! Just keep it simple, baby and love your hair, focus on your other fabulous traits you possess and BAM! One day you'll look in the mirror, look at your and you will be happily amazed!
This thread is a wealth of information, and after reading it from beginning to end i have absolutely nothing to add!Ya'all ladies covered all the essentials of dealing with fine/thin hair from A to Z!!!! Love this!!!!!!!
We are definitely in a class of our own..... and it's so, so, so important that we learn to handle and treat our hair as though it's a rare piece of imported, antique silk. There are really no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
Im so glad this has been made a sticky!!!!!
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erplexed I'm still learning so I don't know what is a good commandment right now. I think the ladies who have healthy regimens and have achieved great lengths should write the commandments.
erplexed I am going to revamp my whole routine. Thanks!!
Conditioner wash is no good for me
air drying leaves my tresses dry and shedding
baggie method eventually led to shedding
washing in the shower = mucho hair in the drain. we had to call the plumber twice already
Crown & Glory (the part where you wash your hair in braids) Heat (except when conditioning and the occasional trip to my hairstylist who will blow dry my hair for a particular look) SURGE (the spray) - didn't do Jack! - Went through 2 bottles before I got the message.
love:AVEDA
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I am convinced that these fine-haired tips are working for me. Today I wore my hair down after my rollerset last night. At least 3 ladies have come up to me to comment on how much thicker/healthier my hair has become. Therefore, I know that I'm doing something right. Here are my tips:
1. WATCH YOUR PRODUCT: my hair broke and shed the most when I was putting too much product in my hair. My advice is to choose a product line
2. MOISTURE AND PROTEIN: my fine tresses tend to HATE harsh proteins, but love moisture. However, techniques like baggying tends to over-moisturize my hair and cause matting and tangles, especially at the roots. You'll have to experiment and find the best combination/balance for your hair. One size does not fit all.
3. PURSUE THICKENING AGENTS: I'm using Castor Oil, but not too much. I've also been taking Super Biotin, B-Complex, and Pantothenic Acid. I would recommend taking all of these with LOTS of water and a multivitamin. Ladies who have breakouts should be taking a multivitamin and drinking as much water as possible.
4. DIET RICH IN PROTEIN AND VEGGIES: I've noticed a change for the better for my hair when I started to change my diet, focusing on protein, specifically fish which has lots of nice fatty acids.
5. STAY AWAY FROM HEAT: yes, blow-outs make you look sexy and hot, but they wreck havoc on fine hair. I know there are some ladies who cannot airdry for whatever reason. The next best thing is rollersets ONCE a week only.
6. LEAVE YOUR HAIR ALONE!! I've discovered that braids aren't for me. Rolling my hair every night just creates more breakage. Protective styles are the TRUTH!! Keep unnecessary combing and brushing to a minimum. The less you manipulate these fine, beautiful strands, the better off those strands will be.
7. EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!! Not only does it do the body good, the hair thrives as well. Something about getting the blood flow circulating and keeping things moving is greatly beneficial for overall health and well being.
8. DID I SAY WATER, WATER, WATER!!!??!! Yes, drink as much as you can. You should be drinking at least 1/2 your body weight to reap the full benefits.
That's all I got at the moment...
Good luck, ladies and happy thickening!
You ladies are awesome, I am so happy I came into this thread. I deal w/most of the exact same issues you all do and I thought it was just me! most of the ladies on the board use these methods to gain and maintain length and I was wondering why I would grow to a nice length and then run right back into the same problems.
Conditioner wash is no good for me
air drying leaves my tresses dry and shedding
baggie method eventually led to shedding
washing in the shower = mucho hair in the drain. we had to call the plumber twice already
I am convinced that these fine-haired tips are working for me. Today I wore my hair down after my rollerset last night. At least 3 ladies have come up to me to comment on how much thicker/healthier my hair has become. Therefore, I know that I'm doing something right. Here are my tips:
1. WATCH YOUR PRODUCT: my hair broke and shed the most when I was putting too much product in my hair. My advice is to choose a product line
2. MOISTURE AND PROTEIN: my fine tresses tend to HATE harsh proteins, but love moisture. However, techniques like baggying tends to over-moisturize my hair and cause matting and tangles, especially at the roots. You'll have to experiment and find the best combination/balance for your hair. One size does not fit all.
3. PURSUE THICKENING AGENTS: I'm using Castor Oil, but not too much. I've also been taking Super Biotin, B-Complex, and Pantothenic Acid. I would recommend taking all of these with LOTS of water and a multivitamin. Ladies who have breakouts should be taking a multivitamin and drinking as much water as possible.
4. DIET RICH IN PROTEIN AND VEGGIES: I've noticed a change for the better for my hair when I started to change my diet, focusing on protein, specifically fish which has lots of nice fatty acids.
5. STAY AWAY FROM HEAT: yes, blow-outs make you look sexy and hot, but they wreck havoc on fine hair. I know there are some ladies who cannot airdry for whatever reason. The next best thing is rollersets ONCE a week only.
6. LEAVE YOUR HAIR ALONE!! I've discovered that braids aren't for me. Rolling my hair every night just creates more breakage. Protective styles are the TRUTH!! Keep unnecessary combing and brushing to a minimum. The less you manipulate these fine, beautiful strands, the better off those strands will be.
7. EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE!! Not only does it do the body good, the hair thrives as well. Something about getting the blood flow circulating and keeping things moving is greatly beneficial for overall health and well being.
8. DID I SAY WATER, WATER, WATER!!!??!! Yes, drink as much as you can. You should be drinking at least 1/2 your body weight to reap the full benefits.
That's all I got at the moment...
Good luck, ladies and happy thickening!
It's good to know that I'm not crazy and some of the methods that other folks rave about (CW, baggying) may not be the best for thinner textures of hair.
Ladies, the information in this thread is golden...my hair humbly thanks you
Now maybe I can get down to retaining some darned length
I'm just trying to be like you when I grow up
Thank you so much Cayenne!
Seriously though, my hair is hella thin. SO much so, it's been making me question whether growing my hair long is the best option. Long thin hair doesn't always look so good:ohwell:
I have been thinking that maybe apl should be my stopping point
erplexed
It does me absolutely no good to have long hair and it's see-through, thin or has not life. I'm willing to try and be patient, but I have to admit that I'm beginning to think that healthy APL should be my goal FIRST. If my hair grows longer than that and is healthy and full, then so be it. But I am not going to act as if it's the end of the world if I don't get to BSL. I know that I can at least get to APL.
Ladies, the information in this thread is golden...my hair humbly thanks you
Now maybe I can get down to retaining some darned length
Thank you so much Cayenne!
Seriously though, my hair is hella thin. SO much so, it's been making me question whether growing my hair long is the best option. Long thin hair doesn't always look so good
I totally hear you ladies on seeking a decent stopping point where our fine hair looks healthy and full. I can't wait to find out what that stopping point is. Kini has proven that we can have thin BSL hair and still look FABULOUS!!
Your hair is GORGEOUS!! And it sure does look very thick!
Now...hold the phone...you look like you've got thickness going on over there too!
Girl, puhleeze! I'm trying to be like YOU!!!
Thin and fine aren't the same though. Thin hair is having relatively fewer hair follicles. Fine hair is when the individual strands are just that - fine. You can have thick, fine hair or thin, coarse hair! (Hope that was clear
I have fine hair that is medium density (neither thick nor thin). I'm hovering at lower BSL/MBL and wondering if it's just too fragile to go past that. I was really looking forward to reaching WL.
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Thank you so much Serenity Peace!
