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Everyone keeps saying that! I think for now, I'm really just enjoying helping others get their beauty lines started and giving them the tools they need. However, who knows what the future holds! Anything is possible. :-D
There is NOTHING comparable to someone relying on science, applied logic, and facts to create their products and health regimen, rather than just tradition and old wives’ tales lol 🥴 thank you so much for your content!! ❤️✨👑
Me: I'm a P.I.M.P Me: after watching video: staring at 98% my hair products with disdain. Honestly I stopped using most of them and just went back to blue magic with the coconut oil, olive oil, coconut oil (unrefined), Jamaican castor oil, and my shea butter (raw and african). IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW. I was constantly putting coconut oil on my hair after washing (w/ or w/o shampoo) and my hair would be bone dry in less than 3 hours but with pockets of dampness. I noticed my hair DID however look great when I pre-poo'd with coconut oil and then rinsed with hot water (for me I lowkey found this out on accident yeaaaars ago when I was running late for middle school and I put too much coconut oil in my hair and I was like nah I'm not bouta get roasted like that today so I leaned over the tub and rinsed it all out. I HAVE NEVER had my hair feel so soft and pantene-bougie. I don't know why I stopped doing that but I have recently returned to it after finally realizing that pree-pooing is not extra it is needed). Thank you soooo much for the videos. It's honestly hard to find good information not rooting in baseless fact in the natural hair care community (but this is slowly changing I have noticed) and It's between you and 3 other youtubers. Saving me money and giving me common hair sense. Priceless info. I usually don't comment much but I HAD to especially after the coconut oil bit. I have been wondering for years why it would leave my hair greasy but dry.
Chin926 I'm pretty sure Green Beauty is one of them, or should, given the fact she talks with foundation and gives tons of diy's with natural products. Check her out.
Yes I agree with you, her information is genuine and not borne out of a desire to also do hair videos cos she has nice hair which unfortunately most of our 4C sisters are doing. I have had the same issues with my hair and coconut oil and I just dropped a similar comment to yours:)
First, I am so happy to see a Black woman chemist bringing the greatness of our hair to life! This is very educational and makes a lot of sense. Thank you for representing and bringing science to our hair.
What’s crazy is when I was relaxed and didn’t pay attention to any of this stuff, no issues. No hygral fatigue problems. Become natural and bam all these rules. While I’m never returning to a relaxer, it was definitely less demanding. I agree on coconut oil. It’s a terrible sealant but a fabulous pre-poo
I think its because, in its relaxed state, the cuticle lays at its flattest so does not take too much water in and therefore avoids the hydral fatigue. The strand is also straight enough for the scalp's natural oils to run down the strands length keeping the strand fairly moisturised. The biggest obstacle w kinky hair is that our natural oils cannot get to the bottom of the hair shaft because of the. Strand shape which leaves us with dull, dry hair.
So true. Used to slap on oil and creme unto DRY hair. No problem. Start trying LOC, LCO now PMP/PIMP. My high porosity hair is confusedandbreaking.com 😣
God sent me an Angel! I was about to give up and go back to relaxing. My hair was healthy, grew longer and was not dry. My hair is still long but dry and lots of breakage. I've learned so much in the 3 weeks that I found this channel. Thank You Lord. Thank You Hair Angel! Knowledge is power🌹
Now it all makes sense!! My mom would always apply blue magic to my hair (high porosity) and it was healthy and retained its length. But I tried to get fancy and listened to others when they said hair grease was bad....welp...returning to basics. Thank you so much for this video!
So interesting how having a different porosity can affect you. I have low porosity hair and grease/butters always left my hair whether relaxed or natural parched.
Hi! I’ve never used hair grease before, but I also have high porosity hair and I’m struggling! When do you apply blue magic in your hair care routine??
I remember my cousin use to do her siblings hair because their mom passed when they were young and she use to use water, a detangling brush and Blue magic and their hair grew super long!
SunRae* ** It’s about 1/4 cup aloe, 1/4 cup rose water, 1/8 cup glycerin, and maybe a tablespoon of avocado oil. Store in the fridge (use the aloe juice without preservatives) and shake vigorously before and during use since the oil will separate. My hair loves it and I hope yours will too.
