Understanding Hair Porosity: The Key to Better Hair Days

When it comes to achieving healthy and vibrant hair, understanding hair porosity is just as important as the products you use. Hair porosity determines how well your hair absorbs and retains moisture, which affects everything from how your hair feels to how it responds to treatments.
Let’s dive deeper into why this matters — and how Sacred Botanicals can support every strand.

What is Hair Porosity?

Hair porosity refers to the ability of your hair to soak up and hold moisture.
It’s determined by how open or closed the outer layer of your hair (called the cuticle) is.
There are three main types of porosity:

• Low Porosity:
  Cuticles are tightly packed and resistant to moisture. Water tends to bead up on the surface instead of absorbing quickly.

• Medium Porosity:
  Cuticles are slightly open, allowing moisture to enter easily and stay locked in. This hair type typically holds styles well.

• High Porosity:
  Cuticles are wide open or damaged, so moisture rushes in easily — but it also escapes quickly, leading to dryness and frizz.

How to Test Your Hair Porosity at Home

Try the Water Glass Test:

1. Take a clean, dry strand of your hair.

2. Drop it into a clear glass of water.

• If it floats for a long time, you likely have low porosity hair.

• If it slowly sinks, you have medium porosity hair.

• If it quickly sinks to the bottom, your hair is high porosity.

Best Routine for Each Hair Porosity

Low Porosity Hair:

• Hair needs warmth to open the cuticle.

• Best Practices:

  • Use warm water when washing.

  • Allow Botanical Essence Wash to sit for 10–20 minutes to deeply penetrate.

  • Use the Botanical Bliss Universal Balm sparingly and apply with mild heat (like a steamer or warm towel) to lock in moisture.

Medium Porosity Hair:

• Hair absorbs and holds moisture easily.

• Best Practices:

  • Use Botanical Essence Wash and let it sit for 5–10 minutes during cleansing.

  • Apply Botanical Bliss Balm moderately to seal in hydration without weighing hair down.

High Porosity Hair:

• Hair soaks up moisture fast but loses it quickly.

• Best Practices:

  • Let Botanical Essence Wash sit for 15–20 minutes to maximize hydration.

  • Always rinse with cool water to help close the cuticle.

  • Apply Botanical Bliss Balm generously to seal in moisture and protect the hair shaft.

Why Sacred Botanicals Works for All Hair Types

Our Botanical Essence Wash and Botanical Bliss Universal Balm are crafted with ancient herbal ingredients like African black soap, shea butter, hibiscus, moringa, neem, and flaxseed oil.
They are designed to adapt to your hair’s needs, providing detoxification, hydration, nourishment, and protection, whether your porosity is low, medium, or high.

By understanding your hair's porosity and choosing rituals that work with it — not against it — you can achieve healthier, shinier, and more manageable hair.

Embrace Your Hair’s Natural Journey

At Sacred Botanicals, we believe that real beauty starts with knowledge and natural care.
Discover the glow your hair was meant to have — naturally, simply, and beautifully.

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