Need hair advice for my mom please

[Jessica Rabbit]

Hi ladies! My mom has relaxed hair and she stretched for 3 months. She didn't know she was stretching lol, she just wanted to give her hair a break. She also has a thin spot in the middle of her hair and it's been dry and brittle lately. She finally went to her hairdresser that she has been going to for a few years and got a touch-up. Her hair broke off and was even more brittle. I already told her do not go back to that woman anymore because when she went by her shop to show her she said "Well what do you want me to do?" She is going in tomorrow and getting a dc but I don't think she should let her do much else. Her hair had grown a lot and even the stylist said so, but it broke off to even shorter than before. Any advice, tips or suggestions? I am going to visit her for a few days and want to take her some stuff and help her baby her hair. Thanks in advance ladies!

 

[candy1214]

aphogee 2-step treatment every 5-6 weeks and a good moisturizing condish. she can also massage a little castor oil w/ other essential oils in the thinning areas to help thicken the hair up and promote growth.

 

[Arcadian]

Hi ladies! My mom has relaxed hair and she stretched for 3 months. She didn't know she was stretching lol, she just wanted to give her hair a break. She also has a thin spot in the middle of her hair and it's been dry and brittle lately. She finally went to her hairdresser that she has been going to for a few years and got a touch-up. Her hair broke off and was even more brittle. I already told her do not go back to that woman anymore because when she went by her shop to show her she said "Well what do you want me to do?" She is going in tomorrow and getting a dc but I don't think she should let her do much else. Her hair had grown a lot and even the stylist said so, but it broke off to even shorter than before. Any advice, tips or suggestions? I am going to visit her for a few days and want to take her some stuff and help her baby her hair. Thanks in advance ladies!

She really needs to up the amount of moisturizer she uses on her hair. I use garnier's sleek and shine leave in and seal with oil.

When is the last time she had a protien treatment? even something soft like Keraphix every 2 weeks will do. I don't do the hard core protiens so can't speak on them.

I also use Garnier's Strength and shine conditioner during the week. This helps a lot when I'm stretching. if she washes during the week she may want to give this a shot (its about 3 bucks for the small bottle)

I don't know how often she's combing/brushing, but she probably shouldn't do it while her hair is dry.

If she's a daily styler, it can be a bit challenging. I hope she's not using any heat (or at least too much) if so, she may really want to give it a break for now.



HTH
-A

 

[hairmaster]

JOICO K-PAK Deep Conditioner...

 

[Jessica Rabbit]

She generally pin curls her hair or just puts a few rollers in and puts a scarf on at night. Thanks ladies!

 

[imaccami]

Sounds like that stylist doesn't know what she's doing. If she went to the stylist and got a relaxer and then it broke to shorter than it was before she went in, the stylist probably didn't neutralize properly or rinse thoroughly. No amt of deep conditioning is going to fix that.

I say do whatever you can to get your mom to a new stylist. Maybe check the stylist board here before you go to visit, so you can walk in the door with a recommendation.

HTH