I'm so thankful I discovered your channel! I have HPH and tried the PMP method and I was shocked! I used coconut oil, a little water from my spray bottle then followed with a cream based sealant. My hair was soft and fluffy for 5 days!!! When I wld use hair conditioner mixed in a spray bottle, my hair felt rough and dry. I cldnt understand what I was doing wrong. But, since I've being using this method, my hair feels and responds sooo much better. Thank you!!
I have HPH too. I use LLGA method I made up and my hair is hydrated for over a week before I need to refresh. Liquid leave in Leave in (creamy) Grease to seal in moisture Acid-spray diluted ACV to close cuticles
I've been doing this method for years since I found out my hair is naturally high porosity. Game changers. Great to know I've been doing the right things.
I use this moisturizer on my daughters, one has low porosity and one has high porosity and it does great on both....rose water, olive oil, vitamin E oil, and a splash of wild hair growth oil, in a spray bottle.
I have been following you for a while now. And I've decided to try adding hair grease to my regimen. And OMG it has made a huge difference in my moisture retention. Thank you so much for that suggestion because I totally forgot about hair grease. My favorite hair grease is Palmer's olive oil growth therapy and my favorite moisturizer is Camille Rose honey hydrate leave in collection. Thanks again and I wish you much success. Please continue to keep us educated on how to care for our hair.
You know that sensation of understanding at least 95% of the video content beforehand but feel happy to support a fellow informative melaninated, gorgeous naturalista with your time and attention? ...Yup, I feel that way too. 😁😏🤗🙌🏾
My hair is dense. I'm not achieving growth in length, which is my goal. I'm frustrated that it's taking me this long to understand how to care for MY 4C hair. This channel will be my last and only place for guidance. 🥰
Moisturizersss my low porosity hair is like mehhh. Once I have a good leave in, some warm water and a medium oil, my hair is good to go. When I had locs my hair loved burnt sugar pomade by oyin. Its too heavy for my loose hair so I have to use a tinnny bit. Its good because its oil content is good so I can use it after a leave in and skip the oil. It is all about listening to your hair and knowing how it reacts. I can't do too much protein and I keep an eye on the moisture content of items and water. There is just so much!!! Still, I am thriving. I appreciate the knowledge and not the brand chasing information. New subscriber.
This channel has been very beneficial because I really love Chemistry (I’m studying the subject as an A level) but in organic chemistry we haven’t focused on the practical knowledge. I was smiling because I understood the skeletal formulas of the flavonoids so I will try using oils that I actually understand about. I might include this channel in my personal statement because I want to study a Chemistry degree.☺️
I love how you break things down chemically 💞I've talked about various oils and their uses on my channel because it's important to understand what you're putting on your hair.
We appreciate the knowledge that you bring us. And the passion that you have for what you do. thank you again for educating and taking your passion to a different level in making us understand the chemistry in the science behind taking proper care of our hair from a scientific view. beautiful from the inside and out. Your a shining starYou have inspired others to become chemist as well. Gods Blessings
Oh my soul. I watched this a week ago and I decided to try this method. My hair loves itt😭 I’ve been able to retain moisture for 5 days❤️ thank you @Curly Chemistry ❤️
I’m a firm believer in hair, skin, and nails vitamins! They even made my eyelashes grow- top and bottom. I no longer wear lashes, just mascara. My moisturizer is Shea Moistures Curl Enhancing Smoothie. Great on my hair and scalp.
I just started making an aloe and olive oil leave in for after I use rose water and aloe water spray and I’m still testing for moisture retention. But so far, so good.
Thank you for this video...I went natural 8 years ago after relaxing my hair for over 30 years when my mom had my hair permed as a child because she didnt know how to handle my thick curly hair. I grew my relaxer out and finally remembered what my hair looked like as a kid. I wear my hair straight..I am puerto rican and I would go to my dominican hair salon and she would do my have hair and I would maintan it at home with rollers or doobie at night. Since the pandemic I have been on my own and my hair had become dry, it was shedding more and my ends were tangling more. I did exactly what you said to do...I have high porosity hair...I had some coconut oil..did the pre-pro over night.....I co washed with my wen fig...mixed some wen, aloe vera juice and water in my spray bottle and used organic hemp seed oil. My hair felt softer just from the wash...it did shed but less..I did do little braids, sprits it the solution for moisture and protected with the hemp oil...my ends were popping with the curls...my hair feels and looks so much better...Thank you...I have learned how to take care of my hair while I remain at home and the pre -poo before wash day. I am learning now how to refresh it when the time comes. Thank you so much...I have learned alot from you. Since you did a video on oils for the hair...can you do it for the skin? Does the oils the pentrate and protect does that apply to how the skin will react to it? I want to use oils for my dry mature skin. Thank you
Careful. Most of those products have different ingredients than they did during the Jheri curl era when length retention was flourishing. The bottles may look the same but man manufacturers eliminated so called bad ingredients during the "grease/mineral oil is bad" phase.
