Shedding season

[janaq2003]

I've got some shedding going on. Every winter this happens. Anyone else battling the same stuff and if so, what are you doing to stop it?

 

[tressajalen]

I read a thread on adding garlic to conditioner and I have been trying it. I think it helps. I only use it when I know I will be home for 24 hours to let my hair air out from the smell.

 

[Ronnieaj]

Or, you could not worry too much about it. Your hair is going to shed, and on average hair sheds 50-150 hairs per day. A week's time could lead to up to 1,000 shed hairs. Some people, like yourself--and me--shed more during a particular time of the year. I'm a serious winter shedder as well, regardless of how much I deep condition or give it protein or whatever. I do add garlic oil to my DCs to help prevent excessive shedding, but I don't even know what that is. In the summer I don't shed at all. I just consider this hair's natural cycle.

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

This time of year my hair sheds AND breaks. I'm going to DC and braid it up so I can wig it the rest of the winter.

 

[BostonMaria]

For the first time ever my hair is shedding. I think I freak out more cuz my hair is long and seeing those long hairs in the tub drain scares me.

For right now I'm avoiding curly/wet styles like crazy. I just rollerset my hair and that helps tremendously. This weekend I'm going to do a protein treatment and put some gr
garlic in my conditioner.

 

[epiphany braids]

I read some where on LHCF that the hair goes threw 3 cycles ( I will try to find it and post, if not the actual thread then a research link)

I have finally accepted that my hair is in the "shedding" phase and i was so nervous about all the shedding so I decided to go garlic crazy
It helped a bit, I learned to embrace it and know that this will not last forever. I have been seen a great amount of growth, so I can not complain!!

Anywho, shedding in the winter is common (at least in my opinion), so I decided to do what ILuvsmuhgrass is doing...braiding and wigs for the winter, until April or May of 20TEN!!

I wish you all healthy hair and:

HHG!!!!!

 

[jayjaycurlz]

I'm going through the winter shedding too. I think less manipulation is they key as well as maintaining a moisture/protein balance in my hair.

HHG!

 

[Katherina]

Yep, for the first time ever I'm noticing winter shedding as well. I am looking for a style that will keep my hair detangled so I won't pull out so much hair in the shower. I'm thinking weekly braids...

 

[queen928]

I noticed this as well and getting a little disturbed. I guess I never really noticed it before until I started this journey. I was in the beauty supply store today and noticed that Queen Helene makes a garlic shampoo and conditioner. I'm thinking about going back and purchasing those. I want to get some braids but I'm too lazy to do them and I too cheap to pay for them. Might as well get the laziness out of my system.

 

[Nya33]

I'm taking garlic once a day, hair is still shedding i'm using Mega tek, i've noticed it more as my hair has not been in braids or a weave as it normally is at this time of year.

Hair is going to shed so i'm not worried about it, breakage freaks me out though!

 

[Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll]

Try Coffee Rinsing, it curtails shedding in it's tracks. Simply brew a pot of coffee and pour it over your hair/scalp. You can rinse it after 30 minutes or use as a leave-in. You can also buy a cup from your local coffee shop and use it at home.

This is a miraculous aid. I wish I'd discovered it sooner. It also helps with detangling.

 

[It~Can~Grow]

This is true, hair does shed; however, since I started using garlic oil/conditioner my shedding is minimal. See previous comment:

Blackcardinal I think ur right. I'm gonna do it and document my use with pics that I'll be sure to share.

Renewmetoo I know you wanted a review for ECHOS LINE ECHOS HERB, however, I wanted you to see some results from Alter Ego.

I've been using the product for just a little over 3 weeks. This is about how much shed hair was lost fom January to now (3 weeks ago) (I generally had this - plus half after I rinsed my final conditioner).

January

Now

Hope this helps you in your decision