticity, porosity, and density be sure to leave a comment so I can read them and answer them in future post!
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