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High Porosity Hair Explained: Best Products, Routine & Ingredients

Before and after of my high porosity hair: damaged, frizzy curls on the left and restored, defined, shiny curls on the right after consistent condition-focused care.

For years, many of us in the curly hair community leaned on observation, trial, and shared experience to make sense of our hair. We learned to test our porosity by dropping a strand in a glass of water, sorted ourselves into low, medium, or high, and then chased the products that were supposed to match […]

How to Moisturize High Porosity Hair: What Actually Helps

Featured image for a high porosity hair article showing a woman with bleached wavy hair beside an OUAI treatment masque. Text reads “How to ‘Moisturize’ High Porosity Hair” with the phrase “What Actually Helps,” highlighting a science-backed approach to caring for dry, frizz-prone, porous hair

The struggle with high porosity hair is real: persistent dryness, frizz that will not quit, and curls that fall flat by midday. For a long time I thought the fix was to moisturize harder, to finally find the product that would pump water into my strands and lock it there. Working with my friend, a […]