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Know your porosity, buy the right products. Stop guessing.
The single most important thing about your hair isn’t your curl pattern — it’s your porosity. This guide teaches you how to test it, what it means for product selection, and gives you exact routines for low, medium, and high porosity hair.
What’s inside:
- 3 porosity tests you can do at home in 5 minutes
- Complete product lists organized by porosity type
- Ingredient cheat sheet — what to look for and what to avoid
- Wash day routines customized for each porosity level
- Seasonal adjustments (humidity, dry winter air, travel)