In the world of haircare, one word can quietly make or break your entire routine: porosity.
You’ve likely heard of it before — high porosity, low porosity — but what does it actually mean? And more importantly, why should a modern woman who values both health and luxury care about it?
Let’s unravel this often-overlooked cornerstone of truly effective haircare.
What Is Hair Porosity, Really?
Hair porosity refers to how well your hair absorbs and retains moisture. It’s all about the condition and structure of your hair’s cuticle layer — the outermost surface that opens and closes like tiny scales.
There are three general categories:
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Low porosity: The cuticle is tightly sealed. Moisture has a hard time entering, but once in, it tends to stay.
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Medium (or normal) porosity: Moisture flows in and out easily. This type is the most balanced.
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High porosity: The cuticle is more open, often due to heat damage, coloring, or genetics. Hair soaks up moisture quickly — but loses it just as fast.
Why Porosity Matters in Your Haircare Ritual
Understanding your hair’s porosity is the key to choosing the right products — and to creating a routine that actually works for your unique needs. It’s the missing piece that elevates your results from decent to indulgent.
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Low porosity hair needs lightweight, build-up-free formulas that won’t just sit on the surface. Think hydrosols, aloe vera juice, and water-soluble botanicals — not heavy oils or butters.
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High porosity hair craves rich, reparative ingredients that help seal in moisture and strengthen the strand. Think nourishing oils, humectants, and proteins.
Without knowing your porosity, you may be using products that are either too rich (causing buildup and dullness) or not rich enough (leaving your hair dry, frizzy, and craving more).
Less & Lavish: A Porosity-First Philosophy
At Less & Lavish, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all haircare — because you aren’t one-size-fits-all. Every product in our line was developed with porosity in mind. Whether you have low porosity strands that repel moisture or high porosity hair that needs sealing and protection, we’ve formulated elegant solutions that deliver both results and ritual.
Our ingredients are chosen not only for their efficacy, but for their purity and sensory beauty — because taking care of yourself should feel as good as it looks.
How to Discover Your Hair Porosity
You can determine your hair porosity with a simple at-home test:
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Take a clean strand of dry hair.
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Drop it into a glass of water.
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Observe:
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If it floats, you likely have low porosity hair.
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If it sinks slowly, you may have medium porosity.
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If it sinks quickly, you likely have high porosity.
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But porosity can also shift over time — due to age, hormones, heat styling, or color treatments. That’s why we believe in flexible, adaptive products that evolve with you.
A Luxury That Listens to You
At the heart of Less & Lavish is the belief that clean beauty doesn’t have to be clinical — and luxury doesn’t have to be synthetic. Our porosity-informed formulas were created for women who want their products to work with their bodies, not against them.
You deserve elegance and efficacy.
You deserve softness without sacrifice.
You deserve a haircare ritual that feels as tailored as your favorite silk blouse.
Discover your porosity.
Elevate your ritual.
Experience the luxury of truly knowing your hair.
Explore our curated collections here — because you deserve a haircare line that understands you from root to tip.