‌Low porosity hair is human hair that doesn't readily absorb water and treatments. Your hair may be low porosity if it takes a long time to wet and dry. If you use hair care products, they tend to ...

Low porosity hair is not very absorbent. It is less able to take in water and hair treatments, so products may accumulate on the surface. Compared with high porosity hair, it is less prone to breakage ...

Hair porosity is your hair’s ability to absorb and retain moisture. This affects how well oils and moisture pass in and out of the outermost layer of your hair, known as the cuticle. To understand the ...

How to ACTUALLY find your hairs porosity and why not knowing yours is holding you back from having the hair you've always ...

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Hair only looks simple. Start coloring it—or bleaching, relaxing, flat ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Hair porosity is your hair’s ability to absorb and retain moisture. If you have ...

All natural hair is not created equal. We know, hard to believe! While some of us enjoy a seemingly automatic sheen and moisture retention after applying our favorite products, others of us can’t seem ...