Can you change hair texture with vitamins? Ladies just hear me out(PLEASE)

[casey3035]

I posted this as a reply on another post but it got me thinking so I'll post it here as well...
I think maybe it's possible...Why? because I knew a aids patient very close to me-my brother, he had 4b kinky hair(just like mine)all his life. Well before he died he was soooo hairy but the hair on his head was soooo soft and wavy(I mean very wavy) you could not help but notice. They had him on so many meds and vitamins..IDK. But since being in LHCF I wonder if it is from something he was taking...again IDK but this is the truth!

No offense to anyone if you love your hair I love it too;however,I am just curious.

 

[lonelysky]

I think that it is possible for vitamins to improve the structure of the hair and make it healthier. I don't know all of the science behind it, but I know when I was taking pre-natal vitamins a while back for hair growth (as well as iron and another hair growth thing)
my curls loosened up. I would even say that some of my hair went to a tight 3c (although I think that I have some 3c, or very loose 4a on my crown).

 

[Urban]

I think it's totally possible. A lot of ladies here on MSM report their texture changing. And I agree with the observation you made with your brother, it's very true that a lot of aids patients get the soft wavy hair. I even found this http://www.springerlink.com/content/6v30ug13704x7882/

 

[Maynard]

LOL @ regular nappy

 

[LayneJ]

I read your OP, but I think I'm just going to respond to the title question.

There are some ladies on the forum who claim MSM changed their texture. I can't recall any specific posters, but you can do a search, and read up on that. I'm sure they won't mind answering any questions you may have, either.

And sorry to hear about your brother.

 

[Tybi]

I can say that MSM changed my texture for sure! I took it for 4 months and there was a solid 2 inches of hair that were a completely different texture from the rest. Everyone that got close enough to me noticed it and commented. When I stopped taking it, it went back to the way it was.

Now I am wondering if chlorella is going to do the same?

 

[wish4length]

Very good question and point.

I noticed a texture change when I started growing my hair. I wasn't taking anything(vitamins, etc..) but that made me wonder if I had been so use to my damaged hair that I considered it my natural texture...................

 

[casey3035]

LOL @ regular nappy

Sorry about the regular nappy hair comment, that's also how I describe my own hair-I must be 4 bcefg.....LOL but no offense was intended:I will try to edit it out immediately.

 

[casey3035]

I think it's totally possible. A lot of ladies here on MSM report their texture changing. And I agree with the observation you made with your brother, it's very true that a lot of aids patients get the soft wavy hair. I even found this http://www.springerlink.com/content/6v30ug13704x7882/

Wow! Thanks! Looks like my observation was right and just like the article stated it was toward the end of his life like the last month or so I noticed it!
Thanks again for the info.

 

[mariofmagdal]

I know exactly what you mean.
I have a friend who was terminally ill, she survived, but all of her organs were shutting down due to severe drug use. She had mounds of medication, so much she kept it in a sandwhich sized ziploc bag. It made her hair go from 3c/4a to 1/2. She hated it, very stringy and straight. I don't recall which med she said caused it.

Great observation.

 

[CurliDiva]

No offense.............but in the case of terminally ill people ........couldn't the texture "change" be a sign of their body shutting down...........not improving because of vitamins?

Like "losing weight" may be a "change" in an obese person, but if they are losing weight because their kidneys are failing and their body is straving itself.

 

[brownsugarflyygirl]

I can say that MSM changed my texture for sure! I took it for 4 months and there was a solid 2 inches of hair that were a completely different texture from the rest. Everyone that got close enough to me noticed it and commented. When I stopped taking it, it went back to the way it was.

Now I am wondering if chlorella is going to do the same?

Yes I agree. My new growth is softer and more manageable when I take MSM verus when I don't. I wouldn't say it changes my 4a to 3c...but its just definitely softer and not as coarse. I read that the amount of sulfur in your body determines your curl pattern and when you increase it, it has a corresponding effect on the tightness of your curls.

 

[AllieCat0817]

I posted this as a reply on another post but it got me thinking so I'll post it here as well...
I think maybe it's possible...Why? because I knew a aids patient very close to me-my brother, he had 4b kinky hair(just like mine)all his life. Well before he died he was soooo hairy but the hair on his head was soooo soft and wavy(I mean very wavy) you could not help but notice. They had him on so many meds and vitamins..IDK. But since being in LHCF I wonder if it is from something he was taking...again IDK but this is the truth!

