OMG so true about deformed curls from plopping! Slinky plop - love it!! Going to try. Thanks for sharing. I too have fine, low density shorter hair. Enjoy your videos. :)
We are for sure hair twins. Shorter, fine, lower density, high porosity, colored, wavy/curly. I discovered you yesterday when Alyson mentioned you on her Instagram story and have been eating up all your content since then! I can't WAIT to see your full product application method, I see that other people have requested it and you've added it to your list :) I'm six months in and still haven't found one I'm totally in love with. I'm hoping yours will work as well for me as it does for you and I can finally stop experimenting and have a go-to! Would make wash days a lot less confusing and time consuming. Thank you for your videos!!
It'll be my next video or I may face a subscriber lynch squad! LOL I don't have a super set regimen or line up. I loose guidelines and like to experiment a lot!!
I see that we got to similar conclusions lately. Most of my hair is high porosity (except roots), so it gets super wet and super heavy and sticks to my skin. I stopped doing anything upside down - not washing not squishtocondishing, I don't plop at all and it made a huge difference! No flat roots, less tangles, no nests and better definition. I think it's really important to get everybody in the place while wet, towel drying is a really crucial prelude to styling in my experience. Maybe the classic approach works well on lower porosities, but it's def not for me. I rope scrunch the roots of individual clumps with t-shirt/microfibre or even tissues (I reuse them for my nose later 🤣) and do the rest your way and I'm happy. I like that you are using your platform responsibly and keep searching and questioning everything, instead of spreading misinformation. You deserve all the subs you have and more! ❤️
@@FionaC1 I know, I follow her too, I love her styling techniques a lot! I do it just a touch differently because my hair is looser and I have to be careful not to mess up my clumps! And I strongly disagree with her on squish to condish, I use it every time, just not upside down.
ocandro 😉 I took a tip from Kat in that one and I only do maybe 3-4 squishes and minimal scrunching. I was convinced I’d have no curl without lots of scrunching but actually my hair curls better and my scalp is no longer on display! lol
@@FionaC1 I think we might be separated at birth! 😁 I barely use any stylers near my roots now (or I water down residue I have on my hands from application and only use that), because I don't want separate clumps near the scalp or I look like Gollum. I also like to take a narrow brush and massage it like 3 times back and forth on the parting, to fluff out the clumps and hide the skin. It feels wonderful and gives me a nice lift. I agree on scrunching too much, I use it mostly to squeeze the abundance of water and leave it alone or I get tangled frizz. The curls form on their own, once the weight is off, especially with my precious Xtava diffuser.
I normally "plop" (and then leave the towel up for half an hour cause I'm doing a million other things), never have great clumping, and roots were flat as. Accidentally did something similar to this when I was in a rush and just wanted moisture out before diffusing, ended up looking better. Glad to see a video on it that explains more.
I am glad to see other people doing this. I have felt the same way and I have done this many times. I am still trying to find my perfect routine but plopping was killing my waves.
Oh my gosh. Who knew it would be this simple of a difference, between squeezing your hair or plopping etc and slinky. My hair looked more amazing than it has in years, since it’s thinned out. Thank you so much!!!
Yay!! I feel the same way! Can never go back to plopping or micro-plopping and scrunching those fingers in around delicate curls!! So glad it’s helped!
@@fitkatstyle4388 I think some is in other videos but I’d love to ask what hair products you specifically use that you’ve found our hair type holds well in or nourishes etc. Ive recently been trying to have everything extremely natural, I just bought some stuff from Just Nutritive I’m going to try but Ive had such a hard time with any products.
I love combining products (2 creams, 2 mousses, 2 gels or more etc) and I also have some discontinued favorites that I use! That said currently available products that I like are AG Recoil, Curlsmith Foam followed by a firmer mousse like G2b Volumaniac if they still make that? For gel I like Curlsmith In Shower Styler mixed with Jessicurl Spiralicious. I always combine the latter with stronger gels otherwise it gets too heavy and my hair gets flat without enough hold but it's great for keeping moisture in during the winter and keeping frizz out in the summer. I do like the controversial Deva Curl Volumizing Foam but my bottles are not the latest iterations, miine are 1st and 2nd generation. I think they are on 3rd or 4th now so I cannot attest to how those work. Hope that helps.@@matlinwhitten7800
Thank you so much for sharing these drying techniques! I have tried unsuccessfully to plop and remove excess water multiple ways from my low density, high porosity, fine, curly wavy hair. I keep getting wonky curls or sacrificing root volume. I think these 2 methods could really be huge game changers! I'm really excited to try these!! Really hoping you post more videos since we have similar hair :)
I can’t wait to try this. I prefer micro plopping to actual plopping but I feel like this is perfect. I think I learned from you to open hand scrunch also and actually use my protein filler in my spray bottle. Thanks for all the great tips!
