colibri972
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Tired of not understanding the language of my hair, I've decided to have my hair analyzed. I have always complained of the fact that my hair hates everything. Komaza is closed so I opted for Foot goose prints. On a famous curly hair board, someone said that the results she received from the two companies are pretty similar.
So here are my results:
Hair strand thickness: COARSE
6% of your hairs are fine, 29% are medium and 65% are coarse.
The range for your hairsʼ width is between 40 and 120 microns. The average is 84 microns.
WHHAAT?! 120 MICRONS! That's some coarse hair! No wonder my hair don't feel soft!
The hair from the side hairline sample you sent is much finer, the average hair there is 69 microns wide.
Key for strand thickness:
Very fine hair: Less than or equal to 40 microns
Fine hair: 40-60 microns
Medium hair: 60-80 microns
Coarse hair Greater than 80 microns (I'm above the average for my less coarse hair...
erplexed)
1 micron = 0.001 millimeters
Hair elasticity dry: Normal
Hairs stretch an average of 24%.
Hair elasticity wet: Low
Your hairs stretch an average of 27% when wet. Ideally, wet hair stretches more than dry hair. Your hair stretches only a little more when wet than when dry. When dry elasticity is normal and wet elasticity is low, it usually indicates that your hair tends to become dehydrated easily. (So true!)
Porosity: Low and normal at roots, normal at mid-shaft, porous to extremely porous at ends
The roots of your hairs are a mixture of normal and low porosity. The middle of your hair is a mixture of normal porosity and some porous hairs, with increased swelling in water, chips and cracks from normal wear and tear. The ends of your hair are mostly porous with some extremely porous hairs from which the cuticles have been completely worn away, leaving the cortex of the hair exposed. The ends of your hair swell more in water than the roots.
All the natural part of my hair (my roots) is low to normal porosity, my mid-shaft hair is relaxed and my old ends are relaxed and very damaged too. I will cut them soonner than expected. Relaxer only make my hair normal porosity not porous...
First picture : Lower porosity area near the roots of your hair. Cuticles form nearly entire lines across the surface of the hair. This hair is becoming normal porosity.
Second picture : Low porosity area near the roots of your hair viewed on the “edge.” Cuticles lie tightly against the hair, overlapping slightly. Here is looks more like gentle bumps.
Third picture : Normal porosity in your hair viewed on the “edge.” Cuticles still lie close to hair, but the overlapping is less smooth and tight to the hair shaft.
Fourth : Normal porosity area in your hair. Cuticle edges are more chipped and do not form lines across the hair.
Fifth picture : At right is at the ends of your hair, an extremely porous area where the cuticles have been worn away. This part of your hair needs lots of care for its porosity, and lubrication to prevent the rubbing that tears the fiber.
Something else I noticed is that many of your hairs are dense. They do not let light through. When I get hair like this for analysis, people also tell me that oil just sits on their hair. So you are not alone in your experience.
I've not put all the results because I think it would not be fair to Wendy (the owner of foot goose print).
Komaza and FGP have very different price the same price because they answer different need:
(IMHO) Komaza is more detailed, they will analyse your hair follicles, they will call you to answer all you questions, you will have the hair analysis, the good ingredients...
(IMHO) FGP is quick but on point. Wendy will send you the analysis, the companion analysis (she explains you what ingredients to use and how to), and a hair matrix. FGP is ok with carefully cutted with scissors hair.
I need a quick and effective response so FGP was good for me. But when my hair will be fully natural I will go with Komaza.
Wendy runs a very interesting blog. The article about why the hair in water cup porosity test is false should be read by every body ( now I know why everybody is low porosity with this test). http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com/
Thanks to this analysis I have understand that:
My hair have low porosity, coarse to very coarse natural hair.
I had doubt because my hair dry very quickly and when I tried to run my finger on my strands (from ends to roots) I would feel bump like if my hair was porous.
Everything act like protein on my strands because I already have an excess of protein. So I will stick to water and glycerin and avoid things that add substantivy and adsorption. This blog explain what it is: http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/2010/05/chemistry-of-your-hair-adsorbing-and.html
Her analyse of african hair is not very good... but all the rest is very interesting.
I would have never guessed my hair were this coarse! No wonder regular relaxer is awfully slow to straighten my hair. Now I understand why my scalp was always burned to death. I have a huge patches of scab hair in the back of head and in the front side... where I used to be burned.
If you want to buy the hair analysis from Footgooseprints:
You have the complete one
https://www.etsy.com/listing/158218594/hair-analysis-physical-properties-of?ref=shop_home_active_1
and the mini analysis
https://www.etsy.com/listing/165203245/mini-hair-physical-analysis?ref=shop_home_active_2
They can test you hair in acidic water or water with baking soda to see how it will react.
