Can you be high porosity but still be sensitive to coconut oil?

I'm pretty sure my hair is high porosity. I didn't do the test where you put your hair in water to see if it floats or sinks. Instead, I just ran my fingers up the shaft of a few of my hair strands and it feels bumpy, not smooth, when I run my fingers up the strand. Also, my hair gets wet fairly quick in the shower and it also dries fairly quickly when there is no product in it. So, I'm thinking that all points to high porosity.
My hair is also coarse and very dense. I was told by a Deva stylist once that coarse hair does not like coconut oil. But, I thought coconut oil acts like a protein and porous hair is supposed to like protein. So...my question is...can I be highly porous and sensitive to proteins? I'd like to try some new products but so many of them contain coconut oil as an ingredient and I don't want to mess up my hair. I'm just wondering if the coconut oil in a conditioner and/or oils and creams would act the same as other proteins.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
My hair is also coarse and very dense. I was told by a Deva stylist once that coarse hair does not like coconut oil. But, I thought coconut oil acts like a protein and porous hair is supposed to like protein. So...my question is...can I be highly porous and sensitive to proteins? I'd like to try some new products but so many of them contain coconut oil as an ingredient and I don't want to mess up my hair. I'm just wondering if the coconut oil in a conditioner and/or oils and creams would act the same as other proteins.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Teresina
3b/3c/4a coarse, high porosity
3b/3c/4a coarse, high porosity
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First, yesterday that sounds absolutely like high porosity. My hair dries so quickly and also takes on water quickly. Those are clear indicators of high porosity. Behaviour of hair tells you so much.
Yes, it is possible to be coarse and porous. I have mainly coarse hair and I'm highly porous. I had my hair analyzed and although I knew my hair was porous I didn't know how coarse it was.
It's a balancing act. You don't need protein because your hair is coarse (coarse hair has enough protein), but you need some protein because you're porous.
And yes coconut oil will bind that protein to your hair. I use coconut oil judiciously- if I use it I combine it with other oils. I think as an ingredient in conditioners, I'd still use them but I'd alternate. Or it depends on how high up on the list coconut is.
I was also told that certain proteins may work better on my hair than others. It's experimenting unfortunately lol
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I think it all depends on rather or not you are allergic to coconuts? Also, how your hair behaves when using a coconut product(s)? I have high porosity myself, so when my hair tends to get dry, frizzy and tangly I have to maintain a balance with a moisturize and protein treatments. Do you have a daily hair spritz? Study shows that coconut oil can help reduce the protein loss from hair when used pre-wash or in a post-wash grooming product. This is great, as protein is what gives the hair its strength and structure. But too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Adding a daily spritz (aloe vera with distilled water in an applicator bottle) may help.
Here a link for more info (sharing):
Why Coconut Oil May Not Work For Every Hair Type - hair buddha
Pattern: 3C/4A
Characteristics: (Spongy/Coarse/Curly Kinky)
Porosity: High
Density: Medium
Hair Width: Medium Sized Strands
Elasticity: Medium Elasticity
SL - APL - BSL - MBL - WL - TBL
My hair is armpit length when silk pressed (so close to BSL).
Natural state: awkward stage; shoulder length (front is above chin length and back is almost shoulder length).
Goal: MBL
10-28-15 (BC Date)
RO: IN Harmonic
LI: CJ Beauticurls; Jessicurl (JC) Gelebration Spray
DC: JC Deep Conditioning Treatment; Weleda Rosemary Conditioning Oil
Stylers: JC Confident Coils; IN Volumizing Spray; IN Perfect Hold Hairspray; John Masters Sea Mist; Bumble Bb. Gel; Kenra Firm-Hold Gel; Sevi Blue Yarrow Sea Salt Spray
Low-porosity 2a/b baby-fine hair
3b/3c/4a coarse, high porosity
3b/3c/4a coarse, high porosity
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3b/3c/4a coarse, high porosity
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Pattern: 3C/4A
Porosity: High
Density: High
Elasticity: High Elasticity