It’s scrunching but with a flat hand. It makes sure to not disturb the roots too much and avoids dizziness at the crown. Kind of like you are gently squishing your curls. I hold for a couple seconds. Maybe 5-10.
I’m so happy that I finally found a good tutorial for my hair type! I do not have as much hair as you do but this technique definitely works for me!! How can I thank you enough???🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Warm greetings from the Canary Islands🥰🤗🤗
Excellent video! My hair clumps on my head weird when wet, and plopping just makes it worse. Gently drying my roots first and scrunching the hair with a t-shirt or microfiber gives me better results. Our routine is actually very similar
Oh sorry. I did at least mention a few ways in which you can add product back onto your hair. Just wanted to focus on the water absorption component in this. And you're so welcome.
@@rmcknight923 well I like to stop diffusing with 10-15% wet. Then I like it to be able to set in that state and not scrunch it out the moment it's dry. So I like 2 hours from the moment I hop into the shower to the moment I leave the house. But of some of that time I'm obviously doing other things. If I had to diffuse till dry I'm guessing 1:10. But I only wash every 3-5 days, usually at night so I don't mind and I usually a lot myself enough time. Anything I don't have to do when I wake up is good. Night owl here.
Late to this party. I will try. My hair is not thin necessarily, but medium texture and fine , but my hair is a beach wave, not curls and can get frizzy in parts. I’m going to try this because I think the upside down thing will annoy me since I use the twist method still. lol. Been doing that my entire life. My hair isn’t short. It’s medium length and I don’t use a lot of products. Some salt spray or some lolavie detangler and I do use conditioner in the shower and sometimes a leave in but I don’t want to weigh it down. I have wave , not curl. This is very informative.. thanks
Report back how it goes. A little gel to help hold the wave will help you see more wave and show it’s potential. If it is crunchy don’t worry. That’s holding he curl i. Place as it dries. Just scrunch it gently to release the cast or crunchiness. Thanks for stopping by and sharing!
Yes you can see my scalp because I am 80 years old and at this age we do loose hair. Watching your videos I have seen that my curls have really come back of should I say they are better than ever.
My hair is very similar to yours and I absolutely love all the videos u post as u really offer some great tips and ideas to try! Please continue to post:)
I'm happy I found your videos as we have similar hair. :-) I wasn't able to find a list of your daily hair products (including washing/cond.) Would love to know. :-) Thanks so much!
I’d like too a complete wash day routine of yours, since I too have similar hair. I think this method you show is the best option for who among us having low dense hair. And lately I was doing a modified micro plopping that is very close to yours. I will try better! Thank you for sharing!
@FitKat Style, this video ist very helpful, but can you make the loudness of the video a litle bit higher? i don't understand all immediately, i'm from germany.
@@marinaj7877 vielleicht ist mein gehör nicht mehr das beste? (bin immerhin schon 40 jahre). habe den laptop allerdings oft neben mir und nicht direkt vor mir stehen und auch keinen extra lautsprecher. viele grüße
@Salomon Ich bin 45 ☺️ schaue die Videos immer mit dem Tablet. Habe leider noch keine deutschsprachige TH-camrin gefunden, die ähnliche Haare hat wie ich. Falls du da Tipps hast, bin ich dafür gerne offen
Love your videos! I would love to know what you use to comb/brush/pick your hair after washing. My hair is so fine that it gets very matted when I wash so getting the tangles out pulls out the waves.
I have very fine, wavy/curly hair. The back of my hair doesn't like to hold curl at all. I'll air dry, diffuse, plop, scrunch etc. and the back of my hair will look curly. However, when I look at the back again, in about a 2 minute time span, my curl is pretty much gone. So, I'll wet it down again, scrunch, etc. again and get the same results. After several failed attempts, I decide to throw my hair up in a ponytail. Do you have any recommendations/advice for me regarding this issue? Thanks!
