3 reasons why your hair is NOT growing ???? #hairgrowthtips

???????? POROSITY - The most important factor that needs to be understood.

Porosity is the personality of your hair, determining how well your hair absorbs moisture and product without this knowledge you could be doing more harm than good.
Find out your porosity:
The Float Test
1.Remove a single strand of hair
2.Fill a bowl/cup with room temperature water
3.Place the strand inside
4.Wait 2-5 minutes for your results
If the strand sinks QUICKLY to the bottom – HIGH porosity
If the strand sinks SLOWLY to the bottom – MEDIUM porosity.
If the strand floats – Low porosity.
It’s ok to have a mix

Low Porosity (“LOPO”)
LOPO hair is extremely resistant to accepting moisture. The hair cuticles are “low” preventing moisture from entering so before we even get to what kind of products you should be using, we need to be strategic when applying these products to ensure it gets into the hair strand (and stays there!). Anything that raises that cuticle slightly enables your hair to accept moisture (steam!).
Techniques to use:
1.Deep conditioning with a heat/steam cap, or overnight if that’s your thing!
2.Applying leave in conditioner straight after a steamy shower. My favourites are of course from OminiraNaturals.com The Honey Watermelon Infusion duo for extremely dry and brittle hair.

High porosity (“HIPO”)
HIPO hair has cuticles that are very highly raised and therefore easily broken so accepts moisture fine but looses it just as easily.
You’re faced with a double conundrum, hair that is naturally more brittle and because of its nature does not retain moisture which makes it even more likely to break!
You will of course need to ensure your hair is moisturised by using a Deep Conditioner and Leave-In, but because of this hair type a little bit more love needs to be shown.
Techniques to use:
1.Protein treatments - help to repair this broken hair shaft, allowing moisture to be maintained better. love the Ultimate Strength Intense Deep Conditioning Mask https://ominiranaturals.com/collections/conditioners/products/silk-herbal-infusion-ultimate-strength-intense-deep-conditioning-mask
2.Hot Oil Treatments - Makes hair more oil-loving (vs water loving causes breakage)
3.Strengthening Herbs - Amla, Aritha, Fenugreek, Neem, Shikakai (found in Ominira Naturals shampoo & extra strength Hair Growth Potion, or you can infuse these in your DC or oils)
4.“Cationic” (Positive Charges) Ingredients - Attract to damaged parts of hair and make it more manageable (Cationic Ingredients
-Behentrimonium Methosulfate
-Behentrimonium Chloride
-Polyquaternium 7
-Cetrimonium chloride
-Stearalkonium Chloride)
5.Sealing with Oil - to strengthen and prevent moisture loss

???? SHRINKAGE
???? Keeping your hair stretched prevents it from our worst enemy:TANGLES. WHY?

Shrinkage = Tangles = Breakage = No length retention

So if your goal is length retention you might want to avoid styles that encourage shrinkage (wash n gos, puffs etc).

Opt for:
✅braid outs
✅twists outs
✅blow outs

To take it a step further, if you want the optimum environment for growth then protective styling is your best friend

???? A protective style is anything that keeps your ends tucked away and your hands/combs out of your hair

Opt for:
✅Wigs
✅Weaves
✅Braids

???? DETANGLE only 1 (1) When wet (2) Soaked in slippery conditioner (Tangle Slayer from Ominirnaturals.com is BOMB!) ????(3) Fingers first (4) Within sections (5) TAKE YOUR TIME! (6)Rewet each individual smaller section to reactivate the conditioner this is important. (7) Cut out any single strand knots (SSKs) this will prevent you from trying to comb through them and cause further breakage. (8) Combs 2nd! The purpose of a comb/brush is not REALLY to detangle hair, it is to REMOVE shed hair. (9) DO NOT OVER-DETANGLE - Our hair type is naturally intertwined and prone to tangles so it is impossible to remove every single one in its entirety. Have you noticed that as soon as you remove tangles, a few new ones form? So don’t stress yourself, work to get your hair to a point where it is a lot more manageable (no deep rooted knots) and leave it there. There is no need to try to get a comb through it snag free every time like typical straight hair, that is just something our hair can never achieve (and that’s ok!)

Products mentioned:
????Ultimate Moisture Deep Conditioner - https://ominiranaturals.com/collections/conditioners/products/honey-watermelon-infusion-ultimate-moisture-deep-conditioner
????Ultimate Moisture Leave-in Conditioner - https://ominiranaturals.com/collections/conditioners/products/honey-watermelon-infusion-ultimate-moisture-leave-in-conditioner
????Tangle Slayer - https://ominiranaturals.com/collections/conditioners/products/smooth-as-silk-tangle-slayer-extreme-slip-detangling-conditioner
????Ultimate Strength Intense Deep Conditioning Mask - https://ominiranaturals.com/collections/conditioners/products/silk-herbal-infusion-ultimate-strength-intense-deep-conditioning-mask