Hair Porosity & Hair Type & More
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2018
- This video is about Hair Porosity & Hair Type & more. Normally I don’t talk about the nitty gritty because I like to keep thing simple but a lot of you ask me my opinion on these things so I made a little vid.
HOW TO TEST HAIR POROSITY: • Hair Porosity 101 & 3 ...
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Intro Music: Instrumental original music written & recorded by Scary Pockets (used with permission)
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Products Used:
GEL - www.sallybeauty.com/biotera-a...
Biotera Website: www.naturellepro.com/biotera
Conditioner - Tresemme Botanicals
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WAVY - India Batson
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CURLY GIRL APPROVED CONDITIONER: • Video
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Nature's Gate Conditioner: amzn.to/1URNRst
SILICONES TO AVOID, investigate anything that ends in xane, cone, conol and col. There are a few fragrances that are ok that end in one (so confusing)Here are some common silicones:
- dimethicone
- amodimethicone
- cyclopentasiloxane
- cyclomethicone
- dimethiconol - Навчання та стиль
OMG, Susie...this was the most totally informative video regarding our hair! You are beyond amazing!
Thank you so so much. I feel like I just skimmed the surface.
Glycerine is not only absorbing moisture at high dew points but also release moisture in very low dew points. So high porosity hair can get very dry using glycerin when it gets very cold outside. Maybe you can talk about that in a video in October or November when it's getting colder.
Please also talk about protein-moisture balance in one of your videos, and how to achieve it, and what products to use in what time period to keep that balance. Most videos show what you can do if it's already too late and you are in balanced, but what can you do to not get imbalanced? Thanks for your great videos, I'm not native English, so some articles on naturally curly are hard to read, but you explain it so simple that I understand what the point is. Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹 in the middle of Europe 🤗
You made my WHOLE year :) Your celebrating all curls, in a easy to understand way!!! Bless You!
I am just starting my curly hair journey! I love this. Thank you!!!
Susie!!! Such a great way to display the difference. I've been w you since 4k and I never comment...but Wow! I love watching your channel. You are such a role model. Keep doing what your doing and I wish you all the best...Health, happiness, marriage, pregnancy, business. Xoxo
Thanks for doing so much research! Good to know about the ingredients--and the ones that could cause problems. I'm sure I'll come back to this video from time to time as a resource--in case I run into problems with my hair/products. BTW, I was at my dentist's office yesterday and since he was also a classmate way back 52 years ago, we started talking about a trip he was planning in his RV--to Nova Scotia and I said, "I 'know' someone in Cape Breton--she is on UA-cam." And he said that is the very place he is going. We live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan so its a long drive--1600 plus miles.
One of the best / most informative videos! Would love if you talk more about frizz and glycerin info. Thanks for this channel
Love your Wednesday vids! Btw, I finally went to sally beauty and bought the biotera gel. I LOVE IT! created a nice cast and scrunched out soft and left my curls defined and bouncy all day. I’ve been telling my curly friends about your UA-cam channel.
Thank you so much for the bit about propylene glycol! I’ve heard so many bad things about it but I use gels with it and it does have a controversial sound around it, I’m so glad you did the research to let us know! Great video
You are the best! Thank you for all your hard work and info.
Wow the things you teach me! I really appreciate the visuals too!
Love the pipe cleaner demo! Very helpful video thank you
This was the most informative video I’ve watched! Thank you!!!
SUPER job at providing great information in an "easily comprehended" presentation! Your channel has quickly climbed to the TOP of my favorites in ALL my subscriptions regardless of topic! Thanks so much!
This was such a great video. You are a great teacher! You are able to break it down in a way that is easy to comprehend! Thank you!
I've been using your gel casting technique for a few months now, and my hair looks GREAT! I've been recommending your channel to all my curly haired brethren. Thanks for all of your good tips and tricks!
