Hello all. My title says it all. My hair is breaking and I don't know what to do. I have been lurking for quite a while and my hair has grown tremendously but I fear all my hard work is going down the drain because my hair is breaking at every touch. I'll make this as quick as possible. I cowashed most of the summer and didn't use much protein so I decided to do a quick protein treatment with Joico K-pak. It worked well however I then decided the next week that I wanted my hair dark for the fall so I used Color Showers in Cocoa. Well after I sat there with the color in my hair for 45 minutes, I read the ingredients (smart timing right 
) and noticed it had keratin. Well my hair seemed fine after I did it so I didn't think anything of it. However, the next week everything changed. So it's been 3 weeks now and my hair is still breaking. I know ya'll want to know regimes so I'll tell you what I've used in hopes of some help. I went back and read Supergirl's "You're doing everything right and your hair is still breaking" article and tried to follow that. So I clarified and deep conditioned with Kenra & AO White Camelia (sp) mixed under the Pibbs for 30 minutes. I've pre-poo'd with ORS. I've deep conditioned more adding oil to the mix. I've pre-poo'd with castor oil. I've been deep conditioning once a week with heat with no luck - still breakage. Last week I thought maybe I was wrong about the protein thing so I used a mild protein & moisture combo - Shescentit fortifying mask and then deep conditioned with AO & Kenra. Felt good for a minute but still breaking. I've tried using shea butter as a moisturizer as well as HE long term relation leave-in. I'm at a lost as to what to do now. I take good care of my hair. I only rollerset or do twist-out's. I haven't used any extreme heat. My hair is fine so it gets weighed down easily but at this point I just want it to stop breaking. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks for reading.
) and noticed it had keratin. Well my hair seemed fine after I did it so I didn't think anything of it. However, the next week everything changed. So it's been 3 weeks now and my hair is still breaking. I know ya'll want to know regimes so I'll tell you what I've used in hopes of some help. I went back and read Supergirl's "You're doing everything right and your hair is still breaking" article and tried to follow that. So I clarified and deep conditioned with Kenra & AO White Camelia (sp) mixed under the Pibbs for 30 minutes. I've pre-poo'd with ORS. I've deep conditioned more adding oil to the mix. I've pre-poo'd with castor oil. I've been deep conditioning once a week with heat with no luck - still breakage. Last week I thought maybe I was wrong about the protein thing so I used a mild protein & moisture combo - Shescentit fortifying mask and then deep conditioned with AO & Kenra. Felt good for a minute but still breaking. I've tried using shea butter as a moisturizer as well as HE long term relation leave-in. I'm at a lost as to what to do now. I take good care of my hair. I only rollerset or do twist-out's. I haven't used any extreme heat. My hair is fine so it gets weighed down easily but at this point I just want it to stop breaking. I'm open to any and all suggestions. Thanks for reading.