What styling products are you using? I am guessing you need some protein. Try a leave in or styling products that have protein in the top 5 ingredients if you can. You can also try a beer rinse too and that often will perk the curls up with a bit a protein. But a hold product will be needed to help them stay too. Try a gel for that.
My ends dry very quickly, don't really look shiny like the roots of my hair and also get very dry over the course of a few days between washes. I feel like the ends of my hair can handle (ie-absorb) more product and heavier product than I initially would have expected. But on my roots those products feel like they sit on top. So high porosity means it absorbs a lot and low means the opposite. I also had a hair analysis done that confirmed what I already had deduced from my own experience.
I’m in my first week of Curly Girl Method and finding it overwhelming and confusing as I look to invest in products and find ones that don’t weigh down or make my hair look greasy. My density, texture and porosity are similar to yours and I am a 2b wave/curl, short cut. I was wondering if you had a leave in conditioner or any product on your hair at the start of this video. Heading to the my local drugstore and beauty supply to check out some of the products you are recommending. It would be great if you listed them with your video. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques!
Generally I smooth and rope very gently and then just a few scrunches to make sure I got some more product on the ends and not just the lengths. Is that what you mean?
You mentioned using flaxseed gel. Do you add any other ingredients to that? Also, do you alternate styling products, i.e. using gel one day, cream another day, etc.?
I alternate by default b/c every wash day is an exciting experiment for me! LOL Not with a regulated agenda. Although I am particular about which products I use based on dew points! And yes, I add sugar and pectin as well as some oils to my FSG!
I have the same problem with plopping or even turbies now that my hair is short Do you clip after you go in with a second gel application? If so, do you leave in clips while diffusing? Thanks so much
🤔 if your roots are really wet they cannot be low porosity. Porous refers to an object’s ability to absorb => if your roots are absorbing a lot of water and staying wet they are *high* porosity. An object with low porosity doesn’t absorb (eg plastic wrap) Plopping messes my hair up bad too! I do what you call “micro-plopping” (ie, quick scrunch with a microfibre towel or T-shirt) which helps a lot. 😊
I agree with the initial part of your definition about porosity but if you think about it this way, why would my healthy roots be higher porosity than my old dry, damaged ends?? Its not that they absorb more water it's just that the water that does get under the tighter cuticle at the roots in the shower, also has a harder time escaping b/c the cuticle is more closed. Which is why my roots get build up easier and the are also more prone to staying more shiny after styling while my ends will look dry by the next day b/c the moisture has escaped the ends much more quickly than the roots. Here's an article by Tonya McKay Becker a polymer scientist and cosmetic chemist that explains it better than I can. www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/learn/curlchemist-porosity-and-curly-hair
FitKat Style You’ve been CGM for 4 years and your hair is not that long - your ends are not that damaged are they? Your description of your hair perfectly fits high porosity. I’ll watch your video [edit - sorry read the blog 😉] and see what she says, but in the meantime here is another one that says the same - though she *actually* proves the opposite. The “high porosity” sponge still has twice as much water after an hour than the “low porosity” one - it lost more water because there is a saturation limit, but still was twice as heavy with water: th-cam.com/video/bbee5iTxeuk/w-d-xo.html
FitKat Style Where does she say that high porosity hair loses water? She says high porosity hair absorbs a lot of water, and that it is hard to moisturise low porosity hair if it gets dry. Let me grab the quotes: “Hair with a great deal of porosity has been found to be capable of absorbing significantly higher amounts of water than hair or normal or low porosity” “If hair with very few or very small openings becomes dry for some reason, it can be difficult to restore the proper moisture balance to it. In this case, a deep conditioning treatment with moderate heat would be a good way to ensure the cuticle is sufficiently opened up to allow moisture to enter into the cortex.” I disagree with her that high = damaged and low = healthy. Either can be a naturally healthy state.
@@FionaC1 you're right she doesn't say that in this article. I agree, either porosity can be a naturally healthy state! I think it's safe to say that with either porosity it's easy for the roots to just remain a little more wet as the ends get more of the absorption from the blotting, plopping, and air flow 😉
OMG so true about deformed curls from plopping! Slinky plop - love it!! Going to try. Thanks for sharing. I too have fine, low density shorter hair. Enjoy your videos. :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoy them!
