What I’m wondering is how she managed to wash, shampoo, and dry that strand of hair without loosing it😭

That did help. I had no idea there were shampoos that opened the cuticle to receive moisture. Thank you!

I wish hair products would indicate what porosity level they're good for on the labels

Im so impressed with what i learned and the fact she was able to still keep her hair strand after the whole process

You taught me more in 30seconds than most people on here have taught me in a 30min video smdh thank you 🙏🖤🙌

Simplicity is genius. I have fallen asleep trying to listen to all the explanations of hair porosity. This explanation was simply genius. Thank you:)

And remember that product build up absolutely will affect porosity! Only do this test AFTER using a clarifying shampoo for a “blank slate” because if you use products with lots of oils or butters, they do coat the hair shaft and cause build up over time which can also have the same signs as low porosity hair. Build up prevents moisture from properly penetrating the hair shaft and thus causes dry, dehydrated hair.

This is the content us curly haired people deserve

“Hope this helped” ma’am you saved my life, I’ve never understood how to figure out my porosity till now 😫

First of all, this girl deserves way more recognition. This is a video I needed to see.

I've been looking for this info FORever!! My daughter has very low porousity hair. Crying happy tears right now 😭😭

Grateful for the visual! Because I stopped caring about figuring out my hair due to not understanding my porosity correctly. But you time dedicated to making this for us is appreciated!

“I’m shampooing one strand of hair” … baby that’s all ppl be working with these days after lace damage anyway

As frustrating low porosity hair can be it actually is a blessing. You use less products and when you find your holy grail just stick with it and I promise you’ll achieve anything.

This was so helpful. I’m 30 years old and just learning how to actually take care of my hair.

Quick, to the point, and visuals. That's how to do a video .

*"Hey, there's a hair in my drink."*

THIS IS… I NEEDED THISS LATELY IVE BENE DECIDING TO DO MY LIFE A FAVOUR ABD START TAKING CARE OF MYSELF, WELL MY HAIR AND IDK HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR HAIR IS HIGH OR LOW POROSITY SO THANK YOUUU

Essentially if your hair still feels like cotton when it’s wet then you have low porosity hair. Which is why washing goes may be a bit more difficult for you too. Moisture retention is your friend. It doesn’t take much for our hair to get dry because it doesn’t absorb as much moisture, your hair tangles and breaks off a lot easier when it’s dry so moisturising and conditioning your hair is where you need to prioritise.

Now THIS is one of the best explanation videos! The demonstration, product with solution. Love it, thank you!

This is gold

One of the best pieces of advice for natural hair that I have ever seen! Amazing!

Every time I wash my hair, I get REALLY curly and just curls up and gets short. My hair is longer than my shoulders snd when it curls up, it’s higher than my neck! Thank you so much for this!! This helped a lot

So what you saying is - is throw all my products out and start over 👏🏽👏🏽This is why I failed science 😂😂😂 idk 🤷🏽‍♀️ but I needed all of this information 3 years ago. Thank you Love!

This is the most helpful video about hair PERIOD💯💯 thanks

She washed 1 strand of hair with nails 🐐

i have never seen someone talk about porosity in a way i understood it so well. thank you so much!

This made me subscribe. This is the best in my life I had ever heard porosity explained. THANK YOU ❤

Yess Girl! Me and my daughter talked about this and how the “4c etc…” label doesn’t work for everyone!

yes! the best way to “fix” your curl pattern is to solve the root issue, being moisture and elasticity!

This was thee best explanation I’ve ever seen about porosity. Thank you ❣️

Thank you! This is the best explanation of determining the porosity of my hair. So informative, easy to understand, without wasting my time! New sub here.

Hairstylist here. One thing I want to point out is that the hair used was from a brush which means it has build up on it from previous product and sitting inside the brush. This test should be done on clean hair. After the one strand of hair is shampooed it then good to the bottom. This is correct is high porosity, but that’s too high. At this point the cuticle is so open that it does not have the ability to retain any moisture because the cuticle is wide open and left open. The objective is a slightly raised cuticle which is a normal cuticle or “medium porosity”. This is the best position for s cuticle because It’s open enough to receive yet closed enough to keep it in. The curlier the hair the more porous the hair naturally is because the cuticle is unable to lay flat dir to the coils so a shampoo for low porosity hair shouldn’t be used on most curly textures.

GIRLLLLLLL I DID IT AND IMMEDIATELY CHANGED MY HAIR OH MY GOSHHHH THANK YOU

Yesss! Porosity is waaay more important than curl typing. I am h8gh porosity and with 3 different curl patterns. Knowing my porosity has changed my hair life.

This was a great visual, especially showing the product that is best for that hair type and redoing the method after using it.

Ma’am, thank you. So freaking much

Thank YOU!!!! I WAS TODAY OLD WHEN THIS MADE SENSE!

Thank you so much for empowering me with this knowledge. You have spread true joy to many!!! Blessings to you Nikki! 🙏🏾❤️

understanding my hair's porosity has helped tremendously! I was so close to just giving up

Girl! You flew my fucken socks off and I ain't even wear non!

I have straight hair, and I appreciated you making this info exist like this, so much!

I’ve learned so much from you in this short amount of time!! Now I can’t wait to try my little strand of hair and see what it does! This will definitely save me money on some of these useless overpriced natural hair care products that be trying to charge you $15 for a useless jar of nonsense! Thank you girl!!😊

wow what an informative video! I love learning about different hair types, as a blonde straight haired white girl with light waves, it inspires me seeing videos like this because I realize I can be taking way better care of my hair if I really put in the effort :) it's the frizz / knots that kill me!