So here are my results:
Hair strand thickness: COARSE
6% of your hairs are fine, 29% are medium and 65% are coarse.
The range for your hairsʼ width is between 40 and 120 microns. The average is 84 microns.
WHHAAT?! 120 MICRONS! That's some coarse hair! No wonder my hair don't feel soft!
The hair from the side hairline sample you sent is much finer, the average hair there is 69 microns wide.
Key for strand thickness:
Very fine hair: Less than or equal to 40 microns
Fine hair: 40-60 microns
Medium hair: 60-80 microns
Coarse hair Greater than 80 microns (I'm above the average for my less coarse hair...
erplexed)1 micron = 0.001 millimeters
Hair elasticity dry: Normal
Hairs stretch an average of 24%.
Hair elasticity wet: Low
Your hairs stretch an average of 27% when wet. Ideally, wet hair stretches more than dry hair. Your hair stretches only a little more when wet than when dry. When dry elasticity is normal and wet elasticity is low, it usually indicates that your hair tends to become dehydrated easily. (So true!)
Porosity: Low and normal at roots, normal at mid-shaft, porous to extremely porous at ends
The roots of your hairs are a mixture of normal and low porosity. The middle of your hair is a mixture of normal porosity and some porous hairs, with increased swelling in water, chips and cracks from normal wear and tear. The ends of your hair are mostly porous with some extremely porous hairs from which the cuticles have been completely worn away, leaving the cortex of the hair exposed. The ends of your hair swell more in water than the roots.
All the natural part of my hair (my roots) is low to normal porosity, my mid-shaft hair is relaxed and my old ends are relaxed and very damaged too. I will cut them soonner than expected. Relaxer only make my hair normal porosity not porous...
First picture : Lower porosity area near the roots of your hair. Cuticles form nearly entire lines across the surface of the hair. This hair is becoming normal porosity.
Second picture : Low porosity area near the roots of your hair viewed on the “edge.” Cuticles lie tightly against the hair, overlapping slightly. Here is looks more like gentle bumps.
Third picture : Normal porosity in your hair viewed on the “edge.” Cuticles still lie close to hair, but the overlapping is less smooth and tight to the hair shaft.
Fourth : Normal porosity area in your hair. Cuticle edges are more chipped and do not form lines across the hair.
Fifth picture : At right is at the ends of your hair, an extremely porous area where the cuticles have been worn away. This part of your hair needs lots of care for its porosity, and lubrication to prevent the rubbing that tears the fiber.
Something else I noticed is that many of your hairs are dense. They do not let light through. When I get hair like this for analysis, people also tell me that oil just sits on their hair. So you are not alone in your experience.
I've not put all the results because I think it would not be fair to Wendy (the owner of foot goose print).
Komaza and FGP have very different price the same price because they answer different need:
(IMHO) Komaza is more detailed, they will analyse your hair follicles, they will call you to answer all you questions, you will have the hair analysis, the good ingredients...
(IMHO) FGP is quick but on point. Wendy will send you the analysis, the companion analysis (she explains you what ingredients to use and how to), and a hair matrix. FGP is ok with carefully cutted with scissors hair.
I need a quick and effective response so FGP was good for me. But when my hair will be fully natural I will go with Komaza.
Wendy runs a very interesting blog. The article about why the hair in water cup porosity test is false should be read by every body ( now I know why everybody is low porosity with this test). http://science-yhairblog.blogspot.com/
Thanks to this analysis I have understand that:
My hair have low porosity, coarse to very coarse natural hair.
I had doubt because my hair dry very quickly and when I tried to run my finger on my strands (from ends to roots) I would feel bump like if my hair was porous.
Everything act like protein on my strands because I already have an excess of protein. So I will stick to water and glycerin and avoid things that add substantivy and adsorption. This blog explain what it is: http://swiftcraftymonkey.blogspot.com/2010/05/chemistry-of-your-hair-adsorbing-and.html
Her analyse of african hair is not very good... but all the rest is very interesting.
I would have never guessed my hair were this coarse! No wonder regular relaxer is awfully slow to straighten my hair. Now I understand why my scalp was always burned to death. I have a huge patches of scab hair in the back of head and in the front side... where I used to be burned.
If you want to buy the hair analysis from Footgooseprints:
You have the complete one
https://www.etsy.com/listing/158218594/hair-analysis-physical-properties-of?ref=shop_home_active_1
and the mini analysis
https://www.etsy.com/listing/165203245/mini-hair-physical-analysis?ref=shop_home_active_2
They can test you hair in acidic water or water with baking soda to see how it will react.
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