HAIR POROSITY TESTS (Test Your POROSITY LEVELS) (5 EASY WAYS)

Here are 5 ways to test hair porosity and help you determine whether you have High porosity, Normal porosity or Low porosity hair. Each porosity test is easy to do and you can apply all 5 of the tests or simply select 2 or 3 to help you average out your results.
If you’re new to hair porosity and would like to find out more in depth information, then be sure to check out my video;
Hair Porosity 101 For Beginners;
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THIS VIDEO IS BASED ON TESTING YOUR POROSITY LEVELS ONLY!!!
HAIR POROSITY SUMMARY
Hair Porosity is all about your Hairs Ability or Inability to Absorb and Retain Moisture.
EXPLANATION ON POROSITY LEVELS
LOW POROSITY
With Low porosity hair, you'll find that rather than moisture absorbing into your hair, it feels like it's just sits on top, without penetrating into the hair shaft.
NORMAL POROSITY
With normal porosity hair, you'll find that your hair will absorb and retain moisture well and tends to last for long periods of time.
HIGH POROSITY
With high porosity hair, you'll find that your hair will easily absorb moisture, but it only lasts for a short while, before it feels dry again.
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[@HealthyAfroHair]

I’ve put together 5 Easy Ways to Test your hairs Porosity levels. The last time I tested mine, I had High Porosity relaxed hair. So having gone natural, I was curious to find out if anything had changed and used these 5 tests for the first time to find out. Of course, I was happy to discover that I now have Normal Porosity Hair 🙌🏾 (which I also suspected) Anyway, let me know if you guys have used any of these tests to check yours and if not, give a few of them a try. Hope you find it useful 😊

[@bonareriashley4538]

How fast if fast two seconds minute ?

[@Hiylight]

the problem i find is what is a long time to dry. when saying long or short i have nothing to reference as a normal time.

[@halalguts6331]

This gave me a very good idea but do you know the specific correlation between how long it takes to dry with the relation to porosity? (i.e how many minutes?) Also with running your finger towards your hair. I’m not sure if the smoothness or texture is rough or broken. Hard to tell, any tips?

[@25marshalyn]

@@bonareriashley4538 3mins

[@queenblair1st]

@@bonareriashley4538 wq

[@kylia2009]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one completely lost on these porosity tests.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Did it help at all?

[@shivairas6717]

Healthy Afro Hair yes it was very clear!

[@champagnethebest7532]

@@gabriellaagyarko4154 omg same

[@elianaelazar1527]

Omg girl you’re not

[@kiyokochanable]

@@wul09 If it dries faster, if it sucks water fast, if your hair float = High porosity.. What's so hard to understand..? lol

[@edline401]

No matter how much videos I watch on hair porosity I can never figure mine out and I’ve done the tests

[@tnoah15]

Maybe you have normal porosity hair.

[@ninacardoza2005]

@edline *** me toooooo..I have characteristics of both low and high so I'm lost

[@almeidareis]

Same for me...my hair floats but all the other characteristics are of a high porosity hair...so who knows

[@ninacardoza2005]

@@almeidareis I just gave up and said I'm high porosity lol smh..I bought a wholeeeeee bunch of different products and I will just see what works best. I have noticed that my hair lovessss camille rose line

[@angelbaby3838]

Manes by Mell has a video that explains hair porosity a bit better. She actually says some of these tests don’t work or are inaccurate in determining hair porosity. She also explains how hair stylists don’t actually look at levels but rather “grade” hair porosity on a scale from 1-5. I’m not sure if her video will help you understand your hair any better but I actually found it very useful. Manes by Mell...the girl knows hair. Haha

[@TRACY5910]

LOVE IT!!! straight to the point! Some of these videos they are talking entirely to much before they ever get to the point... THANK YOU for getting to the point!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re very welcome! 😁

[@Princessfaith_]

Tracy C please checkout my channel, I’m very new and have posted about two videos so far

[@aisha5156]

I’m your 333rd like, also so true

[@Sheilawyer]

You just said a word🙌🏾. 30 mins to tell you two useful sentences.

[@shivairas6717]

Exactly

[@nejatttaman3620]

The day I learned my hair porosity I will be genius

[@chocolat917]

For the third test to actually work, you have to break the surface tension of the water by pushing it down. If it floats back up, it’s low. If it sinks, it’s high. The temp of the water may also affect the porosity, try it with room temp, hot and cold water.