Thank you. I needed this video when I first transitioned back to natural. Took me a becoming a product junkie before I learned how to treat my low porosity hair... and I'm still learning 😊

I remember when I did this a couple years ago. I ended up forgetting, and I walked away, ended up going back like 20 min later, AND IT WAS STILL ON TOP OF THE WATER. Glad I found another low-po girl!!! ❤

Note: wash hair with clarifying shampoo before doing this! I made that mistake and realized my high porosity hair was loaded with product. Once I stripped it, my next hydration treatment made my hair INCREDIBLY soft and moisturized!

Wow! Thank you for the visual showing what low porosity hair should do after using the correct products for your hair's porosity level.

This is by far the best video I've ever seen to determine your hair porosity! Awesome job!!!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 we the ppl need knowledge like this at a global level

As a straight haired mama with a curly headed baby..thank you for this lesson 🥺

THIS IS AMAZING!!! This will help with my son’s hair so much! The struggle is real! THANK YOU!

Well damn, where has this info been all my life. THANK YOU

Your explanations are amazing, I’m a guy had no idea what you were talking about and yet I can tell this is the video some people needed

YOU ARE AMAZINGGGG!!!!! How am I just know learning this 😭‼️💜💜

Girl! you broke that down to a simple science, thanks doe the insight!

Finally an explanation of how to do this! Thank you!

But what happens when u have multiple porosities in your hair? Cuz I put three strands from different parts of my head and one stayed at the top while the other 2 were in the middle. 🤷🏽‍♀️

THE BEST DEMONSTRATION OF HAIR POROSITY EVER!

This is so helpful. I wasn't familiar with porosity before this video

Yes this works. If your hair is “dry” then accept that that’s the texture of your hair. You can cover the dryness, but you can’t change your texture. I have 4c “dry” hair, once I accepted the nature of my hair and started washing 3-4 times a week my hair started flourishing. It is still dry, but not brittle (soft), it bounces, I found my curl pattern, my hair is healthy and is growing like crazy now. All glory to God.

Thank you so much, I'm taking out my dreadlocks after 12 years!! My hair length is around your length. Each dreadlock takes an hour and a half to take out and I have 4c hair!!

This is the first time I have seen a practical way to see what type of hair I have. Thank you so much.

Yall, it ain't that we didn't know. They were confusing whereas this one is clear and concise. The intro and video was succinct and much more understandable.

How many years have I spent just to see this 60 sec video 😂😭😫

I learned so much from this! Thank you my dear 💜

It has been years! And none of these KZfaqrs managed to explain this. Thank you 👏

The best breakdown of porosity I have ever seen. Thank you. Can’t wait to test mine

Why in the heck am I just hearing this? Thank you Sis!

"As you can see" My eyes: Nah, im out

Thank you for THROUGHLY explaining this. I couldn’t understand it the way others explained it

OH MY GOD GIRL! I LOVE YOU AND THE LITTLE TEST YOU DID!

Lets appreciate how she spend time explaining this💓❤️

Thank you so much for this visual!!! Much needed and appreciated!!

Thank you! I've learned more in one short, than I did watching 30min vids!! You're a real lifesaver! 💖💖💖

I'm grateful for the hair info but I'm also looking at your gorgeous nails 💅

Thank you for this hun I greatly appreciated

EXCELLENT!! FINALLY a way to know for sure! Subscribing on GP! Girl you deserve a million subscribers for this alone!

Knowing my porosity was a gamechanger! Thanks for spreading valuable information 👏

It’s one thing to give advice, but proving it is awesome!

Thank you for this! I just learned something so important!

What’s so crazy is that years ago when I did this test, I noticed that my hair would be on the top for a while and then drop. I thought I wasn’t doing the test right. Over time I would just give my hair time to absorb water and that is what this video shows me!!! Awesome!

Thank you!!! This is the first video I’ve seen that was actually helpful.

Thank you for this! Been seeing so many people talk about having low, med or high porosity hair and been wondering how to find out what mine is. This is soooo helpful

Seriously this was the most helpful video ever....and it was a short!

This answered all my questions about my hair and products I use! Thanks so much!❤️

This is the best and most thorough hair porosity explanation I've ever seen, thanks sis, I'm about to test rn 😁

YOU KNOW THIS HELPED!! 💜🌟💜 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

Yess learned this 8 years ago in Cosmetology school! This this is one of the many reasons why we need to stop listening to KZfaq University's advice on Curl patterns and consult with someone who's actually licensed and can make sense of Natural Hair questions. I teach all of my clients about porosity, texture and density not focusing on "Curl Patterns" & what styles & products you can and can't use!

Most helpful and informative video ever. Thank you for sharing.

Excellent share girl💪🏾one of the best I’ve ever seen. Every body with this curl pattern, 4C, 3B, etc. hair type and protective styles crap but this lesson is the best I’ve seen.

AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! THIS!!! I have never come across anything that made it so freaking easy to understand!! You are a blessing for this one. 🤩🤩🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🤩🤩

I needed this visual my whole life however, I am grateful you made this and now maybe I can save my hair!!!!

I didn't know there was a way to test your hair! Thank you, now I can get hair products that work for my hair finally!!!

I've never heard about this! I've been trying to find new products to use to get my hair growing without ending up dead and dry at the end, and I WISH someone told me about this! all I was ever told was "your hair is only slightly curly, use this." Imma go test this out!

About to try this right now! Thank you!!! 💜

Wow this is so interesting. Can you do videos on types of products for the different porosités?

Bless you! I’m even more excited to grow my hair out again.

that's so amazing... the amount of effort you put to make everyone understand the concept... hats off ✌

YES!!! This is so important. I’ve been natural for 10 years and learned about my porosity like 6 years ago. I didn’t start working with my high porosity until this year 🤣. Learning what your hair loves and hates is a process.