@@deva190 Right. I don't have the expertise of the Curly Chemist, so I asked her to review this, because the videos look really nice, but they're all amateurs. I worked hard to grow my hair via trial and error. I'm not doing that again. I have a peanut head. It's not cute with short hair.
the way you explained this and the infographics you used made this click so easily for me. you’re a fantastic teacher! thank you so much for sharing your knowledge ❣️
Thank you so so much! High porosity over here. No wonder my doo gro grease works so well for me and now I know WHY my hair looks bomb after my overnight prepoo with coconut oil. Sometimes I don't wanna wash my hair lol
My favorite natural leave-in moisturizing spritz contains rose water, aloe vera juice, EVOO, and avocado oil. I then place the spritz bottle in very warm water. Wait 5-10 minutes then spray my leave-in spritz all over my hair. Sometimes I will add several drops of lemongrass essential oil. This concoction leaves my hair soft and supple. I love it! I plan to add veggie glycerin in future preps.
Thanx for not leaving us high porosity gals out! Often when ppl mention us, they always speak as if our hair is damaged. My hair grows from my scalp porous. I always prepoo with coconut oil & essential oils. I use knot today as my leave in, camille rose aloe whipped butter gel as my moisturizer/styler. Its aloe vera based so my hair loves it! My daily moisturizer is an aerosol bottle of 50% water, 50% aloe vera gel that has a ph of 4 to keep my cuticles sealed. And every washday I finish with an ACV rinse. Except I dont rinse it out. I want to try grease but afraid of damaging my hair. I've worked hard to get it as long as it is now and I'm just scared. I'm mainly afraid of constantly having to use SLS shampoos to remove it. Plus, although I'm HiPo, I have fine strands & thin to medium density. I prefer wearing my hair big & fluffy so I think that grease may weigh the fro down but maybe I can find a more viscous sealer. I feel like my LCO isnt enough though. Like i need a better sealant. My O step is castor, olive, grapeseed & sometimes I'll put coconut oil in there.
Great tips! Happy to know I’m on the right track.. I don’t have a favourite moisturizer because I’m unable to commit to any one product 🙈. My favourite leave ins though are Kinky Curly Knot Today and Giovanni Direct Leave In
What is working for me is honey and hibiscus leave in conditioner and neem based butter cream homemade by privately owned black owned businesses on Etsy online. I use a little bit of grease on the scalp. My hair is super soft shortly after and I get lots of compliments on my hair. I also keep dead ends out of my hair, so my hair looks very even healthy thick and soft. I wouldn't dare use coconut oil, it hardens when dries. I will only use olive oil and hair grease. My hair loves steamer!!
Sta-sof-fro by Softsheen Carson. I have low porosity hair. Then castor oil to seal. Works like a charm for me for softness and manageability for years!
Thank you. 10 years in to being natural and you have confirmed what I thought. I've tried so many products and keep going back to this line out of Baltimore: OYIN. The honey hemp conditioner and whipped pudding are my staple. But I couldn't figure out what oil to use. I was using this hair grow oil that clumped my hair like I had in freeze spray in it when I would wash it. Then I found the castor oil that whole foods only sells at certain locations...fast forward to the thickness and moisture that has entered my life🤗‼It's been a long time since I've said I like my hair, but I can say it loud and proud now.
