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In these last few years, hair porosity has been a hot topic in hair blogs, magazines, and YouTube videos, and more recently there have been hair products marketed to meet the needs of different porosity types. Hair porosity refers to how effectively the hair can absorb water or chemicals and there are three different porosity types that a person can have; high, normal and low. So why should it matter what your porosity type is? This is because high porosity hair affects the hair’s ability to retain moisture whereas low porosity hair struggles to absorb moisture. On the other hand,...

The New Year always signifies a time of great excitement with new opportunities for a better year. For people that do make New Year’s resolutions, there is at least one goal that focuses on either improving health, fitness or losing weight. This is evident by the increase in gym memberships every year in January as people rush to the gym with the renewed motivation to create a healthier and fitter version of themselves (source). However, according to research conducted by the University of Scranton, only 8% commit and complete their New Year goals (source). As the weeks and months continue,...

You may have heard of the L.O.C. method in blog posts or forums, but what does it actually mean? L.O.C is an acronym for: L - Leave-in (or Liquid) O – Oil C – Cream This refers specifically to the order you apply a moisturiser, oil and cream to your hair. In general, most people moisturise and seal their hair with a daily moisturiser and oil. The aim of the L.O.C method is to follow up with a creamy moisturiser or butter, which acts as a second sealant. This creates an extra barrier to maximise moisture retention, which helps to...

When the days get darker and the nights get colder, there is always that special excitement in the air as Christmas approaches.  It is always exhilarating to try something different for the holiday season and what better way to do this by experimenting with a new hairstyle to sport on Christmas day to impress your family and friends. There is a wide range of different hairstyles to choose from and luckily for us, hair tutorials can be found on your favourite blogs, YouTube and Pinterest. All of these are good ways to spark your creative juices. Perhaps you can choose...