Thank you for all of the research that you put in with your videos! Looking at hair products at the store is OVERWHELMING! Labels can only explain so much. I enjoy hearing about the individual ingredients and what they do specifically for the hair. So much help!!! THANK YOU!

Hey Gena! Thanks for another very helpful video. You really help me understand my hair and what it needs 😊

Love your shop page!! My hair is probably fine and more on the high porosity side. Currently, I'm using the Twist Leave In and Twist all weather gel, but I mix in just a bit of the Aussie Instant Freeze gel with it and it's the perfect combo for my hair! I also spray some of the Aussie Instant Volume hairspray while wet before diffusing and my waves/curls have never looked better! The hairspray trick was a game changer for me!

Thank you so much! I’ve been using the wrong products on my fine, low porosity hair for years.. the weightless curl cream worked amazingly

Thank you for this amazing video. I’ve been struggling with my low porosity fine/medium loose curls. Can’t wait to try some of these!

From best I can tell, I think I have fine normal porosity hair. I have never seen another curly KZfaqr go into depth the way you do about various hair porosities and best products to use. Great insight!

This is the video we’ve all been needing TY! 😁🙌🏼

This was very helpful!!! Just ordered the Twist hair gel!!!! My hairdresser said that my hair is fine, but it is damaged from straightening it with a blowdryer during the winter about a dozen times. Never doing that again!!!! Got 2 inches chopped off my length and I am trying to get my hair healthy again. Thank you for this video!!!

Fine hair, high porosity. Love Curlsmith Aqua, and Ouidad Out of Thin Hair. For leave in, I’m obsessed with Pacifica Coco Bond leave in mask.

Thanks very much for this. So helpful!! I had never heard of Curl Bounce and I thought Ouidad gel didn’t work because I tried the featherlight version. I have high porosity coarse textured hair so I could only get defined but dried-out hair or moisturized coils that totally frizzed out on day 2. The Ouidad gel in the red bottle you recommended worked beautifully. I actually got decent hold for several days! And a little tip for you dry hair girlies: try this gel with Curl Bounce defining butta. It’s a cream not a butter, but even more moisturizing than the clump and define cream.

Gena! What a great informative video! I think its the BEST ive seen. Info for everyone. How kind of you! You are blessed. Luv ya! FLOR-

This video blows my mind as I have low porosity hair, it might be the healthiest I’ve ever had it in my adult life, and my hair loves protein and just soaks it all up! I’m constantly trying to find products with more and more protein!

best video ever. You touched upon every hair type, mine is fine low porosity.

Hello Gena, very helpful. Thank you ❤🤗

Thank you this is super helpful!! I usually don’t like the feel of my hair on day 2, so I will try some of your suggestion.

All of your videos are very helpful and informative 😊❤

I have fine hair with very coarse grays, low to medium porosity. Finally, after a long, long search for a good shampoo and conditioner I found that Curlsmith Vivid Tones Shampoo and Glow Perfecting conditioner works the best for my hair. It's not too heavy for my fine hair and my grays love the conditioner. (I don't color my hair.) I then use the CS multi-tasking conditioner with the feather light protein cream. This seems to work best with frizz and taming the grays. I also tried the new Wave spray, which I liked, but it smells awful as the orange line in CS does (to me). Thank you, Gena, love your tips!!

I have fine, high porosity curls & just wanted to say that the twist leave in conditioner you recommend is actually one of my favs! I also love the weather up lotion! It doesn't weigh my hair down at all

This video is a dream! Thank you so much!

About the difference between a leave in and a curl cream is the density of the cream and how much more moisture it provides for your hair. If you style with a brush and coil style you can create longevity to definition with a gel, a strong hold does work best. You can add a mouse in the end to provide volume

Thanks for this video! I have medium fine hair with medium low porosity. I love being able to use your filters to determine what I need. I see that you have a 'no synthetic fragrances,' which is great. I'd love to have filters for the smell level - fragrance free, low fragrance, strong fragrance. I can't do a lot of smells, so this would help a lot. Even natural fragrances can bother me. For example, I can't do the strength line from Curlsmith because of the strong smell. Also, I would love to understand if I need protein or bond building care in my hair. My hair is dry, but it can get weighed down pretty quickly.

Spot on. Took me years to find recoil for my medium high porosity hair. But it works so well along with the garnier fructise curl treat curling jelly.

Thank you so much, Genia. This helped a lot. Maybe add some products, silicone free & dye free finishing products like oils or heat protectant sprays with spf. Also some products for platinum blonde hair. It has been a real chore to find them. After a while some turn my hair really brassy / orange. I’ve done violet masks however reading some of the ingredients are not that good to absorb in the body. Maybe down the road you could invent your own clean product that addresses these concerns. Again thank you so much. It takes a lot of time to do what you do. So I’m so appreciative of that. 💝

I have very thin, low prosperity and fully damaged and lost my density can u please suggest hair products

What is your hair type? Drop your texture and porosity below! Also, don't forget to visit the shop page my blog to use the filters. I summarize how to use the filters to find the right stylers here: genamarie.co/2023/06/picking-products-for-my-subscribers-curl-types/ 💕

My hair is moderately coarse, and curly and thick. It takes some time to get fully wet in the shower but after water is squeezed out it does not take very long to dry(so loses moisture).