No offense to anyone if you love your hair I love it too;however,I am just curious.

I have had two family members VERY CLOSE to me die of AIDS and both of their hair textures changed to be VERY loose and pretty much straight. Not sure what caused it... meds?

 

[MekyakaKinkerbelle]

Hmmmm, my thoughts tend to be more in line with CurlyDiva on this one. The fact that this is occurring in terminally ill patients would, in my mind, be more evidence of a lack of something in the system. There are plenty of people that pump themselves full of every imaginable vitamin, and I don't think it changes their texture.

And in the case of MSM, I believe someone earlier stated their hair texture changed, but that it also reverted back once they stopped. This to me signals a temporary property change, not really a complete change in texture. Kinda like when I use Bentonite clay. I get a slight loosening of my texture, but it surely bounces right back to it's full-on kink state eventually. I wouldnt' say that bentonite clay changed my texture.

I DO believe that the right vitamin combination can help you experience better growth and healthier hair, but I don't believe it changes texture. Just all IMHO.

 

[sharifeh]

what's MSM?

 

[Tybi]

methylsulfonylmethane, a sulfur compound that is found in a lot of bone and joint supplements. It provides sulfur which is a compound that makes up joints, cartilage, skin, hair, and nails. It helps to strengthen hair and sometimes increases growth. It is also sometimes put in hair skin and nail vitamins for this reason.

When I took it, my hair did not revert back, or at least the hair that grew while I was on MSM did not. Only after I stopped taking it did my hair begin to grow in the way it had prior to MSM. Therefore I had two completely different textures of hair on my head until I texlaxed and evened it out. So if I continued taking it I am sure my growth would continue to be that texture until I eventually stopped.

 

[sharifeh]

thanks for the explanation
why did you stop taking it?
did you not like the new texture?
were you taking it as part of a supplement or were you just taking straight MSM?

 

[mariofmagdal]

No offense.............but in the case of terminally ill people ........couldn't the texture "change" be a sign of their body shutting down...........not improving because of vitamins?

Like "losing weight" may be a "change" in an obese person, but if they are losing weight because their kidneys are shutting down and thier body is straving itself.

In the case of my friend, she knew it was the medicine that was changing the texture. I cannot for the life of me remember what it was Also, her hair never reverted back to her original texture, it is still this new grade.

 

[keepithealthy]

I posted this as a reply on another post but it got me thinking so I'll post it here as well...
I think maybe it's possible...Why? because I knew a aids patient very close to me-my brother, he had 4b kinky hair(just like mine)all his life. Well before he died he was soooo hairy but the hair on his head was soooo soft and wavy(I mean very wavy) you could not help but notice. They had him on so many meds and vitamins..IDK. But since being in LHCF I wonder if it is from something he was taking...again IDK but this is the truth!

No offense to anyone if you love your hair I love it too;however,I am just curious.

methylsulfonylmethane, a sulfur compound that is found in a lot of bone and joint supplements. It provides sulfur which is a compound that makes up joints, cartilage, skin, hair, and nails. It helps to strengthen hair and sometimes increases growth. It is also sometimes put in hair skin and nail vitamins for this reason.



I think that might be true about the bone suppliments. One of my sisters has lupus and before the lupus she had very thick tightly curled hair. During a bad lupus flareup she lost all of her hair. The Dr's said she would prob never grow her hair again but "with God all things are possible." She was on a lot of meds and taking a lot of vitamins specifically bone suppliments becasue she was starting to experience arthritic problems. Since taking these her hair is growing in and about ear lenght and it is growing back in big soft loos curls. So I think you might be right. Cause she had the kind of hair my momma used to have to fight to straigten on Sunday morning. lol

 

[jerseyjill]

Im going with curly diva and Mekya - it's not the vitamins -- it's the illness (virus). I have seen many AIDS victims (not HIV but AIDS) with this texture.

 

[casey3035]

No offense.............but in the case of terminally ill people ........couldn't the texture "change" be a sign of their body shutting down...........not improving because of vitamins?

Like "losing weight" may be a "change" in an obese person, but if they are losing weight because their kidneys are shutting down and their body is starving itself.

No offense taken...I am here to learn as much as I can so thanks for the input-who knows,you might be right.

 

[Tybi]

thanks for the explanation
why did you stop taking it?
did you not like the new texture?
were you taking it as part of a supplement or were you just taking straight MSM?

No problem!

