Dealing with Curly, Coarse, and Low porosity hair during the colder months

Hey Guys, so today I want to talk about CURLY, COARSE, and LOW POROSITY hair. First off, I'd like to say my hair is all three. I have been dealing with this since I transitioned from heat and color damage. I'd like to inform those who have been looking and looking for info about what I have been struggling with, also. As most can see my hair is naturally curly, my texture is really coarse and dry to touch. On top of that, I have LOW porosity hair making it almost impossible to keep my hair moisturized, and everyone knows dry hair leads to breakage and unwanted damage. I have read numerous blogs and seen numerous youtube videos about this. It is ALL trial and error for the most part. Low porosity simply means your hair repels moisture and the cuticle is tight. The way you can see if you have Low porosity is to take a bowl and fill it with lukewarm water, take a few shed hairs and let it sit for at least two minutes and see what happens. If it just sits there or just wiggles around and doesn't sink you have LOW porosity hair, meaning you have a hard time moisturizing and hair is dry to touch. If it sinks slowly to the bottom you have MEDIUM(normal) porosity hair meaning the hair is usually almost easily moisturized. If the hair sinks instantly to the bottom it means your hair is HIGH porosity meaning you cuticle is almost always open meaning it won't hold water. So back to LOW porosity, low porosity needs more moisture meaning more maintenance and more "deep conditioning" but be careful because usually low porosity doesn't take well to HIGH PROTEIN conditioners. This simply means hot oil treatments and water based conditioners are your friends. I almost have to deep condition every time I shampoo or co-wash. By the way, co-washing may not be good for Low porosity hair simply because the cuticle is always closed and shampoo is what opens the cuticle, co-washing will cause the conditioner just to sit there on top of your hair and create product build up. My solution for this is heat, yes I said it HEAT. No, NO, not flat irons and curling irons or direct heat but a hooded dryer or bonnet dryer, when deep conditioning or co-washing sit under the hood dryer or bonnet dryer to open the cuticle to get the moisture inside of the hair shaft. Although, I love co-washing I had to cut back because after all my research and frequent question asking, I noticed that if I co-wash with protein rich or silicone based conditioners my hair would be limp and have product build up. Ladies and gents, I know you probably think I am crazy, but don't knock what you haven't tried. Also, I always have to have an oil in my regimen simply creams and leave ins don't always do the job with moisture, and like I said before "lack of moisture, leads to breakage". This took a lot of research and a lot of trial and error and I am still looking for the perfect regimen. I found a summer regimen but the winter regimen is simply always "under construction". I have a list of moisturizers that I love and I will post them on this blog. Also, sulfate free products will be your best friend especially with shampooing. That is pretty much all and I hope this will help a lot of you all. Thanks for reading, xoxoxoxo -Jas
PS:Make sure all products you purchase are water based (water is the 1 or 2 ingredient), has good not bad alcohols, and is sulfate and silicone free..
List of moisturizers:
Curls "whipped creme", Shea Moisture "coconut and hibiscus Shampoo and conditioner", Shea Moisture "curl and style milk", Shea Moisture "Curl Enhancing smoothie", DevaCurl "One Condition" (As a leave in), As I AM "Co-conut Co-Wash (best co-wash ever), Eden "Jojoba line", TresNaturals "Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner", Agadir "Oil Daily Moisturizing Shampoo", DevaCurl "3-Step System", Ouidad "Climate Control Line"
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