ok, so i just got off the phone. I'll try to make this quick since i need to get to work:
background info: i tried heat training for a year last year, gave up and relaxed
erplexed... started noticing progressive dryness, tangles and roughness. porosity control, steaming, protein, nothing helped. i last relaxed in february.
the good news:taking prenatals, ensure, and msm has given me more or less 3 inches of the most beautiful healthy new growth. she actually wrote about how near perfect it was in her notes! also said that she's amazed at how much new growth i had in 5 months. i am too considering i usually grow 1/4" a month! it does look like a lot, but wow!
the bad news: i have midshaft splits, and some parts of my strands have the cuticle removed. without the cuticle, the hair fibers start to come out. these fibers grab onto the other hairs, or a shed hair with curly new growth on it. this is the tangles, roughness, and dryness i'm getting.
the solution:although i could tell she wanted me to stay natural because of my gorgeous new growth (perfectly smooth all the way down), she suggested that i relax pronto, and incorporate more wheat or silk amino acids to help prevent more damage. it won't heal anything, just keep my hair glued a little bit. i've been using eqp intense (silk protein) during my wait, and i have noticed a little improvement, so i'll keep it up. i also need a 3" cut, but i'll just take that slow
i also need to keep up with my vitamins to keep the growth going.
oh, it is 3 months for the next sample. they have it wrong on the website. i'll come back and post my pics for ya'll too. i didn't know how much hair to send in, so i just send like 8 or so favorites. she was like "is that all the hair you shed?" lol, so next time i know to send in everything.