Fine high porosity I use CS smith combo the soufflé I glaze it amazing results

I really need help to determine my hair. I do have fine hair and medium porosity due to a little bleaching for highlights. My hair is experiencing breakage. This was helpful.

u r the best

Hi Gena, thanks so much for this video. It’s very informative. I really appreciate you doing this about the products for which hair types. most products don’t really specify which particular hair types they are for. one thing I like to mention or ask, I did notice that in this video and some other ones you say that you have medium and coarse textured hair, but in some other videos I’ve seen you’ve mentioned that you’ve had very fine or fine hair. Does this change over time? was your hair more fine when it was not as healthy like from heat damage or color damage and then maybe changes as your hair gets healthy I’m just curious. Thanks so much again.

Thanks for the video Gena. Great video idea. I appreciate all the work you’ve put into this. My only suggestion would have to provide 2 options for each category at 2 different price points.

I’m thick,coarse, high porosity at least on the half of my hair with old highlights. I’m growing my grey out it’s been a little over a year since I’ve had color. NotAfrican American hair. I have trouble finding anything that really holds & keeps frizz at bay. One of my go to’s is Kinky Curly curling custard. I definitely have different textures & porosities throughout. Question is Twist different because surprisingly Ouidad does nothing for my hair. I wondered if LUS would be for me or what other styling products would you recommend?You’re awesome and beautiful Gena☺️💖

Hi Gena, Can you recommend a good hair spray that will help with adding some volume at the crown? I have high porosity hair and I think medium texture. Thank you so much!

Hi! question: when you say curl cream, is that the same as a leave in conditioner?

3b, medium density, low porosity, fine texture. Any recommendations for an entire routine? I’m a minimal girl & my hair has a lot of definition with or without product

What products work for virgin, thick, coarse, low porosity hair? My daughter is a curly girl and I have straight hair, so I’m at a loss when using shampoos, conditioners, or any products on her hair. I’ve tried many different products and her hair always feels very dry, straw like.

Also, if using with the ouidad gel should I use the cream also when wet or when dry?

Hi Gena … I have low porosity hair…it’s gray and wavy and course hair. What do I do? It frizzes easily and the waves come out in humidity. In winter the same happens. It gets dry after a day or two. It actually gets ver dry perhaps more than frizz

I have fine to normal hair strands and its high porosity long curly hair. Please let me know what products i should use from cleansing to gel and everything in between. I've had a lot of frizz problems!

Hello- which Bounce cream are you holding up for the Coarse- high porosity hair type? I can’t read it and the products in the description look different than what you’re holding up. Thanks!!

Thank you for all of the information! My biggest problem is HOLD and GRIT.. nothing gives real hold. I was using this ancient brand 3 in 1 Clairol condition mousse. They discontinued it. I have tried EVERYTHING! Nothing holds or if it holds, it holds for day 1 then that’s it. PLEASE, if you have any suggestions!

incredibly impressive.

Hello Genia. I am a chemo patient. I lost all my hair and it’s finally coming back in. It’s always been curly so this is not a new things for me. However, it does seem like the texture of my hair has changed. I have high porosity hair. I’ve gotten it cut a few times to cut off the high dose chemo hair. That helped. I don’t want a lot to do. I basically wash and go. The products I’ve always used no longer see to work. It seems to be straight in some places and excessively curly in others. Do you have any products that you might suggest for high porosity hair that won’t cost an arm and a leg? If something isn’t going to work I don’t want to pay a lot.

Would you consider grey hair high porosity due to lack of pigment?

I bleached and dyed my hair red about 3-4 months ago and it’s growing painfully slow and has a ton of split ends and frizz and it looks like high porosity hair but when I did the porosity test it stayed on the top of the water. I assumed I have low porosity hair so I bought a ton of protein free lightweight products and started oiling my hair weekly with avocado oil and grape seed oil which are good for low porosity hair. I can go days without shampooing my hair and it doesn’t get too oily at my scalp but my ends get super frizzy and rough so I keep piling on products almost every day which I don’t know if that’s good. I don’t know how often I should clarify, condition, whether I should use hydrating conditioners or protein masks. I don’t know if I need heavy products or lightweight ones. I don’t know if my hair likes water or not because water just sits on it. I have 3A curls that are medium texture. I’m so frustrated with this. There’s just so much breakage even before I bleached my hair it’s just worse now.

I have type 3 C curls aka like cork screw. What to use?

