PROTEIN???

[~Hair~Fetish~]

How can you tell when your hair needs protein versus needing moisture?? Is it a guessing game?

 

[soulie]

Here is an article that can be a starting point in understanding this; I found it very helpful. Her other articles are definitely worth reading also.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/278612/the_fine_art_of_protein_and_moisture.html?cat=69

 

[Golden75]

Is it a guessing game?

yes & no. I know I need more moisture cuz my hair gets dry fast. So I always, always DC w/ moisture. If I notice I have a little more shedding and breakage, I pop out the Aphogee 2 min Keratin. I also notice (when my hair is wet) it is overly soft (mushy-many people have said not sure what mushy hair feels like so I'll try to describe it) Soft, super duper soft. Like waaaaayyyyyy to soft (how'd I do) then I know I need protein. Also if your strands are stretching--a lot (I can better do this assessment on a dry shed hair). There is a good protein thread poppin' now. It should be on page 1 and say My Discovery (sorry not sure how to do links)

 

[GabbanaGirl]

I can generally tell when my hair feels MUSHY (that is the best way for me to describe it), and extra stretchy. When it does feel this way, sometimes I am over-moisturizing and really need a good protein treatment, and sometimes I just messed up and let the conditioner stay on a little longer that day and don't need to break out the heavy protein stuff, when this happens, I use Hayashi System 911 Protein Mist (It is a leave in, which also works as a softener, and detangler). It is good enough to whip my hair back into to shape, but not a protein overload, so you can avoid the snapping and breaking issues that some of the other protein treatments can cause.

 

[Golden75]

How can you tell when your hair needs protein versus needing moisture?? Is it a guessing game?

By the way, you hair looks good. And if you are using the Eqyss line of products, I believe those are protein based. Oh yeah, and if my hair feels "hard" when wet, I know to go hard on a moisture DC.

 

[~Hair~Fetish~]

Here is an article that can be a starting point in understanding this; I found it very helpful. Her other articles are definitely worth reading also.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/278612/the_fine_art_of_protein_and_moisture.html?cat=69

OMG... thank you so much for posting this! Very informative! Printing and saving! And you're right... her other articles have some good info as well.

 

[~Hair~Fetish~]

By the way, you hair looks good. And if you are using the Eqyss line of products, I believe those are protein based. Oh yeah, and if my hair feels "hard" when wet, I know to go hard on a moisture DC.

Thank you for the compliment! I have learned SO MUCH from the LHCF ladies. My hair is 100 times more healthy than it used to be.