Luscious Healthy Ends Challenge 2026

[Chicoro]

Ooh this looks good, I wouldn't mind trying a modified version of that (in bold). My hair loves silk proteins, I will do moisture DC next week as I did a protein treatment today, followed by a moisture DC. The week after I will use Aphogee 2 min and just rotate with whatever my hair feels like it needs.

Wash day went well, I'm pleased with how things went, although my hair is still in the process of drying. My hair is much smoother than it was yesterday, I'll need to wait until it dries to see how frizzy it looks to properly compare. I moisturised properly, so that should be good till next wash day pretty much, I will continue remoisturise and seal my ends 2 - 3 times a week as is necessary. I'm feeling very positive moving forward

Today I lost the least amount of hair during the process than I have been over the last 8-10 years. I think the Umbrush/+ is a huge part of this. I saw a few short splits during my rinses, theres definitely some breakage at the parting across the middle of my head, but the good thing is I'm aware of it and can work on repairing the area.

Least amount of hair loss in the last 8 to 10 years!!! Why? It is because of the brush only?

 

[Chicoro]

So here is a pic of my ends when I finished.
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This is the hair loss after detangling, I was loosing so much hair every wash day. The Unbrushes' individual bristles are much thicker than the tangle teaser teeth, the split my individual strands. This could also be playing a factor with my ends, the length of my hair was where I used it.

That pretty braid is so neat, shiny and soft looking. Those nails beds, their shape and curvature, are exquisite. People pay hundreds of dollars to get nails like the natural ones you have !

 

[Chicoro]

@Angel of the North

Something monumental has happened in your hair journey.


You stated that THIS wash day was a day where you lost so little hair, that it was the LEAST amount you lost in the last to 8 to 10 years. This is a tremendous SHIFT. Please don't let this moment go by without illuminating it and highlighting it for us.

There has been a definite breakthrough and an AHA! Let's dig in and identify DEFINITELY what that breakthrough, aha and process were!

There is a treasure trove and incredible gems of important information in your experience. It's the equivalent of Acres of Diamonds, as it pertains to haircare. It's in our vicinity and we are sooooooo close!!! Make us rich!

Please walk us through EXACTLY what you did, what products, your processes, the state of your hair, your tools. Then if you could, give us a detailed analysis of why you think you were able to arrive at this incredibly successful outcome.

What exactly did you do and use to arrive at losing the least amount of hair during your wash day in the last 8 to 10 years. The week or month BEFORE may be significant as well.
Don't be afraid to e- MUSE out loud and e-RAMBLE.

Don't deny us. I can FEEL it. We waiting, Girl.

 

[Angel of the North]

Least amount of hair loss in the last 8 to 10 years!!! Why? It is because of the brush only?

I think there's a few things going on here but the brush is definitely the game changer. I think it's a combination of the following:

I am a lot more patient with my hair ATM, I'm not rushing to get detangling done as quickly as possible. I'm definitely not as rough as I have been over the last 10 years, which is the main culprit. I've been working on being gentler while detangling.

As I hadn't washed/detangled my hair for so long, I had a lot of shed hair and a little breakage last week, so there was lots of hair in the comb and brushes. By comparison, this week is about 1 - 5 % of last week.

The protein treatments I did in December and yesterday, may have helped with any excess shedding, I hadn't done a heavy protein treatment for somewhere between 8-10 years, possibly longer.

The main reason I think it's predominantly the brush is because:

My Detangling sessions during my wash routine can easily take me half an hour, yesterday, I was able to detangle my whole head in under 5 minutes. Gently, with hardly any hairs in the brush.

I usually detangle with conditioner, yesterday I rinsed before detangling. I would have expected more resistance without the conditioner, even with S Curl sprayed on.

As I hadn't washed/detangled my hair for so long, I had a lot of shed hair and a little breakage last week, so there was lots of hair in the comb and brushes. There was about double what I'm used to seeing last week, and this week just a few strands with the new brush.

After my mishap with the tangle teaser, I wanted to find a detangling brush that would work as well or better than the TT without the damage. I feel like I've found that with the Umbrushes. I think my density will improve too. I noticed my hair thickening up last year, if I've managed to get back to a place of little to no hair loss on wash days, that will make a huge difference for me.

