Porous hair – definition and the reasons

Such concept as porosity of hair means this or that damage rate of a cuticle of a hair in case this porosity acquired. The scales covering a hair core exfoliate and are formed a time. Porous hair quickly absorb moisture, become dry and lifeless, are quickly electrified, sputyvatsya when washing and difficult keep within a hairstyle. Except that porous hair look quite unattractively, lose gloss and smoothness, they become more vulnerable to influence of negative factors of the environment.

Determination of porosity of hair
The hair consists of three layers, the external layer is called keratin, it consists of scales which adjoin to each other and these scales protect all structure of a hair from all external influences. Skintight scales allow a cloth of hair to look healthy and brilliant, hair in this a case long remain clean. If scales adjoin to each other not densely, hair sputyvatsya easily, look and behave as the bast ready to absorb in themselves both water and dirt. This phenomenon is also called porosity of hair, their damage.

It is possible to determine porosity of hair by their appearance, but it only in case degree of damage of a head of hear rather expressed. The porosity can take place on all cloth, can be only on the ends, to be expressed or not really. There are several fast tests to define porosity of hair in house conditions.

Hair can be considered as porous if:
- quickly absorb moisture, are fluffy at high humidity of air
- easily and quickly dry without use of the hair dryer
- at stretching of a porous hair in different directions it quickly is torn, the strong hair thanks to the elasticity can stretch approximately for a third of the length
- surface of porous hair to the touch rough and rigid, while healthy hair soft and smooth
- hair easily break and split on the ends
- paint on porous hair can unevenly lay down
- at a sminaniye of hair they it is characteristic crackle
Some use coconut oil for determination of porosity of hair, usually high-porous hair from coconut oil react to masks negatively, oil dries such hair while coconut oil does healthy hair even more brilliant and equal.

What does hair porous
Hair very much suffer from dry air, constant drying by the hair dryer can break structure of hair, make them porous, the chemical wave, frequent use of curling irons and irons, coloring by aggressive paints, use of hard hairpins and elastic bands which injure hair and also the incorrect choice of the washing and looking after hair preparations – shampoos, balms and masks belongs here.

The hard water used when washing hair can do serious harm to hair also. Hair suffer as well from ultraviolet, winds and frosts and also from sea water therefore you should not neglect protection for hair and headdresses.

The porosity of hair can also always arise because of hormonal reorganization in an organism, for example, a straight hair can suddenly begin to curl.

To porosity of hair can also give frequent use of oils in leaving if oil mix is picked incorrectly up and does not suit your hair at all, in this case hair can begin to dry and be fluffy.

Why curly hair were not lucky
Besides the acquired porosity of hair which demands treatment and restoration there is a type of wavy and curly hair which already initially by nature are porous. The surface of curly hair looks as overwound and scales do not adjoin densely to each other, such hair are most vulnerable to various external influences and manipulations.

If a straight hair needs to be treated and restored, then for curly hair it is about correctly picked up leaving which will make a cuticle of a hair more smoothed and will bring hair to healthier state. Even if curly hair look externally healthy and at first sight have no damages, special leaving is all the same necessary for them over time not to aggravate a situation as curly hair are most vulnerable.

Whether will depend on definition of degree of porosity hair need treatment or to replace leaving enough, having eliminated the damaging factors which brought a head of hear to a porous state.

The structure of the medical and looking after means for porous hair has to contain vitamins, minerals and amino acids, not only to humidify and feed hair, but also to influence a hair cuticle. Regular care of the injured hair rather long course of 2 months is capable to reduce their porosity considerably.

And how to look after porous hair, we will talk in the following article.