How Much of Your Ends Are You Moisturizing?

[Isis]

When I started moisturizing my ends, I focused on the first inch or two of my hair and continued as a habit. In recent months I worked up to about 3 inches. I noticed some of you ladies moisturize different lengths of your ends, not necessarily because of the overall length of your hair (although I understand that is a factor). As your hair grows longer, are you moisturizing the same length of your ends or are you increasing the length? Since this is the oldest part of our hair is there an advantage to moisturizing more of it? In your experience, especially those with long hair, have you noticed any difference?

 

[Tracy]

I do about 2-3 inches up from the bottom....

 

[Allandra]

I just moisturize all of my hair (but I don't over-do it).

 

[inthepink]

I pretty much moisturize all of my hair now daily. Occasionally, I'll focus oil just on my ends.

 

[Poohbear]

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Allandra said:
I just moisturize all of my hair (but I don't over-do it).

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same here...but lately Ive been focusing more moisture on about 3-4 inches of my ends.

 

[chocolate01]

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Allandra said:
I just moisturize all of my hair (but I don't over-do it).

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DITTO

 

[Isis]

That's interesting. So some of you are using products like Protectiv Healthy Ends, vaseline or shea butter on all of your hair each day, rather than just the ends?

 

[candibaby]

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Allandra said:
I just moisturize all of my hair (but I don't over-do it).

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ITA!

 

[ChasingBliss]

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Isis said:
That's interesting. So some of you are using products like Protectiv Healthy Ends, vaseline or shea butter on all of your hair each day, rather than just the ends?

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That's me. I use a mix of %100 pure shea butter mixed with evoo or safflower or whatever oil I have at the moment. But at times I concentrate more on my ends.

 

[AngelicRose07]

i misturize my whole length of hair. i didnt know that others neglected the length of the shaft when moisturizing, can u explain that to me? it doesnt make much sense at all. all of the hair needs moisture, not just the ends. all that is gonna happen is that by the time the hair shaft becomes the ends(trims and cuts and such), they wouldnt of been moisturized througout its life span and it would be dry..making the ends more prone to splits.

is this confusing?

 

[Isis]

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weaveitup said:
i misturize my whole length of hair. i didnt know that others neglected the length of the shaft when moisturizing, can u explain that to me? it doesnt make much sense at all. all of the hair needs moisture, not just the ends. all that is gonna happen is that by the time the hair shaft becomes the ends(trims and cuts and such), they wouldnt of been moisturized througout its life span and it would be dry..making the ends more prone to splits.

is this confusing?

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You're right that all of the hair needs moisture. Since I wash and deep condition my hair every three days and use a moisturizing leave-in (and oils to seal in the moisture), I don't continue to put moisturizer on all of my hair everyday unless I need to. It stays very moisturized until my next wash. My ends however always get an extra moisturizing treatment in the mornings and evenings.
Maybe I'll start using what I put on my ends on all of my hair everyday, as long as it doesn't weigh it down.

 

[Tracy]

I only do the bottom because it's only my oldest length that needs additional moisture besides conditioners and leave ins. Additional "moisture" on the rest of my lengths makes my hair heavy, greasy, and hard to manage - no matter how little I use.....

I have an oily scalp as well though. That may be why.

 

[Armyqt]

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Allandra said:
I just moisturize all of my hair (but I don't over-do it).

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Me too

 

[HealthyHair]

I moisturize about 2 - 3 inches from the bottom up, the reason I only moisturize my ends is because I've always admired what turned out to be a lot of latina's who relax their hair but it always looked very natural, shiny and flowy, I don't like when my hair is stiff or clumped together my regular stylist is black and has the same philosophy. Anyway from going to DR salons I found out that their secret is that they don't use a lot of after products so I started using more moisturizing products when I wash, leaveins, etc, and every day or two I moisturize only the ends, it's been working and my hair is now bra strap length, plus it bouncy, shiny and when I move it moves. The driest parts of my hair are the ends so when I'm finished I run a small amount of what's left thru the rest of my hair, also I always moisturize my edges because for me the ends and edges are the driest and most fragile. I don't know if this works for everyone but it's working for me so far.

