Lavendar
Well-Known Member
Hey Sistahs! I need you to put your scientific hats on today. My hair is giving me the blues right now and after several months of nothing but good results and progress, I could be headed for a major setback. I recently noticed my hair is breaking/snapping and it started in the midline of the top of my head and crown area. I have since noticed it all through my hair and have seen the little pieces falling. I haven't had this happen since I began my hair journey. I did have excessive shedding, but that was always long strands with bulbs on the end....this is definitely breakage. The first thing I thought was this has got to be the opposite of what I experienced the first time, which was excessive moisture from co-washing and over-conditioning. BUT I skipped my protein treatment that was due 3 weeks ago, so I don't see how I could have excessive protein. I henna once a month, and that has never been enough to take the place of my protein treatments every 6 weeks. All the signs and symptoms point to excess protein...hair breaks easily and pops really loud when it breaks. When I take a strand of hair and pull on it, it breaks almost instantly without much tension at all. But the break is clean, no frayed ends. So now I'm wondering...the only thing new in my regimen is the addition of topical sulfur for growth. I have been applying it everyday for the past several weeks and just noticed this change within the past couple of weeks. So back to my original question.....with taking sulfur-containing supplements like biotin and MSM and applying topical sulfur, can you experience a sulfur overload???? And if so, what would be the effects on the hair?