How often to use Aphogee if hair is pretty damaged?

[metalkitty]

Alright, I'm not sure how damaged my hair is because it always breaks/ sheds a bit all the time. Since my hairs been growing like crazy but I haven't been able to retain ANY of it for awhile I was thinking i should step up my moisture and protein.
My question is if my hair's moderately damaged how often would it be okay to use my beloved Emergencee and Aphogee mixed together? I like it because it's the only treatment which keeps my hair in check immediately after the first use. I was thinking every other week to be safe and using henna or cassia inbetween.
For some reason alot of popular protein treatments on this board just don't work for me ( like Keraphix, Duo Tex, Emergencee when used alone, K pak, Elasta QP Breakage control serum, probably a couple others too....)

 

[Ladyhenri]

Alright, I'm not sure how damaged my hair is because it always breaks/ sheds a bit all the time. Since my hairs been growing like crazy but I haven't been able to retain ANY of it for awhile I was thinking i should step up my moisture and protein.
My question is if my hair's moderately damaged how often would it be okay to use my beloved Emergencee and Aphogee mixed together? I like it because it's the only treatment which keeps my hair in check immediately after the first use. I was thinking every other week to be safe and using henna or cassia inbetween.
For some reason alot of popular protein treatments on this board just don't work for me ( like Keraphix, Duo Tex, Emergencee when used alone, K pak, Elasta QP Breakage control serum, probably a couple others too....)

From the above it sounds like your main problem could be little moisture/too much protein.
When i first joined on here i made the mistake of thinking that since my hair was breaking, it needed more protein...um NO
Many people's hairs break the most when there is too much protein and as a result, the hair goes brittle and crunchy to the touch.
In your shoes, i would co wash like mad, moisturise daily, and start doing weekly deep co's pronto.
To curb breakage for now, i would try some s-curl, that stuff softens the most brittle of hairs.

 

[CynamonKis]

When my hair was breaking like this, I did weekly Dudley's DRC 28 treatments, followed by a moisturizing conditioner. Mid-week, I did carrot oil hot oil treatments. This was the only thing that really worked for me when my hair was breaking. Now that my hair is healthy, I use Aphogee once a month or every 6 weeks but while Aphogee is a good protein treatment, it was not nearly as effective in stopping breakage for me as DRC 28 was, and the other protein treatments I have seen on this board (some of which you mentioned) were even less effective. DRC 28 is very expensive but for me it was well worth it.

Alright, I'm not sure how damaged my hair is because it always breaks/ sheds a bit all the time. Since my hairs been growing like crazy but I haven't been able to retain ANY of it for awhile I was thinking i should step up my moisture and protein.
My question is if my hair's moderately damaged how often would it be okay to use my beloved Emergencee and Aphogee mixed together? I like it because it's the only treatment which keeps my hair in check immediately after the first use. I was thinking every other week to be safe and using henna or cassia inbetween.
For some reason alot of popular protein treatments on this board just don't work for me ( like Keraphix, Duo Tex, Emergencee when used alone, K pak, Elasta QP Breakage control serum, probably a couple others too....)

 

[metalkitty]

From the above it sounds like your main problem could be little moisture/too much protein.
When i first joined on here i made the mistake of thinking that since my hair was breaking, it needed more protein...um NO
Many people's hairs break the most when there is too much protein and as a result, the hair goes brittle and crunchy to the touch.
In your shoes, i would co wash like mad, moisturise daily, and start doing weekly deep co's pronto.
To curb breakage for now, i would try some s-curl, that stuff softens the most brittle of hairs.

Yeah I expected most people would say that but I moisturize just fine, maybe i should start CO washing again in between shampoos? It just seems like my hair only responds to heavier protein treatments right now. I don't want to go overboard though, I think I'll try doing Emergencee/ Aphogee every other week until my hair's in better shape....

 

[metalkitty]

When my hair was breaking like this, I did weekly Dudley's DRC 28 treatments, followed by a moisturizing conditioner. Mid-week, I did carrot oil hot oil treatments. This was the only thing that really worked for me when my hair was breaking. Now that my hair is healthy, I use Aphogee once a month or every 6 weeks but while Aphogee is a good protein treatment, it was not nearly as effective in stopping breakage for me as DRC 28 was, and the other protein treatments I have seen on this board (some of which you mentioned) were even less effective. DRC 28 is very expensive but for me it was well worth it.

Thanks for responding! I was also thinking of trying the DRC, do you know any reputable e- retailers?

 

[CynamonKis]

They are selling Dudley's DRC for 49.99 at www.ibeautyny.com. I have ordered from them twice before in the past & have received good service from them. It is expensive but it really worked well for me.

Thanks for responding! I was also thinking of trying the DRC, do you know any reputable e- retailers?