I took my MSM separately, I took vitamin world brand powder MSM I think. It is very bitter but I combated that by dissolving it in a full glass of water. It takes you through a slight detox phase and then the good part kicks in. I had consistent growth every month, increased energy, better skin, etc. Its a lot like the benefits of chlorella if you have been in that mega thread!

Anyway I am embarrassed to say that I stopped taking it b/c it changed my hair texture to a very dry brittle rough state. My hair is 4a, but extremely fine and thin. I wanted the MSM to thicken my hair up, which it did, but the new texture was so dry and rough it was unbelievable. I could not even comb it and it hurt! I gave it a full 4 months taking it consistently everyday, and I had 2 solid inches of growth that was the new texture. Once I stopped like I said it started growing back the way it did before. the texture difference was so extreme that I ended up texlaxing to blend it together.

Please don't let this scare you though. I did so much research on MSM before I started taking it and I kid you not I only found 1 testimony where a lady said this happened to her, everyone else raved about the softer more manageable texture. I am just an oddball, always have been so this was no surprise to me at all! Try for a couple months and see how it goes.

 

[2themax]

I took my MSM separately, I took vitamin world brand powder MSM I think. It is very bitter but I combated that by dissolving it in a full glass of water. It takes you through a slight detox phase and then the good part kicks in. I had consistent growth every month, increased energy, better skin, etc. Its a lot like the benefits of chlorella if you have been in that mega thread!

Anyway I am embarrassed to say that I stopped taking it b/c it changed my hair texture to a very dry brittle rough state. My hair is 4a, but extremely fine and thin. I wanted the MSM to thicken my hair up, which it did, but the new texture was so dry and rough it was unbelievable. I could not even comb it and it hurt! I gave it a full 4 months taking it consistently everyday, and I had 2 solid inches of growth that was the new texture. Once I stopped like I said it started growing back the way it did before. the texture difference was so extreme that I ended up texlaxing to blend it together.

Please don't let this scare you though. I did so much research on MSM before I started taking it and I kid you not I only found 1 testimony where a lady said this happened to her, everyone else raved about the softer more manageable texture. I am just an oddball, always have been so this was no surprise to me at all! Try for a couple months and see how it goes.[/quote]






Girl you're not an oddball....After I started taking MSM, all of my hair was soooooo hard, dry and brittle. Everytime my NG would come in I couldn't even comb through it and you're right - it hurt I'm still taking it because I want my hair to grow much longer. It has been growing consistently since I started taking it.

On another note. It's my understanding that MSM does not actually grow your hair, but extends the Anagen (growing stage) period.

 

[2themax]

tigerlilly21, Girl you're not an oddball....After I started taking MSM, all of my hair became soooooo hard, dry and brittle especially at the roots. Everytime my NG would come in I couldn't even comb through it and you're right - it hurt I'm still taking it because I want my hair to grow much longer. It has been growing consistently since I started taking it.

On another note. It's my understanding that MSM does not actually grow your hair, but extends the Anagen (growing stage) period.

 

[MAMATO]

Actually it is a well known fact in the scientific world that the AIDS patients hair get softer and wavier before they died... Just dont know why ...

 

[Tybi]

tigerlilly21, Girl you're not an oddball....After I started taking MSM, all of my hair became soooooo hard, dry and brittle especially at the roots. Everytime my NG would come in I couldn't even comb through it and you're right - it hurt I'm still taking it because I want my hair to grow much longer. It has been growing consistently since I started taking it.

On another note. It's my understanding that MSM does not actually grow your hair, but extends the Anagen (growing stage) period.

this is true!

 

[Scasey]

I have had two family members VERY CLOSE to me die of AIDS and both of their hair textures changed to be VERY loose and pretty much straight. Not sure what caused it... meds?

I have seen this too with men with AIDS

 

[Iansan]

I've heard the drugs AIDS patients take change the texture of their hair. Also my cousin with lupus the meds she's on changed her hair from a coarse 3b/3c to a fine 2 type...

 

[suburbanbushbabe]

More likely it is the AIDs medication, but that would be a very drastic way to get straighter hair.

 

[zara]

I too have seen family members with HIV/Aids and their hair texture went from a course 4b to a looose 3c. I agree that this is due to the illness.

Now I just had another thought. What if MSM has inhibiting properties(i.e. minimises absorption of other minerals/vitamins) which is why hair texure changes. I am just wondering if people should be happy with loose hair texture if it his one of the effects of a long term illness?

I am no scientist, just putting a theory out there. It would be great if some of you shared your views, even opposing ones.