We are for sure hair twins. Shorter, fine, lower density, high porosity, colored, wavy/curly. I discovered you yesterday when Alyson mentioned you on her Instagram story and have been eating up all your content since then! I can't WAIT to see your full product application method, I see that other people have requested it and you've added it to your list :) I'm six months in and still haven't found one I'm totally in love with. I'm hoping yours will work as well for me as it does for you and I can finally stop experimenting and have a go-to! Would make wash days a lot less confusing and time consuming. Thank you for your videos!!
It'll be my next video or I may face a subscriber lynch squad! LOL I don't have a super set regimen or line up. I loose guidelines and like to experiment a lot!!
I see that we got to similar conclusions lately. Most of my hair is high porosity (except roots), so it gets super wet and super heavy and sticks to my skin. I stopped doing anything upside down - not washing not squishtocondishing, I don't plop at all and it made a huge difference! No flat roots, less tangles, no nests and better definition. I think it's really important to get everybody in the place while wet, towel drying is a really crucial prelude to styling in my experience. Maybe the classic approach works well on lower porosities, but it's def not for me.
I rope scrunch the roots of individual clumps with t-shirt/microfibre or even tissues (I reuse them for my nose later 🤣) and do the rest your way and I'm happy. I like that you are using your platform responsibly and keep searching and questioning everything, instead of spreading misinformation. You deserve all the subs you have and more! ❤️
ocandro I have found the same. Btw, ocandro, what you are saying is just what @curlyninja does with her hair 😉
@@FionaC1 I know, I follow her too, I love her styling techniques a lot! I do it just a touch differently because my hair is looser and I have to be careful not to mess up my clumps! And I strongly disagree with her on squish to condish, I use it every time, just not upside down.
ocandro 😉
I took a tip from Kat in that one and I only do maybe 3-4 squishes and minimal scrunching. I was convinced I’d have no curl without lots of scrunching but actually my hair curls better and my scalp is no longer on display! lol
@@FionaC1 I think we might be separated at birth! 😁 I barely use any stylers near my roots now (or I water down residue I have on my hands from application and only use that), because I don't want separate clumps near the scalp or I look like Gollum. I also like to take a narrow brush and massage it like 3 times back and forth on the parting, to fluff out the clumps and hide the skin. It feels wonderful and gives me a nice lift.
I agree on scrunching too much, I use it mostly to squeeze the abundance of water and leave it alone or I get tangled frizz. The curls form on their own, once the weight is off, especially with my precious Xtava diffuser.
ocandro 😉 I still don’t use a brush or comb
I normally "plop" (and then leave the towel up for half an hour cause I'm doing a million other things), never have great clumping, and roots were flat as. Accidentally did something similar to this when I was in a rush and just wanted moisture out before diffusing, ended up looking better. Glad to see a video on it that explains more.
Omg! Brilliant!! I never even thought about micro plopping bending up the curl pattern. Genius! I'm trying this tomorrow!
Awesome! Glad it inspired. hope it helps!
Thank you for sharing. My hair is a lot like yours and would like to see more videos from you. Especially showing your entire process.
Coming ;)
I am glad to see other people doing this. I have felt the same way and I have done this many times. I am still trying to find my perfect routine but plopping was killing my waves.
Oh my gosh. Who knew it would be this simple of a difference, between squeezing your hair or plopping etc and slinky. My hair looked more amazing than it has in years, since it’s thinned out. Thank you so much!!!
Yay!! I feel the same way! Can never go back to plopping or micro-plopping and scrunching those fingers in around delicate curls!! So glad it’s helped!
@@fitkatstyle4388 I think some is in other videos but I’d love to ask what hair products you specifically use that you’ve found our hair type holds well in or nourishes etc. Ive recently been trying to have everything extremely natural, I just bought some stuff from Just Nutritive I’m going to try but Ive had such a hard time with any products.