[@Blank1767]

My hair strands half sink and half float 🥴

[@neva.8824]

I did with hot water it floated I pushed the hair strand down it didn't float back up I also did it with the cold water and it did the same thing

[@clarkzy3577]

And you have to get rid of the oils as oils are water repellent

[@SimplyChiChi26]

I did this just when I took my braids off and one sank the other was in the middle and the 3rd was on top🤷🏽‍♀️not sure if cos it was a little oiled

[@Karmag3]

@@Blank1767 that means it’s norm

[@canelaxgames9831]

My hair get different results for each on :(

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Then it’s possible you have a variety of porosity levels throughout your head.

[@canelaxgames9831]

Healthy Afro Hair yes thanks I just tried it and my hair grew an inch already! 😭❤️🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@bibiparedes2324]

@@canelaxgames9831 if you dont mind me asking, which one did you try ? im having the same issue

[@angelbaby3838]

Watch a video by Manes by Mell. She explains hair porosity by grades 1-5. I found it to be easier to understand & more accurate.

[@maureenlionel2139]

Perhaps

[@1x56]

You have the thoroughness and patience of a scientist ^_^

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Haha...I like that, thanks! 😁

[@MamaMia914]

Not at all! I am a scientist and I cringe at how these “tests” are done and how the results are interpreted.

[@brittneybrittneyxo]

Omg this video helped SO much! Clear, concrete and straight to the point! Thank you so much 😊

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re very welcome! Glad it was useful 🤗

[@vokalyzz5322]

I am late to the game of taking care of my hair and I wanna say I am loving it so far. Watching all these different videos and different perspectives I am learning a lot. P.S. I think I have low porosity hair lol

[@AmorBlessing]

Thank You!! I did all 5 tests and all came out as Low Porosity !! Now i can buy products depending on my hair !!!

[@luphelele]

Thanks for this. Love that it's quick, easy to understand and practical. Will definitely try these.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! Glad to hear it.

[@netty5571]

Yes thanks for this video Clear, clean, no loud music Love it Thanks Queen

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Ahhh…you’re very welcome 😄

[@DavinchiD]

Soooooo helpful omg the one video that helped me👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@lolob.219]

Best explanation. Great job 👏🏽

[@jobllo5591]

Wonderful! Clear, quick and to the point! 😊

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Thanks! 🤗

[@PebblesBadd]

Love This & Your Accent 😍😍 Thank You I Finally Figured It Out

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Ah...good to hear and thank you ❤️

[@sassyhomescents]

Very clear and concise......thank you

[@i_am_cassie5407]

This video is good explanation and ways to determine your hair porosity levels outside of the float test. Thank you!

[@nasijourney3360]

Your accent is beautiful 😍 and I’m definitely going to try this so I can know how to properly use rice water to grow my hair

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Thank you 😊 Yes, give it a try.

[@NomNomGirl1]

Glad the video was clear and concise

[@donearl6675]

thank you for those tips.long over due.till you.so informative!!!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! Glad you found it useful.

[@Kerisa.Aleman]

Thank you so much for this video and all of the valid points that explains the differences in hair porosity. I have a mixture of high and low. My roots are low and my ends are high. I'm guessing it's time for a trim 😁 and again, thank you! 💕

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re very welcome! I’m glad you found it useful 💕💕

[@Kerisa.Aleman]

@@HealthyAfroHair 💕💎

[@sounique2003]

Thanks to your video I've learned I have low/normal porosity hair. Thank you. Now it'll be easier for me to find which products work best on my hair to give me amazing results for my 4C hair.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Ahhh...that’s great 🙌🏾 thanks for letting me know.

[@princessanath8661]

Love this...best hair porosity video I have seen.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Wow...thanks so much ☺️

[@leeluv96]

Thank you for getting straight to the point.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

No worries 😁

[@christinesitati8495]

After going through all hair channels on how to check for hair porosity yours is extremely helpful and informative. I did all the 5 tests and it seems I have a combination of normal to high fine porosity 2a, 2b and 2c hair. This video helped me to understand my hair which has a mind of its own. I actually did the tests twice; after using a clarifying shampoo and deep conditioning. I've been natural 2 going 3 years and so far it has been a challenge getting to learn and understand my hair. #HealthyAfro Thank you again.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Thanks, it’s great to know my video was beneficial to you and you’re very welcome 😊

[@josselinzelaya6005]

How do you find out what kinda curls you have?