 

[JuJuBoo]

HEALTHYHAIR! I AGREE! I've been following the same regimen. I hate stiff hair also. I also go to a stylist that uses minimal product. Shampoo, GREAT deep conditioner (this is key!), leave in, and a light serum. I don't use any oils in my hair. Just a serum. SO much better than using a bunch of products. This is the healthiest and shiniest my hair has ever been!

 

[LEOLADYSW]

I moisturize all of my hair. I am just careful about over doing it. I concentrate more on the last few inches though.

 

[Isis]

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HealthyHair said:
I moisturize about 2 - 3 inches from the bottom up, the reason I only moisturize my ends is because I've always admired what turned out to be a lot of latina's who relax their hair but it always looked very natural, shiny and flowy, I don't like when my hair is stiff or clumped together my regular stylist is black and has the same philosophy. Anyway from going to DR salons I found out that their secret is that they don't use a lot of after products so I started using more moisturizing products when I wash, leaveins, etc, and every day or two I moisturize only the ends, it's been working and my hair is now bra strap length, plus it bouncy, shiny and when I move it moves. The driest parts of my hair are the ends so when I'm finished I run a small amount of what's left thru the rest of my hair, also I always moisturize my edges because for me the ends and edges are the driest and most fragile. I don't know if this works for everyone but it's working for me so far.

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That could be why I've been enjoying great swingy, bouncy braidouts. My hair isn't being weighed down with product.
Perhaps some of the ladies here have different moisturizing techniques if wearing their hair down or up, like in a bun.
Like using more product on the hair if it's worn up and tucked away.

 

[HealthyHair]

Isis, I agree! When wearing my hair up partially or completely I put moisturizer on most of my hair isntead of just the ends.

 

[hiza]

I put moisturizer on most of my hair.

 

[alliyah4eva203]

when i'mm specifically concentrating on the ends i'll moisturized about 2-3 inches up

 

[CaramelKiss]

I have an oily scalp and so I concentrate on the ends otherwise my hair is greasy and lacks movement.

 

[pooh123]

After a fresh wash and conditioning I moisturize starting from below the ear and work my way down. Then the next day or so I only moisturize the last few inches. I have acne prone skin and using this approach has helped my skin to clear up dramatically and reduce the shininess on my face.
pooh123

 

[carameldiva]

i mosturize the whole length of my hair daily and i oil my scalp at nite. I use a leave-in conditioner daily and deep-condition weekly.

 

[Jade21]

I moisturize 4" up from the bottom. My scalp is oily, so I do not use any oils on it.

Yea, I have to say that from about about waist length I moved from the last 2" to the last 4" of hair. My hair just looked and acted better doing it this way.

~Jade~

 

[Isis]

Thank you Jade21 and ladies! This is all interesting.

 

[SherryLove]

this is a very interesting question....i focus on the whole length of my ponytail....

 

[oregonchick97266]

2-3 inches

 

[CutiePie0Five]

I usually moisturize about 2-3 inches of my ends, because the rest of my hair is usually moisturized from my WGO

 

[Michelle79]

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HealthyHair said:
I moisturize about 2 - 3 inches from the bottom up, the reason I only moisturize my ends is because I've always admired what turned out to be a lot of latina's who relax their hair but it always looked very natural, shiny and flowy, I don't like when my hair is stiff or clumped together my regular stylist is black and has the same philosophy. Anyway from going to DR salons I found out that their secret is that they don't use a lot of after products so I started using more moisturizing products when I wash, leaveins, etc, and every day or two I moisturize only the ends, it's been working and my hair is now bra strap length, plus it bouncy, shiny and when I move it moves. The driest parts of my hair are the ends so when I'm finished I run a small amount of what's left thru the rest of my hair, also I always moisturize my edges because for me the ends and edges are the driest and most fragile. I don't know if this works for everyone but it's working for me so far.

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This sounds very interesting. I should do this for about a week & see how my hair turns out.

 

[Paris Belle]

I moisturize all of my hair and I confess, I tend to over do it. However, I've begun in the last few months to give my ends special attention because I'm prone to split ends.
My hair is also naturally dry. Now that I've added conditioner washes to my routine I notice that my hair retains moisture a lot longer and I don't have to use as much moisturizer as I have in the past to get the same results.