My Ends Need HELP!

[lonelysky]

It seems that no matter what I do, I cannot keep my ends moisturized/healthy feeling for ANYTHING.

I moisturize. I oil. I wear my hair in a bun (although I will admit that I may not be doing it correctly. I try to be gentle with and baby my ends, but at the end of the day, my ends still feel dry and brittle. I still get bent up pieces that break off. My ends feel like they all get tied together.

WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??

Please help. I'm experiencing a lot of growth, and I would love to retain greater than 50% of said growth. I also want to maintain thick, healthy ends after I get a blunt cut sometime this summer (or whenever the thickest part of my hair reaches BSL).

 

[Urban]

I've been having a problem with my ends being dry and brittle as well. I think the problem can also be attributed to me being natural.

A couple of weeks ago I mixed up some conditioner, oil (not too much) and glycerine and applied it to my ends. Boy did that make a world of difference. I was going to cut off my ends, but I won't bother doing that now, because they feel as good as the rest of my hair.

I'm still doing the same thing but without the oil and with a different conditioner that has very little of the extras ... no cones, safer preservatives etc and I'm getting great results.

I don't know whether it's something you've tried or are willing to try. If you end up trying it, please let me know how it turns out for you

 

[LushLox]

Do you spray your hair with your own moisture mix or a shop bought spray during the daytime? This may help keep the dryness at bay.

 

[lonelysky]

Do you spray your hair with your own moisture mix or a shop bought spray during the daytime? This may help keep the dryness at bay.

I do both.

 

[LushLox]

^^^ Hmmm, how often do you DC and what do you use?

 

[lonelysky]

^^^ Hmmm, how often do you DC and what do you use?

I DC once a week with Treseme for dry and damaged hair.

I moisturize with EVOO, a water/peppermint mix, Infusium 23 anti-breakage, and/or an EVOO/Treseme mix. I don't do all of these at once. I also use a shower cap on my hair to lock in moisture, but I don't over do it (actually, I've slightly fallen off of the wagon the last week or so).

 

[Kacie]

Let me throw something out there:

How's your porosity? (Try a clear semi-perm color)
Are you keeping with protein treatments?
Does your hair like oil?

My fine strands hate oil. Sealing with oil just doesn't work for me . I use a spritz followed with a creamy moisturizer to "seal" instead.

ETA: Just read the above post. I think that you need to find a better DC and daily moisturizer. Maybe limit or dilute the infusium too.

 

[cltsassy]

I used to have really dry ends and they felt like straw at the end of the day. About a month ago, I discovered, from Avon of all places, dry ends serum. It has done wonders for my ends. I have also started DC a lot more than I used to, concentrating a lot of conditioner on my ends and this has also helped.

 

[supermodelsonya]

I was just going to ask you about your porosity. Roux porosity control worked wonders for my hair. You may have to do two or three treatments a week, but it worked wonders on my dry brittle hair.

I wished I would have used this because I'd be APL or pretty close to it had I used the Roux. All my ends fell off (due to baggying and using the flat iron once too many times)

 

[LushLox]

You may need to increase your DC's until the problem is fixed.

The home grown steam method will help also.

 

[cocomochaa]

have you tried a bkt. Did the trick for my disgusting ends along a with a trim.

 

[lonelysky]

I've checked my porosity. My hair is not porous.

 

[lonelysky]

Let me throw something out there:

How's your porosity? (Try a clear semi-perm color)
Are you keeping with protein treatments?
Does your hair like oil?

My fine strands hate oil. Sealing with oil just doesn't work for me . I use a spritz followed with a creamy moisturizer to "seal" instead.

ETA: Just read the above post. I think that you need to find a better DC and daily moisturizer. Maybe limit or dilute the infusium too.

My hair has a love/hate relationship with oil. I add just a little bit of condish to myu oil to give it a creamy quality.

I also use infusium sparingly.

I use Mane n' Tail for my protien. I mix the shampoo with my Creme of Nature detangling and conditioning shampoo. I also will usethe condish as a leave in.

I do this often enough to balance with the moisture that I give my hair.

 

[lonelysky]

bumping...

 

[Angelicus]

What helped me was a very small trim.