I have a very dry frizzy hair and now weak. Any styling product I use, it will end a oily scalp and dry end hair

I still need help my hair get wet easily it dries medium if I put gel and curling cream the next day it’s falls down I do the pineapple method when I go to sleep it still falls. I just want my curls to pop😢

I have type 3 curly hair,low porosity,coarse hair,medium density,can you please recommend products for me,i would be very grateful if you could reply,i want something light weight strong hold and super definition

What to use on hair that is dense I believe high porosity dry and dull and I want reduce my volume,I’m a senior 74 yrs old stopped dying my hair over three yrs ago so its mostly gray.Any help Thanks 😊

Can you have two types of porosity in your hair? I did the strand test and part of the strand sank but the other half stayed at the top.

low porosity hair is very prone to frizz?

PLEASE HELP! I have low porosity hair and have like 2c/3b hair, The front of my hair is curly but the back back of my hair is wavy, My hair is also fine. Whenever my hair dried its kinda frizzy too… can anybody help me find the product for me… I’m struggling 🙏😭

Wat are the best products for thick coarse dry curly hair

Hi! I’ve been trying to figure out my hair for so long and just was wondering if you could give me some advice. I have 2a-2b waves , I would say medium density , and thick hair. I don’t typically use heat on my hair, maybe once a month. Based off the strand of hair in a glass of water test, I have low porosity hair. my hair takes a long time to dry, water beads up on my hair, it’s easily tangled when it’s wet that it tangles even after I just brushed it. I’ve also noticed that my hair has been feeling “gummy” after washes , I don’t know if that makes any sense. However , I read that low porosity tends to have oily scalp, which is actually the exact opposite for me. It take forever for my hair to get oily. I could go a whole week without washing before I saw a glimpse of oil in my hair , so that’s was kind of confusing to me. Do you have any advice for me?

I.have low Porosity thin hair what can l use it doesn't curl anymore and hard to moisturize

I have fine hair but natural waves. I am still learning. You have helped thank you!

Can u doo shampoos for fine low porosity plss???❤❤

I have thin hair wavy and curly hair is just hard to find products my hair is dry and absorbs products so fast I style my hair by afternoon is Friezzi have to add more products

No mousse?

I have super thick, corse, curly hair. It’s fairly healthy

Gena, would you recommend using a silicone free shampoo and conditioner or a water soluble silicone shampoo and conditioner for Low density, high porosity wavy hair?

Thanks for another great video! Do you have a cgf alternative for the AG products as I believe they have some silicones? Thanks!

5 months ago I went to a hairdresser to go gray completely and stop coloring my hair. Lots of damage and my hair oxidized , so instead of staying gray it turned light brown. After spending 3 years of no heat and babying my hair to be healthy , I am back to square one😢. I have been using the k18 and it has helped, but have to wait for the damage to grow out. My hair used to suck up humidity quickly and got lots of frizz with very little tangles, now I have lots of mayor tangles, frizz and the top of my head gets wet quickly and where the damage is it takes longer to get wet, I’m guessing cause of the damage. I have been using the AG curl cream and Gel, I also use the Aveda botanicals rich mask once a week….do you think I need more protein?

This is such a helpful video! Thanks! I have a question about porosity... Does coloring your hair with a semi permanent hair color damage or change your hairs porosity?

I have sensitive skin and can only use fragrance free curly products, which makes it harder to find the right products for my fine hair.

I have low porosity, curly, thin, letting it go gray, hair. I didn't know how different gray hair would be. Should I use a different product for gray hair? Thank you! 😊

Very fine, low density, low porosity

😂😂😂 my low porosity hair LOVES PROTEIN!

Is shea moisture manuka honey and yogurt shampoo and conditioner good for low porosity,fine hair?

I have no idea what my porosity is but since I don’t heat style or dye it , isn’t it safe to assume it’s just low porosity? Idk 🤷🏼

I have coarse high porosity hair and and I think something to be aware of is humectants like glycerin. They open up the hair cuticle which is the opposite of what us high porosity curlies need. They leave my hair looked undefined, dry and fluffy. It’s so confusing ouidads ‘anti-humidity’ line has glycerin at the beginning of the ingredients list 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄 why would they do that????? I used the styling cream AND the gel though. Maybe using a glycerin free cream/leave in plus the ouidad gel would be okay but I’m hesitant

I have low porosity hair, medium, and tried the LUS Sea Moss Gel, and can say it's the worst thing I've ever used! It left my hair straight and frizzy with big lumps! I had to wash it again, there was nothing I could do to save it.

HOLY CRAP

For thin and low pos. A light leave in Guovani lightweight leave in and a gel or a mouse. That's mine

your website is down!😞😞😞

One thing you have wrong is that high porosity is essentially more damaged. Some people simply have high porosity hair naturally. My hair is completely healthy, virgin, never damaged and it will never be low porosity.