I love that you came with straight FACTS. It means a lot and I can tell that you're actually passionate about the health of our hair. Not just how it looks or how it's styled because honestly your hair can be styled where it looks wonderful but underneath it's scraggly ,dry ,brittle ,heat damaged ,broken off ,and has split ends ! Thanks you're very much appreciated, I actually found you accidentally and decided to click. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that you've gained a new subscriber and I love your content!!!!!💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great tips👏🏽👏🏽 for my high porosity🤷🏽♀️ hair.Will start using hair grease alongside my hair moisturiser to help retain moisture and give a bit more volume to my hair,also pre- pooing hair with oil before washing.
Thank you so much Curly Chemistry for this video! You answered a question I intuitively suspected about why my hair rejects cream-based moisturizers after a wash. My hair always preferred liquid-based leave-in conditioners, NOW I KNOW WHY!!! Thanks to your educational video, the missing piece to the hair-puzzle was the low porosity of my hair. I now know the right method for my hair and can't wait to try adding liquid to my leave-in cream conditioner to get the best results. Bless you for being such a smart curly chemist! MsECstreet :)
I use water, Suave Tropical Coconut conditioner as a creamy moisturizer and then seal it all in with hair grease. I love it! My hair stays moisturized for a long time.
@@joricks5007 I wouldn't say wet, but yes it is damp. Within a few hours, it's not as damp, much dryer but still feels moisturized, if that makes any sense.
@@isaackdowling2727 If I'm doing a co-wash or a deep conditioner, then yes I'll rinse out the conditioner. But I actually dilute the suave conditioner to use as a moisturizer. Keeps my hair hydrated for a long time.
I take care of my hair myself… My low porosity hair require rosemary; aloe Vera jell; and black castor oil in a spray bottle with water. Sometime I will switch to my tea tree and biotin oil spray bottle . I moisturize twice a week. My locs love it! I do not like my hair in pullback tight pin up. I like my hair to hang and I may wear a soft pin up style that I do myself.
Omg, I was waiting for this video thank you soo much. Please make a video on henna, and the best way to make it for kinky 4c hair. Keep up the good work. God bless you doll.
@@deijha13 if it matters, I'm low porosity and still, my hair loves this and it says moisturized for days. Hard not to with that good blue magic as a sealer though.
Ok this all sounds good for LP hair, but could you give recommendations for bone dry desert climate when there is no moisture in the atmosphere. Humectants would do the opposite. Thx
Omg i learn so much from you. And its so useful when you give recommandations based on porosity. I will definitly try out this pmp merhod. I have high porosity hair and have never tried pre poo before so i will try this out today.
Thank you for the HighPo tips! I really appreciate this and agree! I think my hair was doing better when I used heavier oils and am about to switch back! Hair grease here I come! 😂
I have low porosity hair. My diy moisturizer is water, aloe juice, advocado oil, jojoba oil, flaxseed oil, leave in conditioner, lavender essential oil and peppermint essential oil.
The visible, resplendent health of your hair and your chemistry expertise set you apart - kudos! Subscribing now! I have hair video binge fatigue and am relieved to find conclusive information backed by scientific research!
I’m still looking for the right hair products for my low porosity 3c fine hair. I’ve been natural for 3 years and it’s been so expensive. I just bought the Curl Mix line and I hope it works. Thanks for this video😃👍🏼
I consider leave ins as moisturizers. I apply them in the shower. Some I like: Koils by nature leave in. Knot sauce by Soultanicals, curl moisture cream from obia naturals. Looking to try moisture loves leave in serum.
@@WinxClubFan234 great! I think shampoo is more hyd4ating than xleansing just fyi, but its all about the conditioner! I will not try any other and mixing it with water and some oils every now and then ia great!
My favourite moisture is one I make myself from another youtube called curly proverb, but I've add to her recipe since I've been making her moisturizer and one of the thing I recently add to her recipe was vaseline because I did not have any blue magic or dax on hand, and you know what it's been going well for my hair. It also made me think of how my mom would use dax and blue magic in my hair and how soft it was back then, and I never had a problem with dry hair and we lived in Jamaica and I never had dry hair, so I agree with you to a certain extent I'm going to make curly proverb recipe and add dax or blue magic to the ingredients and see how my hair responds to the changes. Thank you I will try your method.
Do you guys feel aloe Vera feels like dry gel on your hair once it dries? And don't you get those aloe flakes? Or the fact you follow it with shea butter or oil diminishes this effect of its gel. I mean I know it is a gel indeed.
