How are naturals caring for their ends?

[Belle Du Jour]

I never thought about it until I realized that I lost a lot of progress (4 inches or so) from losing dyed ends. I guess I need to take the time and make sure products are distributed evenly, all the way to the ends. Also step up my protein treatments, paying more attention to the ends. I think it's easier to take care of your ends if they are straight, so how are other naturals doing it? TIA

 

[billyne]

Hi! I just slap on a mixture of shea butter and olive oil mixture every night. i've noticed these past few months my hair has really grown since joining here--and the only extra stuff i do is make sure i deep condition, keep my hair in twists , and moisterize. it's amazing!!

 

[natstar]

I'm still trying to figure out the best way to take care of my ends. For now though I have decided to trim 2x a year and leave it alone the rest of the time. Most of the time I am wearing natural styles so split ends really don't show too much. I was reading on Ouidad.com (a website for ppl w/ all types of curl) that trimming split ends are useless and conditioning and moisturizing should be enough. I don't know how true this is but I know that conditioning, moisturizing, wearing protective styles and not trimming constantly has contributed for some growth for me this past year- and my hair is pretty healthy-HTH.

 

[Maestradiva77]

Besides wearing twists most of the time, I use EVOO. Also, I do regular CWs, and I use Kenra Intensive Emollient when I deep condition.

 

[s_terry]

I make sure I spritz every night with my water/salerm and then do a single braid and tie it up. I wear a simple ponytail during the day. It's not very protective, but I haven't had a problem with breakage. My thing is how can you tell when your ends need trimming without it being straightened???

 

[jngn]

As everyone has mentioned, I spritz my hair with plain water every night and rub Oyin whipped pudding on my ends. I also keep my hair twisted or braided 100% of the time.

As far as protein conditioners, I use Aubrey Organics GPB once a month when I take my braids down. This is the time when I trim my hair as needed.

While in braids, I shampoo 2x a week and use a hot oil. Since I've been doing this, I've noticed a reduction in split ends and dry hair.

 

[Belle Du Jour]

It looks like I need to take more time to make sure my ends are well moisturized with some type of oil. And up my protein treatments.

 

[Country gal]

Hi! I just slap on a mixture of shea butter and olive oil mixture every night. i've noticed these past few months my hair has really grown since joining here--and the only extra stuff i do is make sure i deep condition, keep my hair in twists , and moisterize. it's amazing!!

Do you find that your hair grows more when it is in twists? I think I slowed down my growth process by not wearing my hair in twists. This winter I plan on doing more twists so my hair will be ready for summer.

 

[nurseN98]

I've just started using Castor oil on my ends 2-3 times a week. I also do a hot oil treatment with it when I do my deep conditioning every week. So far it's been working, I've been having an easier time detangling.

 

[so1913]

I use Asha's Omega Oil on the ends of my twist a few times a week.