[@Wolfhailstorm]

I'll come back to this when I'm ready to test mine! Thanks for showing us all the ways to test porosity!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

No problem, you’re welcome!

[@whizz_0711]

1:45 for this test you’ll need to submerge the hair underwater first because it’ll stay up due to surface tension if you just drop it in

[@lyleea]

Thank you. I was wondering, since my hair stayed on top for about an hour, but as soon as i dunked it a little, it just went down to the bottom immediately

[@xxmop123xx]

Thank you! I did it right away because I'm smart 😆

[@purvioml]

​​@@lyleea does that mean I have high porosity hair?

[@selmahaitewa19]

Am going to try this just now. I have just done my big chop about 15 minutes ago and am not sure how I feel

[@eucharialoupeeditorialserv9963]

Super helpful, thanks

[@evaandrea8200]

This is the best porosity hair explanation I have seen

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Wow...thanks so much 🤗

[@riseupbloom9836]

This is an excellent informative video! Thank you!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Thanks so much and you’re welcome ☺️

[@PARIS_GHA]

Very informative and helpful video sista! Like it! this very important video especially when you start a hair journey thanks for sharing

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Good to hear and you’re welcome! Yeah, it definitely helps when it comes to selecting products for your hair and ensuring they work in the best way.

[@odhiambocamilla6503]

So glad to see this❤️❤️

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Great 🤗

[@ReigningWomban]

Great informative video! Thank you!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 💕

[@tammiecurrie930]

Wow thanks, very helpful!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Great...you’re welcome!

[@bookwormdownunder]

This was so helpful

[@RPGKingdom64]

Sometimes I feel as though I have high porosity hair, sometimes I think I have low 😂 my hair does not dry fast, but in terms of adding moisture it doesn’t stay hydrated, even with oils. I think it’s best that I try out products to see how they serve my hair.

[@lyndseywetherington2483]

Sounds like you have low porosity

[@teshon5588]

That’s me tooo

[@danieb84]

Very helpful! Thank you 🖤

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Good to hear and you’re welcome 💕

[@froblox]

This was so helpful and informative thank youuu ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Good to hear and you’re very welcome 🤗❤️

[@Kokoaamor]

Yes ma’am thank you for the info 💞💞💞💞

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! 💕💕

[@jemmy924]

Thanks much for this video! Always thought I had high porosity hair cause my hair takes long to dry but turns out it's low porosity 3/5.Very informative

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! Glad it was useful 🤗

[@dylondanforth1830]

Water and moisterizer absorbs in my hair fairly quickly, but my strands feel smooth with no ridges

[@naturallycurlymama5344]

I am going to try this test

[@AJYisrael]

Very helpful my good sis!!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Good to hear! ☺️

[@bree4060]

Very helpful

[@watchuwant1560]

Also: Thank you for this! I've always been curious. My hair is extremely high porosity lol. 🥺

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re very welcome! 😊

[@1015katie]

Awesome video thank you 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Patmens9]

Thanks to the tips, actually I don't know my hair porosity so I'm going to use this technique to know my porosity💕

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! I hope it helps 😊💕

[@kenyarodriguez209]

Thank you so much! God bless :)

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re very welcome ☺️

[@MichelleNgozi]

Welp that settles it, I have low porosity hair. Thank you for all of these, very helpful!

[@limali2401]

When I put one hair on water, it stays on top but when I push it, it go on the bottom. Also moisturizer don’t stay long I’m my hair (like 1 hour) but my hair don’t feel grumpy. And my hair Don’t Dry before my body.😭😭

[@TheCandiiMonsterr]

Omg same 😭

[@katherineprice9293]

Same about the water test, but out the shower the top dries a bit but the body of it is still soaking. Also my hair takes ages to dry, but I do use a good amount of product and it holds the moisture, so idk 🤦‍♀️

[@diaakilani7645]

Me too😭😭😭 I'm lost🥲

[@sister-jayy-of-judah2253]

May I recommend you to try and do one of your test differently please.. The water test: What you will find if you look at your hair with a flashlight is... When you first placed your hair into the water your hair is resting on air.. Which means the test is inconclusive.. Because I know my hair gets very dry like the rest of my body.. I tried it that way first.. Then I did it this way.. I pushed my hair underneath the surface of the water.. And my hair sank drop dead at the bottom and never up to the surface not once... I know you understand me by know.. The choice is up to you to try this test again if you want..