The best explanatory video on hair type and the ingredients of hair products 👌🏼👍🏼. You have such a natural way of making these topics interesting
I was waiting 4 this💖💖💖 I wish you already had your channel when I started the curly girl method:( I did so many mistakes lol! I did the flaxseed gel and it worked amazing
Ooo Susie, that’s so bloody helpful! I was getting confused too.
Thank you so much for he tips.
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Thanks again for watching Christina!
Loved this! Very concise "scientifical" hair science lecture :) I've switched up my products since I've started watching your channel and I've noticed my hair has gone from mostly 2C to 3A!
This soooo helped. I’m new to all this and it really clarified/simplified things!
I was so confused about porosity type but you made it so simple. I just started the cgm and need all the help I can get. Thank you!
The Very Best video around!!!!! I definitely have high porosity hair!!!!! You are FABULOUS!
As you chose different pictures for the hair types than the usual ones I now can confirm that I am a 2b. Maybe if I stop coloring my hair I could get a 2c... but I like my wavy hair as it is now.
Thanks for all the added info. 😃
Thanks for the video. I especially appreciated the info about the ingredients. Can you do a review of Briogeo? Curl Charisma line in particular...but any of their products is cool too. Thank you!
This was just what I needed. Thanks so much!
Thank you thank you thank you! I am new on this journey and there is so much to learn. All of this does make a difference when choosing products. I have set aside some of my products for winter use now. Living in Northern Ontario the winters are very cold and dry. I am worried that my hair will dry flat and frizzy:( More winter tips for those of us who live in more extreme winter conditions would be great! (-30C plus windchill is a reality mid winter) My hair has high porosity and is a mix of 2a, 2b, 2c waves and curls. This is week 6 of using the curly girl method.
Thank you, thank you, Susie, for the tremendous info. Your research and presentation, with the aids, was just what I needed to finally get some of the hair characteristics fully understood. I'm finally understanding my hair's porosity better and am paying attention how my hairreacts to different products. I signed an individual science and I'm still learning. Only the start of month three;-)
It’s because of you that I wanted to start the curly girl method. Your are really inspiring. I love you and your videos.
OMG!! Best video ever! Thank you 😌
So much great info. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for taking the time to do the research❤️
Thank you !!! I’ve been trying to find out so much info about ingredients and the cut and dry basics of taking care of my wavy hair. Normally ppl just say “I use this” or “I love this” and they do not delve into WHY or HOW it works for their hair. While I think those videos can be great, it’s really overwhelming to watch someone’s 10 step hair routine and just have to wonder IF something would work for you based this other person using it. This video was so so informative and was about the why and how of ingredients. Thank you !!!!
This was really informative thank you!
Lots of good information, Susie. Thank you. You're very good at explaining everything.
I'm going to try Jessicurl Spiralicious Styling Gel, because it's glycerin free and highly rated by users. I'm hoping it will be the answer to my year-round frizz and droopy wave issues here in South Florida.
My hair is a mix of 2C and 3A
The pipe cleaner (?) was soooo helpful! Thank you!
Once again I love the video! I do have one question though, the last frame of the video shows of float test but you didn't cover it in the video. Could you maybe add that to next week's content? Thanks again for all the info. You are really helping me bring my hair back to life!
Thanks Susie for putting out another great video and thanks for doing all the research! Congrats on your pregnancy too :)
You are my favorite curly youtuber now!
Sasha Morris mine too! I’ve been telling the curly haired people I meet who ask me about my hair about Curly Susie.
Fabulous video! Thank you so much!!
Again, super informative and easy to understand video...great job..
Thank you Sara
Thanks! I now know what hair porosity is. Good information.
What an awesome video!! Appreciate all the work and the information. I believe I had 2C - but now as I am continuing my journey, 3A, 3b's are coming around!! Thanks again!! YOU ROCK!!
No.... YOU rock ❤️❤️ thanks for watching.
If you don't mind me asking how to go from 2c/3a to 3a and then 3b @amylynne621
Absolutely love your channel. I Love that you like to keep things simple and inexpensive. Have you tried the other Down Under Naturals conditioners? Other than the Nude? They don't have the mineral oil in them and appear to be CG approved.