I love combining products (2 creams, 2 mousses, 2 gels or more etc) and I also have some discontinued favorites that I use! That said currently available products that I like are AG Recoil, Curlsmith Foam followed by a firmer mousse like G2b Volumaniac if they still make that? For gel I like Curlsmith In Shower Styler mixed with Jessicurl Spiralicious. I always combine the latter with stronger gels otherwise it gets too heavy and my hair gets flat without enough hold but it's great for keeping moisture in during the winter and keeping frizz out in the summer. I do like the controversial Deva Curl Volumizing Foam but my bottles are not the latest iterations, miine are 1st and 2nd generation. I think they are on 3rd or 4th now so I cannot attest to how those work. Hope that helps.@@matlinwhitten7800
Thank you so much for sharing these drying techniques! I have tried unsuccessfully to plop and remove excess water multiple ways from my low density, high porosity, fine, curly wavy hair. I keep getting wonky curls or sacrificing root volume. I think these 2 methods could really be huge game changers! I'm really excited to try these!! Really hoping you post more videos since we have similar hair :)
I am lots of ideas in the works!!
@@fitkatstyle4388 looking forward to it :)
I have the same type of hair as you do, but longer. I’m going to try this my next wash day. Thank you for the idea!
What a great video! I was sort of intuitively doing this but hadn’t thought of the lift & blot.
Thank you!
I can’t wait to try this. I prefer micro plopping to actual plopping but I feel like this is perfect. I think I learned from you to open hand scrunch also and actually use my protein filler in my spray bottle. Thanks for all the great tips!
cupcakinGAYLE what was the open hand crunch please?
It’s scrunching but with a flat hand. It makes sure to not disturb the roots too much and avoids dizziness at the crown. Kind of like you are gently squishing your curls. I hold for a couple seconds. Maybe 5-10.
cupcakinGAYLE thanks, I’ll give that a try
Such a great concept! I’m fine, low density, 2b-2c...can’t wait to give this a try!
Awesome! Let me know if it works!
I’m so happy that I finally found a good tutorial for my hair type! I do not have as much hair as you do but this technique definitely works for me!! How can I thank you enough???🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Warm greetings from the Canary Islands🥰🤗🤗
My hair really responded well to this! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, I'm so glad!! Thanks for letting me know!!
Excellent video! My hair clumps on my head weird when wet, and plopping just makes it worse. Gently drying my roots first and scrunching the hair with a t-shirt or microfiber gives me better results. Our routine is actually very similar
Yes!!!!!
I have super high density hair (but really fine) and a lot of your tricks still apply! I really love your channel ! ❤️❤️
That's terrific! Glad they work for you!! Thanks ☺️
Thank you so much for sharing your methods. My hair is very very similar to yours and I've been struggling with the same challenges. ❤️
Thanks a lot for this! My hair is a lot like yours. I was hoping you would continue showing us how you add product back in
Oh sorry. I did at least mention a few ways in which you can add product back onto your hair. Just wanted to focus on the water absorption component in this. And you're so welcome.
This is the best tip I got ever in my cg life of almost 4 months.
What a great technique! Can hardly wait to try it on my next wash day.
Thanks! Let me know how it goes.
FitKat Style tried it yesterday - much better results:
@@fitkatstyle4388 How long does it take you to do your wash day hair from the shower to out the door?
@@rmcknight923 well I like to stop diffusing with 10-15% wet. Then I like it to be able to set in that state and not scrunch it out the moment it's dry. So I like 2 hours from the moment I hop into the shower to the moment I leave the house. But of some of that time I'm obviously doing other things. If I had to diffuse till dry I'm guessing 1:10. But I only wash every 3-5 days, usually at night so I don't mind and I usually a lot myself enough time. Anything I don't have to do when I wake up is good. Night owl here.
I will definitely try this out! Thanks so much! I would love to see how you apply product too.
It's coming! Let me know how this works for you!
Late to this party. I will try. My hair is not thin necessarily, but medium texture and fine , but my hair is a beach wave, not curls and can get frizzy in parts. I’m going to try this because I think the upside down thing will annoy me since I use the twist method still. lol. Been doing that my entire life. My hair isn’t short. It’s medium length and I don’t use a lot of products. Some salt spray or some lolavie detangler and I do use conditioner in the shower and sometimes a leave in but I don’t want to weigh it down. I have wave , not curl. This is very informative.. thanks
Report back how it goes. A little gel to help hold the wave will help you see more wave and show it’s potential. If it is crunchy don’t worry. That’s holding he curl i. Place as it dries. Just scrunch it gently to release the cast or crunchiness. Thanks for stopping by and sharing!
Such good info!! Would love to see a whole tutorial beginning to end!
Coming soon!
Great tips, i will try them. Same kinda hair! Thank you!
