Bad Ends from Puffs??

[USCgirl08]

Any naturals having to deal with lots of split ends or rough ends from wearing too many puffs...or having them dry out.

 

[littleaudie]

I've noticed more split ends. I've been wearing a "puff" for about a 6 weeks and my ends are looking terrible when I comb my hair out. I bought some sta-so-fro moisture spray. It helps with the drying out. It might be time for a style change. -And deep conditoning!

 

[Supergirl]

Off Topic: USCgirl, tell me more about your username. I am a TEXAS alum. How 'bout that Rose Bowl?

 

[USCgirl08]

Off Topic: USCgirl, tell me more about your username. I am a TEXAS alum. How 'bout that Rose Bowl?

haha...well good luck to yall, I'm @ USC (Univ. South Carolina), so we won't be playing yall..lol


Yea, I had horrible ends the other day, I deep conditioned my hair and had to trim the ends badly!! Now I'm wearing twists...I think i'm going be to wearing these and refreshing them every so often

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

I'm not natural, but just wanted to say that it may not the puff it self but this winter weather. I think keeping the ends tucked in must be the best thing for the winter because, my cousin is natural and I do her hair regularly. She never had split ends so bad like last week, they were like 1/2 to 1 in long some had more than one split on the end of the strand, and I just clipped her ends a month or so before that. It was mainly the bottom of her hair, so I guess the winter weather is truly harsh, moisture, moisture and protect those ends.

 

[PhonyBaloney500]

Yeah I don't know why a puff would cause it (but could see the puff causing hairline problems...). Hmmm!

 

[Supergirl]

Okay, I'm not natural but this came to me: what if your ends really aren't bad? What if it's just that they aren't smooth? I know the more new growth I have the less smooth and nice my ends look because my hair isn't laying nicely on top of itself. Does that make sense?

Maybe you could try a straight style every once in a while to see how your ends really look.

 

[nurseN98]

I think that if you wear a lot of puffs (like I do) you do have to do more to maintain the ends, especially if you are in cooler weather. When I straightened my hair recently, my ends were in terrible shape and I was trimming all along. I had to chop 1-2 inches in some spots. I would do deep conditioning treatments every week but they weren't enough. Now I'm going to try to wear twists and other styles more often. I also used to detangle only once a week therefore I'm starting a new routine of detangling every 2-3days when i CW if I'm wearing my hair out and also putting castor oil on my ends every other night before bed and doing a hot castor oil treatment every week along with my deep conditioning.

 

[USCgirl08]

......bump

 

[Victorian]

Your hair is so pretty!

Question: How do you make your puff? Do you comb/pick the puff part to make it fluffy? If so, that could be the source of the problem. I wear puffs a lot but I never comb the ends or pick them out, which is why mine is always a coily/curly puff. That's also why it's never particularly round But it's easier on your ends.

 

[Ayeshia]

Okay, I'm not natural but this came to me: what if your ends really aren't bad? What if it's just that they aren't smooth? I know the more new growth I have the less smooth and nice my ends look because my hair isn't laying nicely on top of itself. Does that make sense?

Maybe you could try a straight style every once in a while to see how your ends really look.

I was gonna suggest this too..I also find that air dried ends are also kinds crispy and sem unhealthy until you blow your ends perfectly straight ad see elsewise. I would also suffest not using a pick or comb all the time to comb your puff out have you tried a curly puff at all?

 

[USCgirl08]

thanks...I usually comb/pick my puffs out......I do this often because i like how big it gets..lol When I don't comb it out, it shrinks a whole lot and gets frizzy. I have retired the puff for now and have returned to twists until the weather gets better.