I have been binge watching your curly hair videos (I've already seen all of your pregnancy videos!) and I love your videos. I appreciate that you are the same age as me and you make very video so informative. Your son is absolutely adorable and makes me want to lave work and love on my son as well. Keep up the good work!!! P.S. Maybe I will be following your pregnancy videos more closely in the future. I'm stopping my pill tomorrow! Eeekkk!!!
Hello Suzie. I loved the subject and I want to know more about protein treatments. I’ve seen some videos that it’s related to porosity types. But I’m still lost about this subject. Loved your videos always ❤️
I’ll try to include that in a video soon!! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Jen here. Good job on the video! My hair loves propylene glycol and Honey in products. It's thick, course, 2c waves.
Awesome "right scientifical" vid! :) Great info!
This is such a great and informative video. Loved it! 🙂💙
I’m so glad! Thank you.
Excellent video, thanks.
I was literally just wondering about the alcohols in products 😮. Thanks for the information..... making my life so much easier!!! ❤️. Can you do a review on cream of nature pure honey products?
Best most informative video I’ve seen
Great info thanks Susie 😆
This was so helpful! Thank you for all the information. I did the hair in water & thought it was low porosity, but my hair is color treated & looks dry no shine, so now I think it's high.
Could you show how to tell if you have too much protein or need it in the products? I can't tell that either!
Hello Susie I found your channel the other day and I love it. I am a 3B curly girl that has flat ironed her hair since she was 15 or so, I only flat iron once a week. I’m starting to leave my hair curly again ( tried before gave up) my hair at the moment is the best ever been and the longest so ironing has become a serious task and very tiring. I can safely say mi hair is healthy it shines, is soft at the touch and doesn’t frizz. I die my hair black every month and I have never used a hair drier in my life. I let my hair air dry it takes 2 full days for it to do that. At the moment is only have waves back I will keep following your channel to learn more about the products and techniques you are using. Congratulations on baby 2
Thank you so much for watching & taking the time to comment!!
“Right scientifical” is my new favorite phrase 😂 great video! Thanks for the info
Hahaha people in CB actually talk like that 🤣
S'going on, Susie? Thanks for the helpful information. I can tell that you are an RN because you are a good teacher and those of us in healthcare know how important teaching is!
I'm just starting my CG journey and my hair seems so gunked down in product. My hair is very thick and coarse. Any tips on how to guage the amount of products or brands to try?
P.S. I hope you and the little growing peanut are doing well!
Great job! Good explanation. Now, I just can't tell whether I am a 2b, 2c, or 3a.
Yay thanks for the info.
You have the sweetest lil baby hairs!!
Hi! I love your vídeos!! I wanted to request a vídeo about co washing please!!
Sure thing Maria :)
Hey Susie😉 so after absorbing all of that great info from your video I would call my self a 3B or C? I’m not exactly sure because I had a perm about 6-7 weeks ago and I asked for the tightest curl. I believe the rods were pink? Anyway I’m wondering if there’s a way to change my curl pattern? I like my curly hair but I want bigger curls if that make sense😂 and PS pre perm I had a little curl underneath but straight on top from damage. Thank you for the great information on alcohols too! So confusing but you made it understandable for me!❤️❤️❤️
Fab video thank you 😊
Hi Susie! Thank you so much for your videos! I really love them, they are helping a lot to Know how I should take care and embrace my natural hair. I want to ask you where can I get the Gel here in Vancouver? Only online or do you Know any place to go and buy it right away? Thanks a lot!
Love your videos. I’m currently trying to get my curly hair back healthy again and ive been seeing ads for LUS Curls products all over my Facebook but I’m wondering if you have tried it? If not would you be willing to try it and review it?! I’m really curious to see if it works but I’ve already bought so many curly hair products that haven’t worked so I’m skeptical lol.
Very informative!
