2.       Hair Density – this is usually referred to as how “thick” your hair is, which measures the amount of hair strand you have on your head. Density is categorized into high, medium or low. Below is an image to help better understand hair density. It measures the space between each individual hair strand. The farther apart they are you will lean toward Low Density. Those with hair strands really close together have High Density hair and those somewhere in the middle will have Medium Density hair. The truest way to determine your hair density is to count how many hair strands you have in a 1 inch square section of hair on your head. But nobody has time for that, so try this instead…make a part in your hair and examine that part.  If you can easily see the scalp, then you have Low Density hair, if you can see the scalp but the line/part is very thin, then you have Medium Density hair, and if the  scalp is hidden and you cannot see it or can barely see the scalp then you have High Density or (as some refer to it) “Thick Hair.”

1.       Hair Porosity – once you know your hair porosity, this will help to give you insight on ways to care for your hair so that you retain moisture. A challenge curlies have with low porosity hair is getting the moisture into the strand. Adding heat/steam to your deep conditioning treatments will help the cuticle open and allow more moisture in. On the flip side, high porosity curlies do not have a problem getting moisture in. But just as easily as the moisture gets in, it easily gets out. A way to retain more moisture is to seal it with oil.