@Kahdija Omer, I agree with you, the gel does leave flakes when dry. That's how I started before I realised it. Now I add one cup of aloe Vera gel to two cups of water then spritz it on my hair in sections before sealing with the Shea butter. I add vanilla essential oil to the Shea butter so my hair will smell nice.
I love aloe Vera juice! I mix it 50/50 with Infusium 23 & spray on after I shampoo & condition with Creme of Nature. I lightly oil my scalp with Doo Gro Mega thick, follow that with Shea butter, seal all with Blue Magic Naturals. Easy on the budget. I get long, strong locks in return. 🕊
Absolutely love your videos, they’ve been so so helpful :) I have a question though. When prepooing, can a penetrating oil do it’s job when you already have product in your hair (leave in, gel, protecting oil, etc.)? Oh also! TGIN Green Tea Super Moist Leave-in Conditioner is the BEST.
Yes! The majority of product will remain on the outer layer of the hair, a lot of what we think "goes into the hair" does not. So coconut oil for example is so tiny it's the perfect ingredient to by pass the cuticle and get inside despite what's on the outside. Now if you don't wash your hair for like 3-6 months and your hair has MASSIVE amounts of product build up then I doubt coconut oil will get very far.
Curly Chemistry cool, thanks :) I have one more question (sorry) I have a gigantic bottle of C8 mct oil. Would that work in place as a penetrating oil instead of coconut oil?
The long awaited video from you!!! I commented on the video where you mentioned this PMP and I was amazed by how it is actually an enhancement/upgrade of LCO/LOC to prevent Hygral Fatigue!!!! Which is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this useful science based knowledge!
Hey! Thanks for all the great info. I have high porosity hair and my hair hates heavy oils like castor oil. It made my scalp feel like it was on fire. I quit using oils for about 2 months. Jojoba has been working great, no burning and it doesn't weigh down my hair either. Maybe I will give avocado oil a try
My favorite is Camille Rose Curlaid Moisture Butter 🥰 PMP!!! I like this!!! This is why my hair thrives from thick butters! My ends are great and do not split as bad when I use them 🥰🥰🥰 I also have to style my hair while it’s damp too because it makes it weak if I don’t... I always thought I was low porosity but I’m thinking I’m in between now 😂😂😂😂
I must admit this is one of the most positive and informative posts I’ll definitely be following you. I’m high porosity and have been the method you’ve mentioned for a few years. Thank for being clear and concise with your information. Be blessed
Could you cover products or haircare for people with fragrance allergies? I've been struggling too find products for my 3c/4a since removing all products with fragrance/essential oils since it affects my breathing.
Hey , thank you for this. I have very curly, mid to high porosity (my hair is a sponge naturally). I’m still not a clued up what oil to use where and when. So this is very helpful, my hair is dry. Like cotton balls when it’s happy, but can go like, it feels coarser when it’s thirsty
Hi Curly Chemistry! This is a great video! I have a question - I want to start implementing the PMP method for my high porosity hair but I wonder - how long does grease stay as a protective layer on the hair? I ask this because I'm going to start pre-pooing with coconut oil. Let's say at the end of one wash day, I put on grease as the last step and I want to wash my hair a week later. Will the coconut oil I add on the next wash day actually penetrate my hair or with it just sit on top of the grease? Please let me know if you can!
hmm God knows how I have been stalking waiting for this vid lol 😀. hope this method works for me in terms of retaining moisture longer. By the way mixing leave in to my DIY spritz has prooven itself to be working for me. Thank you so much for sharing the tip. By best moisturiser is my Own diy spritz mixed with leave in.
I will try this. My hair confuses me. I try a method one time and my hair loves it, I try the same method another time and my hair hates it. She is so sassy!!
I've been doing this method on my daughter's hair. I use a different leave in every week but the star of the show is the Blue Magic Super Gro!!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩 Honey my baby's hair was moisturized for days!!!! And so shiny!!! I see a big difference since I've started doing this method. Thank you so much!!!
Hello Tonya and Hello Curly girls out there! First video I have seen from Tonya and... Wow! My time was well invested :). What's the best oil for giving shine to your curls? Argan oil? And also to add volume to the roots? A mouse I have heard but not sure which one..., I have colour treated (bleach :() high porosity long hair. Many thanks!
