Determine Your Type Of Curls
If you are only starting to use the CG method, then immediately determine the type of your curls will be impossible. The natural pattern of your coils is hidden under the layer of detergent you have been using all this time. Natural locks will appear after a while. In other words, you can be much curly than you seem today.
The correct definition of the characteristics of your hair will help in the future to choose the right hair care cosmetics. At first glance, it may seem that curly hair is all the same, but it is not. There are several types of curls. The diagram clearly shows types of curls.
HAIR TEXTURE CLASSIFICATIONS
Hair Porosity
After determining the type of curls, you need to define the porosity of your hair.
Hair porosity is how much your hair can absorb water and retain moisture. That helpful knowledge helps you in the future choosing the right cosmetics.
The graphic shows that there are three types of hair porosity.
HAIR POROSITY TEST CHEKS THE ABILITY OF THE HAIR TO ABSORB AND RETAIN MOISTURE
Low Porosity Hairs
Such hair remains wet for a long time and dries for a long time. Drying your hair naturally can take up to 8 hours. The cuticles of low porous hair are straight and almost closed. For this reason, they do not absorb the beneficial properties of the care products poorly. Hair in this category is shiny and reflective. For better hydration of low porous hair, apply the product to wet hair.
Normal Porosity Hairs
As the name suggests, this is the middle between low porous and highly porous hair. Such hair is easier to care for, it is well hydrated, and has a natural shine. Such hair can dry from four to 6 hours in natural conditions.
Highly Porosity Hairs
If your hair dries quickly, you most likely have highly porous hair. The structure of such hair has open scales on the surface. Such hair quickly absorbs moisture and, at the same time, does not retain it well. Such hair is easy to tangle and looks dull. Hair becomes dry within 2 hours in natural conditions. Highly porous hair requires more gentle care to preserve.
Hair Elasticity
Further, you need to check your hair for elasticity. What is it? Hair elasticity is the ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original shape.
How to test hair elasticity yourself? You need to take a lock of hair longer than 5 cm, pull the hair in different directions, and then let it go:
- hair in a healthy state will easily stretch and return to its original shape. In such hair, is a perfect balance between protein and moisture.
- hair that is not hydrated enough will stretch with difficulty. It contains a high protein amount, and such hair breaks easily. To make hair in a better state it is necessary to wash off excess protein using water-based products. Besides such locks are needed a live-in conditioner and deep conditioner.
- hair in which there is not enough protein is easy to stretch but is hard to return to its original shape. Such hair is moderately moisturized and contains a low amount of protein. Better to use a product with a protein.