Can you Prepoo without heat?

You can opt to use no heat or use a steamer or heat cap to help infuse the oils and/or conditioner into the hair. This is especially helpful for naturals with 'low porosity' hair. The heat helps to lift the cuticle and properly infuse moisture.

Should you use heat with a pre poo?

Just as we use heat in our deep conditioning, adding heat with a thermal cap, hooded dryer or plastic cap during a pre poo will give you optimal benefits. The added heat will help the oils to penetrate the hair shaft more quicker and more effectively also decreasing your washday routine.

Do you pre poo on wet or dry hair?

The process of pre-shampooing is simple and doesn't take too much time. Since it occurs before shampooing and conditioning, you'll apply the pre-poo product to dry hair. This allows the product to coat your strands and lock in moisture before you wet your hair.

Does pre poo damage hair?

It's not recommended to leave a water-based conditioner or hair mask on overnight as a pre-poo. As it can quickly and easily lead to hygral fatigue, which is severely over-moisturised hair. Not only can it cause damage to the cuticle.

Should I Prepoo every wash day?

Incorporate the pre-poo step in your hair care regimen as often as needed. It might be every time you wash your hair or once every two weeks depending on your hair type.

How long can you leave pre-poo in?

Leave your pre-poo treatment on for at least 30 minutes. Depending on your hair's needs and thickness, you could also sleep with it in for maximum moisture.

Is pre-poo good for natural hair?

"Shampooing can strip your hair of all its natural oils, leaving it dry and brittle. Pre-pooing acts as a base or protective barrier against over-cleansing." By sealing and protecting the hair, your pre-pooing treatment can help prevent excess breakage (read: hair loss) in the shower.

What oils are good for pre-poo?

For naturals with low porosity hair, some oils, like coconut oil, don't work for your hair type. Try avocado oil as a pre-poo treatment for your scalp and hair. 4 Avocado oil may penetrate the hair shaft to help reduce breakage and repair split ends.

Should I pre-poo low porosity hair?

Pre-pooing your hair is especially important to those with low porosity hair because it gives time for the cuticles to open up and absorb the nutrients that it needs from the oils. As you already know by now the cuticles of low porosity hair are tightly knit together making it difficult for moisture to penetrate.

Is pre poo good for high porosity hair?

But if you use moisturizing products with humectants like glycerin, honey, aloe, treatments such as deep conditioners, pre-poo oils, and protein treatments (as needed), then high porosity hair can be just as easy to style as low porosity hair.

How do you pre poo curly hair?

Do you have to use heat when deep conditioning?

There is no need to use heat when deep conditioning. Apply the deep conditioner to wet, shampooed hair and leave it. How Long For? Leave the treatment on for 15 minutes to penetrate through the cuticle and reach the cortex.

What can I use to Prepoo low porosity hair?

How do you know your hair porosity?

"Start by combing your hair to release strands that are shedding, and then take those stands and drop them into your glass of water," says Groover. "Hair that is low porosity will float. Hair that is 'normal' porosity will float and then begin to sink slowly. Hair that is high porosity will sink immediately."

Should I do a hot oil treatment before or after shampoo?

It is best to apply your hot oil treatment after you have washed your hair. You don't want to apply it to dirty hair because your hair will not benefit as much. You want the oil to fully penetrate your scalp and clean hair, and if your hair is dirty, the scalp oil will just sit on top of your hair.

Should you condition hair before shampooing?

The general recommendation is to use shampoo to cleanse the hair before conditioner. Follow these steps for best results: Completely saturate your hair with warm, not hot, water. Squirt a small amount of shampoo into the palm of your hand.

Can you pre-poo with Jamaican black castor oil?

I apply a generous amount of the oil throughout my wet hair, massaging it into the scalp and the letting it sit for 30 minutes in a plastic hair cap. Although it serves as a pre-'poo, my hair absorbs the moisture of the JBCO more effectively when wet. I then shampoo my hair and condition as normal.

Can I pre-poo with shea butter?

There are some common hair oils that may not prevent the problem with hygral fatigue. Reading natural hair forums, we've noticed that some naturals are pre-pooing with argan oil, castor oil, mineral oil, and shea butter.

What can I put in Prepoo for high porosity hair?

Pre-Poo Recipe for High Porosity Hair

No need to incorporate heat with high porosity hair. Castor oil is a great sealant and coupled with shea butter will do a great job of minimizing loss of moisture and nutrients. Avocado oil is great for repairing as well as strengthening your hair.

How do you rehydrate high porosity hair?

Deep conditioner

Deep conditioning treatments are especially helpful for adding moisture, nourishment, and softness to highly porous hair. Try to use a deep conditioner at least once or twice a week. Some deep conditioners that are well suited to porous hair include: SheaMoisture High Porosity Moisture Correct Masque.

Does high porosity hair like coconut oil?

"Hair with high porosity means that the cuticles are open allowing moisture to flow in and out of the strand (sometimes too fast)." Coconut oil is actually great for high porosity hair as it prevents water from flooding into the strands too quickly.