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When Your Hair Feels Dry And Bloated (What Do You Do?)

It’s a miserable feeling. Your hair is doing this weird thing. It’s dry but then when you apply conditioners, it looks like it’s bloated. Is that even possible?

Actually, it is!

You are absolutely right that your hair is crying for moisture. Yet, when you condition it, it swells up and looks puffy.

So right now you have way too much moisture, but in a day or so, you don’t have anything. Hair feels like straw. This condition is called high porosity, and it’s usually a result of damage to the hair.

Hair generally absorbs about 30% of its weight during shampooing and conditioning. When hair is this porous, however, it absorbs up to 50% of its weight! But as you already know, it doesn’t retain that moisture.

That’s why it’s best to use low pH products. (We can help you there.) Because they’re acidic the cuticle tightens and lies down.

Leave-in conditioners such as L’Oreal Absolute Repair Leave in Treatment followed by L’Oreal Mythic Oil The blend of two exceptional oils – avocado oil and grape-seed oil will seal in these restorative products, also causing the hair cuticle to lie down, reducing frizz, and adding shine.

With high porosity hair, it’s not good to wash your hair every day. This strips oil, causing frizz. Minimize the use of blow dryers, too. Allowing your hair to air dry up to 75% before applying heat is very helpful.

Ask us about a customized in-salon deep conditioning treatment as part of your hair wellness program, and do minimize the use of hair products, too.

You cannot repair the damage to your hair but you can keep your sanity while growing it out.

 Need some guidance? At Hair Salon Noarlunga we’d be happy to share our expertise with you.