Do you know the POROSITY of your hair?

Hey Honey Verans! Lets talk about porosity, it is the ability of your hair to absorb moisture and is determined by the state hair cuticle. The porosity is a critical factor to determine the importance curly hair care, since moisture is what define and shape the curls.  If you do not know the porosity of your hair, you may not make the best decisions about the products and the routine care that can maximize your hair moisture to keep your curls. Dryness is the # 1 cause of FRIZZ.

Now let’s discover the types porosity. There are three different classifications:

Low porosity

Low porosity is when the cuticle of the hair is too compact and does not allow moisture in and out of the hair surface. Hair with low porosity is much more difficult to process, is resistant to chemical services, and has a tendency to repel product is applied instead of absorbing it.

Normal porosity

Normal hair porosity has compact cuticle and inhibits moisture from entering and existing the surface of the hair, however, it permits normal processing when a chemical applied as it easily absorbs and retains the right products for this type of hair.

High porosity

Hair with high porosity, also known as "overly porous", has an open cuticle, which absorbs and releases moisture easily. The highly porous hair processes very quickly and can be easily damaged if the correct measures and proper care is not taken when chemicals are applied. Although porous hair overly absorbs the products more quickly, it is often dry, as the cuticle’s open retention does not allow product into the hair for long periods.

Its your turn Honey Verans! What’s Your Porosity?

To determine the porosity of your hair, hold a strand of hair between your fingers.  Slide your fingers over your hair follicles, while sliding upwards your hair feels like a wrinkling thread, your hair is highly porous. If it feels soft, has normal porosity. If your fingers move fast on the strand and it feels exceptionally slick, you have low porosity.

Another test to determine its porosity is:

1.) Take a few strands of her hair and place in a bowl with water.
2.) Let them sit there for two to four minutes.
3.) Observe your hair. If the hair is floating in the water, has low porosity. If your hair is sinking, has high porosity.

Moisturize with VeraGrow ScalpTonic and retain that moisture you need with our Vanilla Castor-Coconut HairOil. Great benefits await you!!!

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CLEANING YOUR HAIR...TO SHAMPOO OR NOT TO SHAMPOO

Hey are talking a lot lately about the shampoo? Should you use it or not? In recent years, many girls with curls have dropped detergent based shampoos in favor of those without sulfates or they may clean their hair with conditioner in an effort to minimize dryness. Staying away from shampoo detergents with harmful ingredients, and using organic-based sulphate-free shampoos to clean the scalp and hair keeps you away from problems on the scalp and hair loss. 

What are sulfates?

Sulfates are strong, desiccating detergents (surfactants) that are found in regular shampoos, which are very damaging to the hair curl, and strips it of its natural moisture, so it becomes frizzy and hard to manage.

By discontinuing the use of products based on sulfates you will restore 80% of the overall health of the hair. 

But do you need a shampoo? If not properly cleanse, the scalp and hair follicles become clogged with sebum, then yes, you may begin to experience some serious problems. Your hair follicles can suffocate, become infected and or you can actually start to lose your hair over time.

If you use a sulfate free cleanser or conditioner or a shampoo with mild surfactant once a week and a very good scalp massage is given during cleaning, using fingers and rubbing your scalp with a firm, you are massaging and removing sebum, dirt and debris from hair follicles while stimulating the sebaceous glands to keep it running smoothly. The cleaner acts as an agent removing oil and dirt without damaging and drying the hair. That is the real purpose of a cleanser, not this nonsense abrasive shampoo sulfates that strip the hair of moisture and essential oils that keep it healthy

Conditioner

Hydration, hydration, hydration! It is the moisture level of your hair, my Honey Vera friends. Hydration is what defines and shapes our curls, not products. Hydration is what keeps the frizz away. 

Increase Hydration

Use Honey Vera’s VERAGROW SCALP TONIC. This daily spray is made of essential herbs: nettle, rosemary, comfrey, lemongrass and Moringa. In addition to this VERAGROW SCALP TONIC contain ginger, prickly pear, cinnamon bark extract, honey, aloe vera and hair vitamins. Give your hair the moisture it needs to keep that frizz away.

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The Wonders of Honey in HONEY VERA's Products

Hey Honey! We're here to help you with your hair problems. In all of HONEY VERA's  product is honey.  Honey contains minerals and vitamins that are essential in helping you achieving healthy growing hair. Here's how: 

The enzymes and nutrients in raw honey give dull hair shine without weighing it down. Our Vanilla Castor-Coconut Oil penetrates the hair shaft to condition and smooth the cuticle and give your strands the luster you crave.

The humectant properties of honey help regulate and retain moisture in hair, plus honey is said to strengthen hair follicles for healthy growth.

Honey for your hair:

1. Honey is an emollient which means it is a natural softener. This makes it a great hair conditioner that smoothes your hair.

2. It is a natural antioxidant, so it tends to make your scalp healthy and stimulate hair growth.

3. As honey is an emollient, it also improves the health of the hair follicles which are responsible for hair growth. Researchers say that proper use of honey of treatment of hair can waken up the sleeping hair follicles which boost the growth of hair.

4. We all know that honey is a humectant, it tends to prevent the loss of moisture from your scalp. But honey has also high sugar content which helps to retain moisture. This as a result prevents hair fall and strengthens the hair follicles.

5. Honey also comprises of antibacterial and antiseptic qualities too. This prevents our scalp from infections or psoriasis and tends to keep our scalp clean and bacteria-free. This also keeps us away from dandruff and itchiness on your scalp.

6. If your hair is dry or increased pollution and direct exposure to sun as made them lifeless, then use of honey can bring back that lost sheen and shine of your hair.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Get your Vanilla Castor-Coconut Oil with Honey today and experience the great benefits. Your hair will love you for it.

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BEFORE & AFTER Honey Vera Use

Honey Vera can make your hair look amazing!! Above is Christal-Ann Thompson-Richards before using our products. Check her out now: 

Hair is lustrous, dark, no breakage. Great Benefits. What are you waiting for? Available in the Caribbean and United States. 

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