[@stype8468]

Wotah. ❤️ the accent

[@jasonbarberandeducator7247]

Excellent video

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Thank you!

[@bluejayvip]

Thanks for saving the “like & subscribe” til the end lol.

[@estherbolekia]

I finally know my hair porosity! 🎉

[@HealthyAfroHair]

😄🙌🏾🙌🏾😄

[@naturalhairnysa9841]

This video contains excellent information that is very helpful and easily actionable. I enjoyed it so much I will be sharing the link to this video in an upcoming post to my audience. Thanks so much for continuing to share such wonderful content!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Awww...thanks so much and you’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, please feel free to share it with others 😊

[@ullandajernigan6313]

Thanks hunn😘

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! 💛

[@NonStopHD765]

I just want to say for those who don't have Low porosity hair you're blessed

[@rachelleraspberry53]

I don't know anymore tbh. I followed a high porosity regimen for everything for a long time because my cuticles are bumpy (I think lol I really don't know anymore) and I struggled to keep moisture in my hair because it would soak up whatever touched. But now my hair shafts are still bumpy but hair products just sit there and water doesn't soak as easily anymore.

[@bridgettetucker2137]

Thank you! Clarity.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome 🙌🏾

[@zakiyareignshinellc4299]

Great! I have low porosity hair.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

🤗🤗🤗

[@nerciaubisse3189]

So clear usefull and informative. Thanks a lot. From Maputo ❤

[@HealthyAfroHair]

I’m glad to hear that and you’re very welcome! 💛

[@MsTemptation]

I have normal hair porosity hair.👍🏻👍🏻

[@latinabebe9993]

I have high porosity hair. It just dries even while I’m trying to style it and ends up looking sooo frizzy. :(

[@thissunchild]

Omg....hair twin :O

[@HealthyAfroHair]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@neh214]

Hi. I have multi mixed race hair & it gradually goes from wavy in front to poodle-like consistency in back. So my question is, do these tests apply to to all hair types or black hair exclusively & where does my hair fit in? TY Nancy

[@deraNwokike]

Hi @healthyafrohair when you talked about the hair and the body test. Do you mean the drops of water drying up before the body drys up? Thanks

[@debpfleiger803]

May hair takes forever to dry. Its actually a couple hours for it to completely dry all the way through underneath, even though it's very fine. So I guess that would be high porosity hair??

[@electradelk2314]

Thank you for this, going to try all of these today.. For the longest I did not know my hair was curly, I had straight THICK frizz free hair as a child, but as I aged it became frizzy and hard to handle. No matter how much I moisturized it was still a frizzy mess. I did some research and noticed when wet it had a slight curl forming at the bottoms, so I started treating it as curly hair and it's doing much better the for a few hours after I wash and condition/dry.. However by the end of the night I have a Top/side section that starts to lose it's curl and starts frizzing out again.. My hair takes a good while to get completely drenched in the shower, and it takes hours to completely dry. I'm thinking I have low Porosity hair on the top of my head and normal underneath. The hair underneath gets a lot less frizzy and feels a lot smoother and moisturized than the hair on top, as well as keeps it's curl.. Some days top layer feels extremely dry/rough and like straw.. No matter how much I condition it just doesn't seem to help the top layer.. It's quite frustrating.

[@mackl8305]

Quarantined and forced to grow my afro got me learning so much about my hair..this is dope!!

[@HealthyAfroHair]

That’s great 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@aoora-iv1gr]

So, when I did the strand test, I felt slight bumps on the strand. But when I did the float test, I waited 15 minutes and the hair stayed on top.

[@BluBurryRae]

Pretty sure my hair is normal porosity. Good to know.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@abigailr.7487]

bless

[@growqueen]

Still a little confused. My hair gets wet quickly and dries quickly but hair products sit on my strands for ages. My hair is smooth when I run my fingers up the strands. Also, my hair floats in the water test even if I push it down it floats back up. I have fine strands.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Yeah, sounds like your results are a mixture of them all. I know you said products sit on your hair, but does your hair feel moisturised after? and how long does the moisture last?

