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Low Porosity Hair Care: Type 4 hair friendly 👩🏽🦱➰
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items This List is for my Low Porosity Hair friends. If your hair has a hard time taking in Moisture & hydration this is for YOU! I truly hope this helps you as it did for me.
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Shampoo and conditioner
Leave-ins
Hair brush
Wash and go/Twist-outs
Shampoo and conditioner
Focus and hydration forward Products instead of Moisturizing!
I kid you not I love this thing! It left my hair feeling soft and hydrated after it was in a disastrous state! Glycerin is one of the main ingredients so it’s perfect for low porosity hair!
hydrate mask | deep conditioning treatment
It’s lightweight but intensely hydrating & moisturizing. It’s also protein free so prefect for low porosity hair. YOU’LL notice a difference immediately when you put it on your hair!
Hydro Cream Soothing Deep Conditioner Hair Mask
Always Grab the products that’s says hydration over moisturizing. It’s light weight water based that’ll penetrate the tight cuticles of your low porosity hair.
hydrate shampoo | cleanse + replenish
I’ve been using this on my hair for Years. It’s one of my best kept secrets. If your hair is in a bad shape this will help a lot to restore it.
Ever Ego Italy Garlic Mask for Damaged Hair
I can’t recommend this product enough! If you have low porosity hair don’t give it second GUESS, it’s for us! Okay? I tried the entire line in both me and my daughter’s hair. It gave flawless results. Made my hair feel soft and supple just from the s...
Matrix - 10.1 oz Food For Soft Hydrating Shampoo | Ulta Beauty
You have to try this hair mask! It’s so amazing. Immediately as I applied it to my hair, it sank right into the hair shafts. If you have low porosity hair, YOU know that’s a big deal, especially with a hair mask at that. I didn’t find the product too...
Matrix Food For Soft Rich Hydrating Treatment Mask for Hair Repair
Leave-ins
Same Goes for leave-ins Focus on hydration forward Products. Especially those with Glycerin as 2nd or 3rd ingredient!
Ok this might seem counter intuitive using a thick heavy grease. Oil is not a good moisturizer but a great sealant. That’s why I use Indian hemp after my leave-in conditioner and treatments to seal in everything.
Kuza 100% Indian Hemp Hair & Scalp Treatment
Ik, ik, low go NO proteins for low porosity hair. However, our hair still needs it just in moderation. I use the heat protector from this line on my hair. So far my hair has been fine with it. Helped repair my hair when it was in a bad shape.
Bond Protein Repair
I use this to seal everything together after washing and apply my leave-in and styler. It can also double down as a heat protector up ti 450 degrees!!
Matrix Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum - Ulta Beauty
I really like how soft this made my daughter’s hair feel. Curl I definitely use this as leave in paired with a curl Mouse or like gel. The hold and definition is a soft hold.
Lottabody Moisturize Me Curl & Style Milk
Hair brush
Ultimate detangling brush
If you have curly type 4 hair, this Brush is your best friend. I use to cry when it came to detangling my hair b/c the brushes would pull and tug on my hair. It was super painful. Not anymore ever since I got this brush it hardly ever hurt & deta...
UNbrush® Plus Collection
Wash and go/Twist-outs
This product can stand on its own for definition & hold! It gives flawless results. Very user friendly in my opinion. Especially on type 4 hair! I do like pairing it with the gel for longer hold tho. But as mentioned works great alone for a soft ...
Doux Def Texture Foam Mousse 7oz Transparent