testimony777
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This is long and a bit of a rant, I am just so frustrated and need to vent. Any advice or encouragement you ladies have would be great.
I am so frustrated with my hair right now I am considering chopping it off and starting over. My hair is completely natural, I use great products, I keep it moisturized, I use protein in moderation and I handle it like it is fine silk but no matter what I do I still have breakage.
I have had breakage all my life and I used to not care because my hair has pretty much always been relatively long and thick so breakage never really impacted the look of my hair (and still doesn't). The reason it is bothering me now is because for the last two years I have been taking such great care of my hair and I thought that would make a difference. When i learned the proper way to care for my hair I cut all of the damaged hair off and started growing my hair applying the tips and techniques I had learned about caring for and handling natural hair.
I was certain that I would finally be break free...not; I have the same problem. Over the course of these past two years I have cut off two inches of my hair on two occasions thinking that maybe that would finally end my breakage problem and it does for about three months and then as soon as my hair grows back the breakage starts again.
The rest of my hair is in great condition. I have good elasticity, I pass the strand test every time, it has a healthy shine, all the marks of healthy hair, but it seems like no matter what I do at a certain length it becomes impossible for me to keep my ends (specifically the last inch and a half of my length) healthy. The last time I washed my hair I counted 70 broken hairs...70!
I remember reading on another site that for some to grow their hair out past a certain length they have to keep their hair in protective styles most of the time. If this is what I have to do to get to my goal with no breakage I will not get there because I cannot take protective styles for too long. I wear my hair up a lot, but I would loose my mind if I had to wear it up all the time. But honestly I don't think protective styling would do it either because even when I wear my hair down there is very little manipulation that goes into my styling. In fact, I manipulate my hair less when I wear it down than I do when I wear it in a bun or in braids. I just don't get it; how can you do all the right things and not get the right results.
I am so frustrated with my hair right now I am considering chopping it off and starting over. My hair is completely natural, I use great products, I keep it moisturized, I use protein in moderation and I handle it like it is fine silk but no matter what I do I still have breakage.
I have had breakage all my life and I used to not care because my hair has pretty much always been relatively long and thick so breakage never really impacted the look of my hair (and still doesn't). The reason it is bothering me now is because for the last two years I have been taking such great care of my hair and I thought that would make a difference. When i learned the proper way to care for my hair I cut all of the damaged hair off and started growing my hair applying the tips and techniques I had learned about caring for and handling natural hair.
I was certain that I would finally be break free...not; I have the same problem. Over the course of these past two years I have cut off two inches of my hair on two occasions thinking that maybe that would finally end my breakage problem and it does for about three months and then as soon as my hair grows back the breakage starts again.
The rest of my hair is in great condition. I have good elasticity, I pass the strand test every time, it has a healthy shine, all the marks of healthy hair, but it seems like no matter what I do at a certain length it becomes impossible for me to keep my ends (specifically the last inch and a half of my length) healthy. The last time I washed my hair I counted 70 broken hairs...70!
I remember reading on another site that for some to grow their hair out past a certain length they have to keep their hair in protective styles most of the time. If this is what I have to do to get to my goal with no breakage I will not get there because I cannot take protective styles for too long. I wear my hair up a lot, but I would loose my mind if I had to wear it up all the time. But honestly I don't think protective styling would do it either because even when I wear my hair down there is very little manipulation that goes into my styling. In fact, I manipulate my hair less when I wear it down than I do when I wear it in a bun or in braids. I just don't get it; how can you do all the right things and not get the right results.
erplexed Contemplating the Aphogee treatment, but not sure if i want/need anything THAT strong.