Im a 2c/3a when it behaves with high porocity. Im hoping ill be able to get to a 3b with proper care. I did the big chop for other reasons last year and im now working on making my hair healthy and curly again. I feel like my biggest struggle will be giving up my pony tails
Your skin is glowing can we have a skin care routine?
Susie, I love Dippity Do Girls With Curls Hair Gel, I believe it is CG friendly!
Thanks Sussie, very helpful video. I have two questions. First, what is a mineral oil. Is it a specific type of oil or a generic category including oils like argan oil and coconut oil both of which I use for my hair and seem to help me to soothe the freeze. And second question is, why does the CGM entail only gel as styling medium. In other words, can we use mousses granted that they have approved ingredients. Thanks a lot for your help. Love your channel
Love your color lipstick. What do you use? Also, how do you find someone who knows how to cut curly hair. I would say i'm a 2c but could be a 3a if cut correctly and use products.
I like a no nonsense northern girl. Thanks for all your great advice! Struggling with my 2b hair.
Drench! Aquaculture metoo..love Susie style
I have about 2b right now and I am hoping to get to a 2c/3a. I have a haircut coming soon. I have hair below my bra strap and I think I will probably cut off 2-3 inches. No idea if that’s gonna make me lose more like 5 inches from shrinkage. Wish me luck!!
I'm a curly girl from Edmonton just starting to embrace my curls and the curly girl method. Great video thanks for the info....love your accent eh ;)
Thank you for watching Cynthia!
I have never dyed my hair and it's been years since I have straightened. I just started using shea moisture last week. Today is the second I washed it but I am still not happy. It looked 2b before and now looks like a mixture of that and 2c. I see more individual waves but I still have some frizz. I use microfiber towel and tonight is the first time I am using a satin pillow. I must say I use a silicone gel, but it could also be I haven't washed my hair enough yet with my new products?
❤️ Love your curly hair videos soooooo much PLEASE can you tell me if the Maui Moisture Coconut Milk shampoo and conditioner good/safe products? Thanks for the info but I’m still learning.
Cheri Tarver I'm wondering this myself.
Maui Moisture products are sulphate & silicone free so they are curly girl method safe. You'll need to experiment to see how your hair reacts to other ingredients - polyquats, oils, butters, etc.
that was exactly what i was looking for hehe
good video. it would be great to hear about how to determine porosity from you. There's a lot out there but I'm not sure I trust it all (but I do trust you :). thanks!
I posted a great link below. Although I’m not a fan of the float test
Curly Susie thanks!!!
2 months in and I'm still pretty puzzled by hair typing. I feel like I have all the hair types up to 3b. I have lots of 3a/b spiral curls on the ends of my hair and underneath. Mid-shaft I have some 2b waves and 2c curls. On the crown and the back, it's mostly 2b and I scrunch and use pins a lot to make it less flat. I don't mind the look because I have a great layered cut that makes it look like I style it this way but I'm still unsure what to use for product.
I'm mostly doing gel cast styling with moisture moisture moisture since I have some grey hair and some bleached highlights growing out. Those strands are total 2b.
What I'm also finding is the more I moisturize my hair with leave-ins and co-washing is that my hair is getting softer and less frizzy but a little droopy especially on the first day. My curly hair seems to get curlier as the days go by but my wavy hair gets straighter too. I think I'm high porosity because of the way my hair seems to get drier between wash day and day 5. But the float test indicated I have low porosity hair since it wouldn't sink. I have fine thick hair. I also have curl damage from heat styling and hair damage from coloring = high porosity???
Basically, I'm wondering if in the beginning if it's worth it to try and type your hair. I'm thinking my hair is going to continue to change and develop different curls and textures as I go.
With lots conditioning can your hair go from high porosity to low porosity? I'm using rice water treatments every other wash day, lots of moisturizing conditioners, oil sprays, and flax seed gel. That seems like a lot of protein and moisture. The curly girl method is a fun challenge and I can't wait to see how my hair turns out. Thanks for the video and all the info to keep it fun and interesting to make this change.