Yes, you are my 'hair' people! You're welcome!
How do you apply product without deforming your curls?
Great idea. My roots hold so much water and it takes forever to dry, blotting is a great tip!
Glad you liked it! Thanks! ;)
Great video. My hair is always flat on top when I plop. Trying this!
Thanks!! Fingers crossed!
Yes you can see my scalp because I am 80 years old and at this age we do loose hair. Watching your videos I have seen that my curls have really come back of should I say they are better than ever.
Awesome! I’m so glad you’re here watching my tutorials at 80! That’s amazing! And even more glad that they are helping!
My hair is very similar to yours and I absolutely love all the videos u post as u really offer some great tips and ideas to try! Please continue to post:)
Thank you thank you!
I'm happy I found your videos as we have similar hair. :-) I wasn't able to find a list of your daily hair products (including washing/cond.) Would love to know. :-) Thanks so much!
More videos coming!
@@fitkatstyle4388 looking forward to them. :-)
I’d like too a complete wash day routine of yours, since I too have similar hair. I think this method you show is the best option for who among us having low dense hair. And lately I was doing a modified micro plopping that is very close to yours. I will try better! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! That will be my next video!
Good idea, thanks for sharing, I will try this.
You're welcome!
This is great! Thank you, Kat!
You're so welcome!!!! :)
Thanks for sharing 💜 Great tips
Thank you!
Brilliant! Going to try this...
Thanks! Awesome let me know how it goes!
Thank you! Ingenious 👍
And here I was doing this same thing since my hair got wavy during perimenopause in 2010 or so, just called it squashing.
@FitKat Style, this video ist very helpful, but can you make the loudness of the video a litle bit higher? i don't understand all immediately, i'm from germany.
Yikes. I don't think I can control that now that it's posted. I'll look into this for future videos. Tut mir leid!
@@fitkatstyle4388 thank you. i meant in the future, not this video. with this method the hair dry must faster.
Hallo Salomon, bin auch aus Deutschland, ich verstehe es von der Lautstärke sehr gut 🙂
@@marinaj7877 vielleicht ist mein gehör nicht mehr das beste? (bin immerhin schon 40 jahre). habe den laptop allerdings oft neben mir und nicht direkt vor mir stehen und auch keinen extra lautsprecher. viele grüße
@Salomon
Ich bin 45 ☺️ schaue die Videos immer mit dem Tablet. Habe leider noch keine deutschsprachige TH-camrin gefunden, die ähnliche Haare hat wie ich. Falls du da Tipps hast, bin ich dafür gerne offen
Thank you for addressing the issues of lower density gals. We are more common than not 😏
You're so welcome!! Thanks for watching!!
Love your videos! I would love to know what you use to comb/brush/pick your hair after washing. My hair is so fine that it gets very matted when I wash so getting the tangles out pulls out the waves.
I have very fine, wavy/curly hair. The back of my hair doesn't like to hold curl at all. I'll air dry, diffuse, plop, scrunch etc. and the back of my hair will look curly. However, when I look at the back again, in about a 2 minute time span, my curl is pretty much gone. So, I'll wet it down again, scrunch, etc. again and get the same results. After several failed attempts, I decide to throw my hair up in a ponytail. Do you have any recommendations/advice for me regarding this issue? Thanks!
What styling products are you using? I am guessing you need some protein. Try a leave in or styling products that have protein in the top 5 ingredients if you can. You can also try a beer rinse too and that often will perk the curls up with a bit a protein. But a hold product will be needed to help them stay too. Try a gel for that.
We’d love a henna tutorial. ☺️
Looking forward to trying both techniques. How do you know your porosity and why? Thanks.
My ends dry very quickly, don't really look shiny like the roots of my hair and also get very dry over the course of a few days between washes. I feel like the ends of my hair can handle (ie-absorb) more product and heavier product than I initially would have expected. But on my roots those products feel like they sit on top. So high porosity means it absorbs a lot and low means the opposite. I also had a hair analysis done that confirmed what I already had deduced from my own experience.
Thank you. My hair sounds similar to yours. Where do I get an official hair analysis done?
Also, the slinky blot works great!
Thank you. My hair sounds similar to yours. Where do I get an official hair analysis done?
Also, the slinky blot works great!
I have hair very similar to yours and this is very helpful. Do you color your hair as well?
