dede1129
Well-Known Member
Hello Beautiful Ladies!
Lately my hair has been breaking off like crazy! I mean like full on strands and for the life of me I could not figure out why. I literally thought I was gonna overdose on products I was trying everything I could to stop the breakage. It all began last month when I relaxed my hair which I have done with no problem for years so I am like erplexed. Well I noticed I had done "other" things as well that I don't normally do which include:
-Aphoghee proteing treatment (have done twice and worked great)
-Jazzi Rinse (black) *Never Again*
-Soft N Beatiful Relaxer (instead of my normal ORS)
At this point I refrained form heat and manipulation but literally it did NOT stop breaking and it was freaking me out! I did Deep Conditioning Treatments which included my One and Only Argan Oil Reconstructive Treatment (which I now love!), increased my moisture and sealing, bunned, cowashed, ect. But my hair was sooo dry and fragile Well on Saturday I was detagling my hair in front of DH and was on the verge of tears because I had so much progress since I started my hair care journey in January 2010 and went from thin, fragile shoulder length hair to lush, full APL length in one year and I was seeing all my progress literally go down the drain
So DH in all his infinite wisdom told me to just try to go back to what i did in the beginning of my journey when my hair had become very healthy. Well that was going to a stylist and I was like um no, I got this...I think So I figured at this point it was worth a shot so I attempted to do what she did to my hair and so I completely washed my hair with a sulfate free shampoo and started fresh. I applied some silk elements leave in (which smells amazing) and blow dried my hair (as I cringed from the thought of putting heat on my hair), put a little Argan oil and fluffed it through my hair, then I used my Herstyler Flat Iron (which I LOVE) and it made my hair feel like silk which was a bonus because much to my surprise the breakage IMMEDIATELY stopped and I have not had ANY since and I am still in Awe at the fact that my hair actually LIKES HEAT. The very thing that I have been avoiding for so many months. I now know as long as I use a Heat protectant and adequate moisture which I always do I will be fine.
I have learned that I need to do what works best for my lifestyle and my hair. Every method of hair growth does not work for everybody and that is ok. So I say all that to say...Does you hair like heat too or is it just me?
Lately my hair has been breaking off like crazy! I mean like full on strands and for the life of me I could not figure out why. I literally thought I was gonna overdose on products I was trying everything I could to stop the breakage. It all began last month when I relaxed my hair which I have done with no problem for years so I am like erplexed. Well I noticed I had done "other" things as well that I don't normally do which include:
-Aphoghee proteing treatment (have done twice and worked great)
-Jazzi Rinse (black) *Never Again*
-Soft N Beatiful Relaxer (instead of my normal ORS)
At this point I refrained form heat and manipulation but literally it did NOT stop breaking and it was freaking me out! I did Deep Conditioning Treatments which included my One and Only Argan Oil Reconstructive Treatment (which I now love!), increased my moisture and sealing, bunned, cowashed, ect. But my hair was sooo dry and fragile Well on Saturday I was detagling my hair in front of DH and was on the verge of tears because I had so much progress since I started my hair care journey in January 2010 and went from thin, fragile shoulder length hair to lush, full APL length in one year and I was seeing all my progress literally go down the drain
So DH in all his infinite wisdom told me to just try to go back to what i did in the beginning of my journey when my hair had become very healthy. Well that was going to a stylist and I was like um no, I got this...I think So I figured at this point it was worth a shot so I attempted to do what she did to my hair and so I completely washed my hair with a sulfate free shampoo and started fresh. I applied some silk elements leave in (which smells amazing) and blow dried my hair (as I cringed from the thought of putting heat on my hair), put a little Argan oil and fluffed it through my hair, then I used my Herstyler Flat Iron (which I LOVE) and it made my hair feel like silk which was a bonus because much to my surprise the breakage IMMEDIATELY stopped and I have not had ANY since and I am still in Awe at the fact that my hair actually LIKES HEAT. The very thing that I have been avoiding for so many months. I now know as long as I use a Heat protectant and adequate moisture which I always do I will be fine.
I have learned that I need to do what works best for my lifestyle and my hair. Every method of hair growth does not work for everybody and that is ok. So I say all that to say...Does you hair like heat too or is it just me?
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