This was so helpful! Also, kinda off topic here, but the bottom layer of my hair won't curl like the rest of my hair. Do you or anyone have any advice on what I can do? Thanks!
Type 1 hair is also broken into a b and c :) 1a is completely dead straight, 1b has a curve or two, and 1c has a few waves but not enough to be classified as wavy.
Also if anyone has tips for a 2a newbie that would be fantastic!!!
Hi Susie thanks again! I would like to really understand the water test for porosity. I have had 2 different results.
Hey Susan! I posted a great link below :)
Susan Tomkins I have too. I’ve heard it depends on if your hair is clean or dirty.
Curly Susie thanks😊
Susan Tomkins me too!
A clean piece of recently FALLEN out hair that's preferably not a "broken off" strand is the best test subject. Remember that ALL your strands are NOT "created equal"! For instance, hair that covers your head (as opposed to hair underneath) may have a different result from each other because the hair on the top of your head is more exposed to being "tortured" by the exposed environment! Also, if you have damaged hair (like from chemical processing and heat tools) on the lower part of your hair, it may sink (be more porous), while the top "undamaged" growth part of the strand may float because it's less porous from damage! These are ways to evaluate "different" results! 😀👍🏻
I knew Esperanza Spalding would pop up in the 4b hair type image :p
I am a mostly straight until menopause hit and the crazy curlie grey hair arrived. So now I am a 2 B. I am learning a whole new way with my hair. Went straight to hair dresser and cut off 8 inches of straight. I am having to try lots of products as I have super course and thick hair. Does course hair (non color treated) weird grey hair count as high porous?
Hello ! Love your videos, what do you recommend for styling a 2b thick hair ? Cream, soft gel of hard gel ?
I’d mix in a small amount of cream with a medium hold gel :)
I will try ! Thanks !
I was wondering what hair prosody do you have? Low, normal (medium) or high
3b with some 3c at my nape. I started my journey with 2a with a small amount of 3a. Wow its been so crazy watching my hair change. I'm 9 months into my journey and I'm wondering if my hair will change anymore maybe turn to 3c🤷♀️
Can you suggest any other gel as i can not find biotera gel in New Zealand ??
As someone who has high porosity hair, should other oils besides mineral oil be avoided?
Hi Susie! I have very frizzy hair, is it possible my hair is actually curly and I've simply been using the wrong products?
I have low porosity hair (3a Curl) and I am to still do a rice cleanse but to dilute it with water so I don't get protein overload- thoughts? I also wonder how you feel about Gelatin treatment - not sure if you know as you have high porosity- but is it too much for low porosity?
Hi there,
It was very easy to understand video. Thanks. I had a question not related to this video, can you suggest a curl cream? I have tried the devacurl super cream but it doesn’t give me much frizz control and definition ( I have 2c, 3a,3b mix) I do like gel but for wash and go I prefer a cream ( no crunchy look) let me know if you have tried any. Thanks again.
Lately I like to use a tiny bit of Shea Moister JBCO leave in mixed in with my gel :)
Curly Susie thanks again for your prompt reply
Curly Susie and friends, may I ask for your advice? My hair (low-porosity, 2B/2C with some 3A loose spirals forming as I get better at this, color-treated) has some nice frizz-free defined noodly spirals in the underneath layers, but most of the 'outer layer' of hair is disorganized and fairly frizzy. I am using Shea Moisture shampoo and rinse-out (which seem have been a game-changer for getting some 3A spirals), then some Camille Rose leave-in scrunched into dripping wet hair, then DevaCurl Arc Angel gel or LA Looks firm hold gel, then scrunched with a t-shirt, then diffused with clips at the crown. What am I doing wrong? The only things I can think of to try are (1) sandwiching some argan oil between my leave-in and gel (can't seem to get enough moisture) and (2) turning off the hair dryer much sooner (although the more I diffuse, the more curls I get.) Any thoughts, anyone? (Sorry to party-crash with a selfish question, Susie!