[@growqueen]

Healthy Afro Hair good question and thank you for replying. My hair feels moisturised afterwards , but by the next day it feels dry and I have to moisturise agsin in the morning and the evening. I keep doing this until the next wash day. If I do GHE. This helps a lot and I only have to moisturise once a day if I do this. My hair is hard work.

[@HealthyAfroHair]

If the moisture lasts all day, that’s a good thing, so I wouldn’t worry too much. As mentioned in my video, the tests are just rough estimates.

[@growqueen]

Healthy Afro Hair thank you.

[@hajjiamohammed289]

I have the same thing

[@gbemisolaisrael5236]

Thanks so much for clearing the confusion, so which is good or better?

[@HealthyAfroHair]

You’re welcome! Normal porosity is the most desired level.

[@elianaelazar1527]

I have a question: will your results be different for the wet test if your hair is full of oil? (Oil repels water so isn’t possible that may cause a few different results, no?)

[@oliviabrown3755]

Beautiful style!! I would definitely love to see you do a product review of Straight Silk by JuniorLabs. It makes my hair silky smooth 👌

[@akhiunknown6178]

Hi I’ve got nappy afro hair 3b but all my life all I’ve wanted was permanent curly hair sticking out of all sides especially the front. I just want my hair to drop. My hair is always up unless I have a shower. Would you recommend any relaxers if that’s the answer or a specific hair treatment.... pls help. Btw I love your vids!!

[@marilenehodge4636]

Po-ro-si-ty ❤️

[@cicidior3163]

Hello I just finished watching your video I’m guessing my son has low porosity hair , is it okay to put rice water in his hair? I know some kids hair doesn’t react well with the rice water & some does ,

[@tyriechaperry3726]

So if I have a mix of low and high porosity hair what would be the best way to moisturize?

[@kaheaisaac1]

Has anyone ever experienced your hair NOT floating after 15 min? It seems like everyone hair floats

[@HealthyAfroHair]

What does your hair do?

[@AmylouiseMua]

My hair instantly falls to the bottom

[@w.p3629]

@@HealthyAfroHair stays above the hole time

[@eduhaile5853]

Of course it will float we are talking about hair. I mean if i am not wrong

[@mandyl7777]

My hair legit does different things on the water test. I did three strands and they all did something different

[@Lovelyp33]

So do you want it to be high or low ? And what do you do to make it right

[@TagFrez]

LETSSS GO I have low prosity hair

[@2204LC]

In Test Number 5 with Moisture, what exactly means „ Short space time“ referring to high porosity hair like how many days is that ?

[@clipthief6748]

My hair floats at the top but when I push it down it sinks fast and when I feel My strands up and down it’s rough and bumpy

[@akhonamzimela7053]

Hello ladies and gentlemen. What hair products shall I use since my afro is soft and normal to high in prorosity?

[@naomicrass]

Strands test my hair feel really rough meaning high porosity but in the float test my hair sung when I pushes it down and floated up to the surface only very few stayed down meaning in general low porosity, so what test is more accurate the strand test or float test

[@iiammyalashay919]

In this heat I’m not sure which dried first

[@magnolia8683]

I've been searching for that style of watch for a while. What brand is it? Thanks for the vid.....I've just hit the one year mark, post relaxer and loving my natural hair :)

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Great, well done 👍🏾 It’s the Apple Watch.

[@magnolia8683]

Thank u :)

[@ejekwoluchinweotuto7267]

How realistic is it that the hair would fully dry before the body naturally, I honestly doubt if it's possible, especially with full 4c hair

[@whitneyefe4293]

Sorry I would like to clarify for the 4th step. How long would you give to judge whether it is high or low porosity hair because when I apply moisturiser on my hair it would sit for a while, then after 15-20 min or less it start to feel dry and begins to shrink really quickly if I have not stretched my hair out of course (as in straight out of the bathroom hair).

[@HealthyAfroHair]

That sounds like low porosity hair, because the moisture isn’t penetrating into your strands and is still dry.

[@jyxn112]

If you put your hair in water then you push it down does it still determine your hair porosity or your suppose to keep it floating

[@H20fanatic20]

I’m gonna save this video..I just put my hair into braids

[@HealthyAfroHair]

Great! Hope it helps.

[@korniukkee]

If you put the hair on the top of water wirhout fully making them from all sides wet, it will stay on the top of water forever. The second i made them wet, it drowned to the bottom

[@foxiegaming6719]

my hair take times to get dry from wet..what porosity is that?thanks for ur answer