Help!! whats happening to my hair?

[LongHairDreams]

I've been experiencing increased breaking/shedding. It dramatically increased during the Cayenne challenge. I was using the liquid and I believe the alcohol content (which I didn't realize was in there) ^^dummy, caused excess breakage. So, I stopped using it. I started keeping track of the hair loss. Below is a chart. (I know im silly). My usual loss is half of todays (4/2/08) loss.

On 3/24/08 I calified with baking soda and washed with CON. I washed the next 2 days with CON to hopefully get the rest of that junk out of my hair. Then I experimented with the different co-washing and shampoo to see if anything changes.

So, what am I doing wrong?
I cowash 3x a week with either V05 or Tresemme Anti-breakage. DC with Proclaim Cholesterol or Hollywood beauty olive cholesterol conditioner.

Do I need protein? And if so, how do I add it?

 

[Windsy]

I don't know if Protein is the problem but I was just having this problem and I changed my daily moisturizer and the problem was solved.

 

[LongHairDreams]

Oh that's what I forgot to add. I moisturize with Care Free Curl Gold and Hollywood Beauty Olive Creme.

Adding: I did not co-wash with the cayenne liq!!

 

[knottyaaverage]

i recently pooed with baking soda and had the same reaction. wont be doing that again. i was also told to chelate and i hollywood olive creme is also wat i use as a moisturizer. i dont know.....

 

[sunshinelady]

You need to moisturize your scalp and I mean like old school Always grease. Your scalp is likely dry from the cayenne treatment and having a reaction. No sulfur because that's drying as well.

 

[LongHairDreams]

bumping....for more opinions

 

[wantlonghair25]

I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me but it looks like less breakage to me.

I've been experiencing increased breaking/shedding. It dramatically increased during the Cayenne challenge. I was using the liquid and I believe the alcohol content (which I didn't realize was in there) ^^dummy, caused excess breakage. So, I stopped using it. I started keeping track of the hair loss. Below is a chart. (I know im silly). My usual loss is half of todays (4/2/08) loss.

On 3/24/08 I calified with baking soda and washed with CON. I washed the next 2 days with CON to hopefully get the rest of that junk out of my hair. Then I experimented with the different co-washing and shampoo to see if anything changes.

So, what am I doing wrong?
I cowash 3x a week with either V05 or Tresemme Anti-breakage. DC with Proclaim Cholesterol or Hollywood beauty olive cholesterol conditioner.

Do I need protein? And if so, how do I add it?

 

[SelfStyled]

I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me but it looks like less breakage to me.

IA it looks like less hair as time goes on......I love your chart, btw. I do something similar.

 

[LongHairDreams]

IA it looks like less hair as time goes on......I love your chart, btw. I do something similar.

I don't know if my eyes are playing tricks on me but it looks like less breakage to me.

Yes, it has decreased over time but its still a little more than usual.