Remedies for Porous Hair
My hair has really been dealt a damaging blow after I unwittingly colored the base color myself, and then only days later went and got it highlighted. I think the stylist also over highlighted my hair and let it develop to too light a color as well, but at any rate, my hair isn’t looking too good these days. In fact, it’s looking downright porous and fried on most days when I blow it dry. Especially on my wash days.
I have to use a ton of hair product just to cover up the damage, so that’s when I started doing some internet searches on good remedies for extremely porous, dried out hair. I came up with some really good natural ones actually that I hadn’t heard of before to help treat this condition. I already have a million conditioners in my collection, but what I need was an intense treatment or remedy directed at porosity, which was my problem.
So I found a few that I’ll share with you today. Obviously, the first one is to use an extremely emollient, thick conditioner. Try using a conditioner that is “deep conditioning” or is for damaged or dry hair specifically. This helps to fill in he porosity and make your hair “whole” again.
Porous hair also responds horribly to moisture in the air (humidity). Because it is so porous and “holy”, it soaks up moisture, and expands rapidly, making your hair look big and frizzy – not a good combo.
Ok, here goes the remedies I found for porous hair then. The first one is apple cider vinegar, or ACV. If you spritz this in your hair as a rinse, and can stand the bitter smell (beware not to get it in your eyes), then you will notice a difference in the shine and reduced porosity in your hair. It’s got a great natural acid in it that helps seal and coat the hair shaft to reduce porosity. It’s cheap, and it’s all natural.
Another natural remedy for porous hair is coconut oil. I know, you’re afraid it might weigh your hair down, right? Just use it sparingly, or use it as a night treatment and then be sure to rinse it out in the morning if you like. Coconut oil is a great beauty remedy to have around for a plethora of other problems as well. Some even use it as a natural sunscreen and moisturizer for their skin. If you don’t like oil, you can try cocoa butter, just be sure to get the real stuff.
In addition to an apple cider vinegar rinse, you can also try a beer rinse. The hops and natural acids in the beer do the same thing as apple cider vinegar, they help to nourish and coat and protect the hair.