I'm so glad it's helpful! Been coloring for years! But switched to coloring with henna 2 years ago. Rainbow henna brand.
I’m in my first week of Curly Girl Method and finding it overwhelming and confusing as I look to invest in products and find ones that don’t weigh down or make my hair look greasy. My density, texture and porosity are similar to yours and I am a 2b wave/curl, short cut. I was wondering if you had a leave in conditioner or any product on your hair at the start of this video. Heading to the my local drugstore and beauty supply to check out some of the products you are recommending. It would be great if you listed them with your video. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques!
Thank you so much for this! 💕
Which technique do you find works best for the second application of gel? You mentioned a few options. Thanks so much!
Generally I smooth and rope very gently and then just a few scrunches to make sure I got some more product on the ends and not just the lengths. Is that what you mean?
FitKat Style Yes-thank you!!
I think plopping flattens my hair too much. I’ll try your techniques on new wavy hair. Thanks
This is awesome. Thank you!
You're welcome!
You mentioned using flaxseed gel. Do you add any other ingredients to that? Also, do you alternate styling products, i.e. using gel one day, cream another day, etc.?
I alternate by default b/c every wash day is an exciting experiment for me! LOL Not with a regulated agenda. Although I am particular about which products I use based on dew points! And yes, I add sugar and pectin as well as some oils to my FSG!
@@fitkatstyle4388 very helpful! Thank you! Which styling product do you use with high dew points? Low dew points?
FitKat Style this would be a great video....hint hint 😊
I have the same problem with plopping or even turbies now that my hair is short
Do you clip after you go in with a second gel application? If so, do you leave in clips while diffusing?
Thanks so much
Clips are waaaaay later for me! 3/4 dry!
Have you seen the newish YT channel Curly Hair Myths Exposed with The Curl Ninja? She’s awesome.
I have!
Could we get a instructional diffusing video ?
Yes ma'am!
🤔 if your roots are really wet they cannot be low porosity. Porous refers to an object’s ability to absorb => if your roots are absorbing a lot of water and staying wet they are *high* porosity. An object with low porosity doesn’t absorb (eg plastic wrap)
Plopping messes my hair up bad too! I do what you call “micro-plopping” (ie, quick scrunch with a microfibre towel or T-shirt) which helps a lot. 😊
I agree with the initial part of your definition about porosity but if you think about it this way, why would my healthy roots be higher porosity than my old dry, damaged ends?? Its not that they absorb more water it's just that the water that does get under the tighter cuticle at the roots in the shower, also has a harder time escaping b/c the cuticle is more closed. Which is why my roots get build up easier and the are also more prone to staying more shiny after styling while my ends will look dry by the next day b/c the moisture has escaped the ends much more quickly than the roots. Here's an article by Tonya McKay Becker a polymer scientist and cosmetic chemist that explains it better than I can. www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/learn/curlchemist-porosity-and-curly-hair
FitKat Style You’ve been CGM for 4 years and your hair is not that long - your ends are not that damaged are they? Your description of your hair perfectly fits high porosity. I’ll watch your video [edit - sorry read the blog 😉] and see what she says, but in the meantime here is another one that says the same - though she *actually* proves the opposite. The “high porosity” sponge still has twice as much water after an hour than the “low porosity” one - it lost more water because there is a saturation limit, but still was twice as heavy with water:
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FitKat Style Where does she say that high porosity hair loses water? She says high porosity hair absorbs a lot of water, and that it is hard to moisturise low porosity hair if it gets dry. Let me grab the quotes:
“Hair with a great deal of porosity has been found to be capable of absorbing significantly higher amounts of water than hair or normal or low porosity”
“If hair with very few or very small openings becomes dry for some reason, it can be difficult to restore the proper moisture balance to it. In this case, a deep conditioning treatment with moderate heat would be a good way to ensure the cuticle is sufficiently opened up to allow moisture to enter into the cortex.”
I disagree with her that high = damaged and low = healthy. Either can be a naturally healthy state.
@@FionaC1 you're right she doesn't say that in this article. I agree, either porosity can be a naturally healthy state! I think it's safe to say that with either porosity it's easy for the roots to just remain a little more wet as the ends get more of the absorption from the blotting, plopping, and air flow 😉
I am SO DOING THIS!
Awesome!! I hope it works for you!!