Least amount of hair loss in the last 8 to 10 years!!! Why? It is because of the brush only?

 

[Angel of the North]

That pretty braid is so neat, shiny and soft looking. Those nails beds, their shape and curvature, are exquisite. People pay hundreds of dollars to get nails like the natural ones you have !

Thank you That braid is a huge improvement to the one before it, it's still holding up, nowhere near as frizzy as the last one. I still have some work to do with smoothing, but I'm very optimistic.

 

[Chicoro]

I think there's a few things going on here but the brush is definitely the game changer. I think it's a combination of the following:

I am a lot more patient with my hair ATM, I'm not rushing to get detangling done as quickly as possible. I'm definitely not as rough as I have been over the last 10 years, which is the main culprit. I've been working on being gentler while detangling. (What does this mean? HOW are you less rough? Are you not rushing by doing smaller sections? By taking more time? Explain, please.)

As I hadn't washed/detangled my hair for so long, I had a lot of shed hair and a little breakage last week, so there was lots of hair in the comb and brushes. By comparison, this week is about 1 - 5 % of last week. (What do you think is the reason for this? Breaking hair doesn't stop because we are gentle. Something happened? Was the shed hair just build up? Did you shorten the time between this wash and the last wash? There is a change. Something transpired differently .)

The protein treatments I did in December and yesterday, may have helped with any excess shedding, I hadn't done a heavy protein treatment for somewhere between 8-10 years, possibly longer. (What exactly were the protein treatments? What products did you use? How did you apply them? What were the ingredients? How long did you keep the protein treatment in?)

The main reason I think it's predominantly the brush is because:

My Detangling sessions during my wash routine can easily take me half an hour, yesterday, I was able to detangle my whole head in under 5 minutes. Gently, with hardly any hairs in the brush. (But, you stated you used different products and that you did not rush. The brush is not the only factor. There were other different variables and slight changes in your usual process, right?)

I usually detangle with conditioner, yesterday I rinsed before detangling. (Another change in your process!!!)I would have expected more resistance without the conditioner, even with S Curl sprayed on.

As I hadn't washed/detangled my hair for so long, I had a lot of shed hair and a little breakage last week, so there was lots of hair in the comb and brushes. There was about double what I'm used to seeing last week, and this week just a few strands with the new brush.

After my mishap with the tangle teaser, I wanted to find a detangling brush that would work as well or better than the TT without the damage. I feel like I've found that with the Umbrushes. I think my density will improve too. I noticed my hair thickening up last year, if I've managed to get back to a place of little to no hair loss on wash days, that will make a huge difference for me.

OK, what I see:

1. Took more time to detangle. (But what does that mean?)
2. Was less 'rough'. (What does that mean?)
3. Did two protein treatments in succession. One in December and one in March. (What kind and what product was used? Do you need protein every 12 weeks like clockwork?)
4. Conditioned hair, rinsed and then DETANGLED with no conditioner in hair. (Did you change your conditioner? So, you hair works better with the brush with conditioner rinsed out?)
5. Used the Unbrush this time. (Why was it different from any other brush you may have used in the past?)

So I see at least FIVE (5) different factors this time that were present that may have not been present in your other washes.

 

[Chicoro]

Thank you That braid is a huge improvement to the one before it, it's still holding up, nowhere near as frizzy as the last one. I still have some work to do with smoothing, but I'm very optimistic.

Great!


Frizz on a braid may seem innocuous. It is NOT harmless.


And it can be VERY DANGEROUS for the future thickness and length retention of your hair!


The hair that comes away from the braid in the form of frizz can break up-strand. That can make your braid thin. That same frizz is 'FREE" hair that can reach out and wrap around other hairs and tangle and cause more breakage and damage. Then, the hair will seem to appear thin on the ends and make one assume the hair is breaking from the ends up. But, it would not be the case. The hair is breaking due to the active "Frizzy" hair on the braid, higher up on the hair strand.

Ask me how I know. (Not a question.)

This is what I discovered about my own hair from one of my MANY set-backs. For all of which, them setbacks, I will be forever GRATEFUL!

"Hair is not rocket science. It is far more complex!"

~~~ Chicoro~~~​