cuticles

[AllAboutTheHair]

Should the hair be cut off due to cuticle damage or can it be repaired with consistent protein treatments? It isn't split or broken off, YET. But it is getting really dry. I clarified with Strip Tease and that was a very bad thing, I might as well have used DAWN

Can anyone help?

 

[Lovelylocs]

I am not familiar with cuticle damage. I have only heard of damaged hair and different areas of the hair shaft being damaged (ie. roots and ends). Is cuticle damage the same as just regular damaged hair or is it smthg more intense?

If it is the same, protein treatments should improve the strength of the hair, but you may want to work on the dryness situation first so that your hair doesnt get so dry that it breaks.

 

[blackhair]

I have read that once the shaft is damage you have to cut it off and start all over again. I disagree by personal experience. I had a very bad/damade/dry/desparate hair shaft. But with a long but regular maintenance with good products and LOTS of hot oils treatments I finally have it back in shape. It took time but it did come out very very healthy. That was my experience.

 

[SVT]

I wouldn't cut until you've tried at least three deep conditioning treatments.

My hair was dried, snarled and almost matted after using some garlic shampoo.

I managed to soften and detangle it by doing overnight conditioning treatments with Suave.

 

[AllAboutTheHair]

should the first deep treatment or any of the treatments contain protein...or should I just go for moisture?...TIA.

 

[Tracy]

My vote is for mostly protein with some moisture treatments thrown in.

I agree that you don't have to cut. There are situations where it would make life easier (depending on how you look at it). If the hair is so unmanageable that you can barely style it due to the damage, I owuld say cut.

From what you described, it sounds like some consistent deep conditioning combined with some regular trimming would do the trick.

I'm in the same situation, so I feel your pain.

Healthy hair, I'm interested in hearing more about your experience. What caused the damage to your hair? How bad wa the damage? What did you do to correct it? How long did it take before your hair wa close to being ack to normal?

 

[AllAboutTheHair]

I clarified with 'strip search' not strip tease...don't ask LOL