Hey there!! Might just be using too many different products. I try just conditioner (don’t rinse it out 100%) & Gel. And deep condition your hair once a week. Try that for 2 weeks & see what happens.
Hi, I'm curious as to what happened to your hair if you followed Susie's advice? I have the same type of issues and the same type of hair as you and I'm getting pretty desperate regarding what more (or less) I could do...
This is my exact problem, the top layer is a disaster. Has it gotten better for you? I'm curious if you solved the problem. Thanks :)
Hi Susie, I am trying to help my niece out over here. She has very dense hair, her hair curl is very curly between a 2c to 3c, she has more of a wavy type curl but it's tight, but it's not zigzag type and her hair is very course. She is white but almost has african american type hair. I want to do the curly girl method to her hair but I am not sure what type of products to use on her hair to make them look nice. Her hair is very bushy and very long. Can you help me please, lol
Can u guide me as My hairs are low porosity(water test)but very dry and dull and curliness , tangled ones but u said that low porosity hairs are shiny healthy...so what type of porosity should I consider for my hairs?.. lil confusing ...also I haven’t done any chemical treatment on hair
Do you have fine hair? Or is it thicker? Mine is very fine and I’m afraid co washing will make it too oily and weighed down.
So, if my hair is primarily S shaped waves, but with some loose 3 dimensional spirals mixed in, what type would that actually be? Because it seems like a combination to me...
Your videos are fantastic! Here's a tip for curly people with dandruff. Dandruff is caused by microbes we all have on our skin reacting negatively with our scalp. When I'm in the shower I use a dandruff conditioner--there are at least 2-3 brands of condish out there like this that are curly girl safe--(no shampoo!) in a squeeze bottle with a cone shaped tip. I dilute that with water to make it more fluid in the shower and I apply that to my scalp, massage it into my scalp really good and apply my cowash to the rest of my hair. I let that sit while I wash my body. Then I rinse it all out and use a microfiber towel to scrunch out most of the excess water. I apply my products. (In my case I have very porous hair so I use the heavier Shea Moisture line made for porous hair.) Then I have to diffuse because the moisture plus the heat of my scalp encourages the growth of these unwanted microbes--no air drying for me. I have dandruff and itch free hair for up to 4 days--and a very clean scalp!--without the use of dandruff shampoo. Ever. Hope that helps someone!
Susie you are so beautiful! I'm so jealous that all you have to wear is a light lipstick and look so fantastic! Great channel!
Reposting this comment to a newer video so more people will see it. Hope it helps!
That is great information! Thank you so so much for sharing Jennifer.
Hi Jennifer! Can you tell me the name of the dandruff conditioner? Thanks!
Well Head and Shoulders makes several. You just have to read the labels VERY CAREFULLY. It's not a 2 in 1--it's conditioner only. The Head and Shoulders brand even has one called a co-wash. There is also a Dove brand conditioner that is for dandruff. These can be difficult to find in the sea of 2 in 1s but they are there, in at least a few stores. I've found them on amazon and in Target stores. I don't know if UA-cam allows links in comments, but I'll try to post at least one.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012DD7KVS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006MRPMN0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&th=1
This second one used to be a prime buy, but it's 3rd party sellers only now. Hope this helps.
The Dove conditioner says it's currently unavailable. I usually buy in large quantities and stockpile, so I haven't had to buy in a while, but it gives you an idea of what it looks like: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N10N0ZQ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here is the Dove product on Target.com www.target.com/p/dove-derma-care-scalp-dryness-itch-relief-anti-dandruff-conditioner-12oz/-/A-51139381
My hair was originally like a spiral curly. But after bleaching it, dying it. And using hot irons and bad products 😕my hair is just now srarting to come back(somewhat)
But bleach destroyed my hair the curl is STILL limp and like dry ..looks good on wash day but aftet that it seams like products are making it weighed down and greesey but dry looking.. I was told my hair sucks up dye really fast so does that mean its hig porosity? Oh please help😐