Ends dry just a few minutes after I've washed/cond..wth?

[cocoagirl]

Literally minutes after I've washed and condish'd, my ends are dry and a little crunchy and the rest of my hair is only damp, what does this suggest about my hair and what is the solution?

 

[curlcomplexity]

What did you use as your conditioner?

Honestly, it sounds like you may need to clarify your hair. Buildup will cause your hair to not allow other products to penetrate...even after deep conditioning.

Either buildup or too much protein

 

[southerncitygirl]

maybe a porosity issue? or you need more moisture?

bumping for the op................................................

 

[MizzBrown]

Are you relaxed?

Its calcium buildup. Happened to me and I couldnt figure out if I needed to switch my relaxer, clarify, etc.

Made my ends look terrible no matter how much I tried to treat them.

Check your water too. I kinda figured out that when I moved to a different city with a different water system. I chopped my hair off before bothering to get a water filter.

 

[lilyofthenile]

Could be due to build up. I had a horrendous week regarding my hair because I had build up after I cowashed. Clarifying it usually helps.

 

[cocoagirl]

What did you use as your conditioner?

Honestly, it sounds like you may need to clarify your hair. Buildup will cause your hair to not allow other products to penetrate...even after deep conditioning.

Either buildup or too much protein

@qt, I think I have a pretty good protein/moisture balance, today I used Joice Moisture recovery balm..

maybe a porosity issue? or you need more moisture?

bumping for the op................................................

@Southern, I thought it was porosity too so I started using Porosity Control but I think that product is for those that have low porsity and my hair is very porous, or do I have it backwards **goes to find porosity threads**

Are you relaxed?

Its calcium buildup. Happened to me and I couldnt figure out if I needed to switch my relaxer, clarify, etc.

Made my ends look terrible no matter how much I tried to treat them.

Check your water too. I kinda figured out that when I moved to a different city with a different water system. I chopped my hair off before bothering to get a water filter.

MizzBrown, clarified last wash 2 weeks ago. I have a water filter from Home Depot..but my hair always does this, well at least for the past several years...

Could be due to build up. I had a horrendous week regarding my hair because I had build up after I cowashed. Clarifying it usually helps.

KumakoXsd, well I just got a touchup a few weeks ago and my first wash was with ORS clarifying shampoo, shouldn't that have taken care of buildup?

 

[virtuenow]

Sounds like the water (and products) did not penetrate your hair. Either that, or they went in and right back out. I suggest a strong organic conditioner, Aubrey Organics Gpb (shout out to NappyNelle & her hubby AOgpb!). It penetrates the hair like no other, allowing water to get in and helps you retain that moisture.

 

[divachyk]

I think everyone covered it - buildup, moisture/protein imbalance, inaccurate products for your hair type or porosity.

 

[SEMO]

I co-sign that it sounds like a porosity issue and would recommend trying Roux Porosity Control shampoo. That shampoo has been my die hard #1 product staple for 10+ years (so I'm probably biased).

 

[Bublin]

I co-sign that it sounds like a porosity issue and would recommend trying Roux Porosity Control shampoo. That shampoo has been my die hard #1 product staple for 10+ years (so I'm probably biased).

OK, you've sold me on that shampoo, i need to buy another so this is good timing!

 

[Nonie]

I would think it was porosity if it was the length of hair that is becoming dry so fast. The fact that it is just the ends tells me they are what is porous. And the only way ends alone would be porous (holey) is if they wear split. Ends like this cannot retain moisture:

And if you say your ends don't look like that, you really don't know because the image you are looking at there^^ is less than a milimeter long--it can fit into a space this tiny -. And depending on when the last time you dusted was, your ends, you can be sure hair which must wear whether we like it or not has splits that are further gone than that tiny bit.

Hair strands are like tubes with open ends, so the open ends do lose moisture first...which is why sealing and PSing is so important to keep the ends from losing moisture and breaking off. But this only works if the ends are in good shape from keeping splits to a minimum. Otherwise, for the moisture loss to be so obvious and so fast, the ends have to be very open. A split would change the normal oval open end into a larger more open exit for moisture to be lost.

 

[SEMO]

OK, you've sold me on that shampoo, i need to buy another so this is good timing!

Another convert!

I use PC at every shampoo (usually for my second lather). It detangles my hair, provides great slip, smooths my cuticle down and helps my hair retain moisture like nothing else I've tried to date. My hair feels better after using PC than it does many conditioners I've tried. I'm forever grateful to the good Samaritan who recommended it to me when I was browsing around the beauty supply all those years ago.

I've tried many other shampoos over the years (alongside using PC), but none of them give the great results it does. Even the organic, sulfate-free shampoos. Ingredient-wise I know there are some things in there that others avoid (sulfates and parabens). But unless I find a natural product that gives me better results, I'll be using Porosity Control until I die (or God-forbid, the company goes out of business).

 

[cocoagirl]

After reading some porosity posts, I reassessed and think that I have lo porosity hair. So I'm taking inventory of all of my products. So will the Roux Shampoo help to open up my cuticles? Are there any other shampoos that people can recommend to help open the cuticles?

 

[Nonie]

After reading some porosity posts, I reassessed and think that I have lo porosity hair. So I'm taking inventory of all of my products. So will the Roux Shampoo help to open up my cuticles? Are there any other shampoos that people can recommend to help open the cuticles?

cocoagirl, Roux Shampoo is not for fixing low porosity; it's for fixing highly porous hair.

I honestly do not think your ends' problem has anything to do with porosity. A porosity issue would affect the whole length and you'd find your entire length being dry.

You're getting conflicting theories. Those who are telling you that you have buildup and low porosity are assuming that your hair is dry because moisture cannot get into the strand. Buildup would create a barrier for moisture penetration and low porosity would mean tightly closed cuticles that won't allow moisture in easily. So these people are on the premise that your hair is dry because moisture isn't getting to it.

The other theorists are assuming that you have highly porous hair which means your cuticle is open. Hair would get wet fast and dry fast...because the strands are open and release moisture fast leaving hair dry. For this problem, Roux Porosity Control line would be helpful.

Finally there's me with my theory that if it were a porosity issue, low or high, then it would not just be your ends. Your ends are the oldest part of your hair and the longer you hold onto them, the more "torn up" they become, which WILL make them porous and likely to lose moisture fast. IMO using Roux would be a temporary fix (if at all), because damaged ends WILL fall off. And what will end up happening is you will be stuck at the same length or will end up with thin ends. I say "if at all" because splits cannot be fixed. Open cuticles can be somewhat "sealed" by Roux but if the cuticle is torn off (as is the case with splits) then Roux won't do jack.

Anyway, if you believe you have low porosity, then using Roux will be a big mistake. Low porosity hair is tightly closed. Roux is supposed to work on open cuticle to close them. So you'll be making the problem worse IF you have low porosity. I personally don't think you do.

 

[NappyNelle]

I think you need to trim your ends.

 

[divachyk]

cocoagirl, I have low porisity and discuss how I deal with it in my LHCF blog.

 

[kittenz]

I agree with @Nonie. I know nothing of porosity (can't keep it straight in mycrowed brain) but if it's just the ends get rid of them and focus on the health of the majority and your new healthy ends.

 

[nadiacurly]

If this would happen to me i would do a protein treatment. Sounds weird? The hair dries to quik because it cant hold moisture in... the moisture flies away (dont know how to say it in english) If you do a protein treatment the hair has its structure and can hold in the moisture.
That's my idea and what i would do if i had this issue.