Thin/Fine Support Thread

[LivingDoll]

Fine haired girl here...It looks thick but like a lot of you, the strands are fine but I have a lot of density.

Not sure if I checked in before...I'm all over the place but here I am!

 

[Baby Girl]

Another fine haired girl checking in and just made up my mind that I am about to go natural

 

[Baby Girl]

What kind of setting lotion does eveyone use to make their hair fuller. I am now using B&B it does ok.

 

[KPH]

diluted infusium 23

 

[PinkPebbles]

Do you all fine that you hair responds better when you do the works at everywash and wash less frequently. What I mean is that I have noticed that my hair does better if I wash, light protein treatment, moisture treatment, rollerset.... at every wash and just wash once a week instead of two?[/quote]


i don't know how I missed this thread! Yes, this is me right here in the bolded!

I finally came to the realization that I must do a light protein at every wash. I think I need to just stick with Joico thickening conditioner. It's a balance conditioner that contains Oat Protein Complex to thicken each hair fiber while moisturizing and detangling. ph 4.5-5.5

Yesterday, I discovered that I MUST dust at every touch-up. I have to do the seek and destroy method to get rid of split ends. I tried to prolong trims/dust and it just hinder my progress. My strands are too fine to keep split ends, it catches on to the other hairs and causes major breakage.

 

[Irie1]

Ladies, please help! I am transitioning from self texlaxed to natural and I'm am having a less than desireable time. I thought i'd finally mastered my technique but now i'm not so sure. I'm also not 100% sure of which hair texture I have, so please look at the attached photos and let me know if you can tell from the photos.

I had gained a bit of length but last week when I washed my hair I noticed a whole lot of hair in the tub. I'm not sure why the middle part in the back of my head decided it was time that we parted ways; i'm hoping the part that broke was just this?

I've come so far in my transition but i'm baffled as to what I may have done to cause this breakage. I've been consistent with my regimine so I don't know what happened. Can any one help me get back on track?

 

[charmtreese]

Ladies, please help! I am transitioning from self texlaxed to natural and I'm am having a less than desireable time. I thought i'd finally mastered my technique but now i'm not so sure. I'm also not 100% sure of which hair texture I have, so please look at the attached photos and let me know if you can tell from the photos.

I had gained a bit of length but last week when I washed my hair I noticed a whole lot of hair in the tub. I'm not sure why the middle part in the back of my head decided it was time that we parted ways; i'm hoping the part that broke was just this?

I've come so far in my transition but i'm baffled as to what I may have done to cause this breakage. I've been consistent with my regimine so I don't know what happened. Can any one help me get back on track?

How long have you been transitioning? Do you have any pictures of your NG?

 

[Irie1]

How long have you been transitioning? Do you have any pictures of your NG?

Hi Charmtreese, thanks for your prompt response. I've been transitioning from self-texlaxed for a little over 11 months. I was making pretty good progress and then last week I hit a rough patch, literally.

I attached a few shots to the post, but perhaps they didn't come through. I'll try to attach a few more so you can see. The photo in my avatar was from last March, so you can see I had hair in the back/middle of my head.

I'll try to post a few more shots.

 

[MD_Lady]

I have fine strands AND thin density. My stylist has told me, however, that part of the reason my hair looks thin is because of breakage and uneven growth. Sometimes, I can't tell if my ends look shabby because of the texture/density or because of breakage/uneven growth. I'm so tempted to get a few inches lopped off, I don't know what to do.

 

[MD_Lady]

Do not give up and don't be discouraged! I have fine/thin hair as well and I never thought my hair could grow without looking so thin. Thanks to LHCF my hair has made a complete turn around.

That's good to hear! Because of my fine/thin hair, I often feel that I could never have one of the long, strong, healthy heads of hair I see on this board. Hopefully, one day, I'll prove myself wrong.

 

[MD_Lady]

Don't stress HOnii!

Fine, thin hair requires lots of tlc and patience. Sometimes I feel like I take two steps forward and one step back.

But there's wonderful advice in this thread. (I'm bookmarking it just in case I get that little hairicidal feeling again and look for the scissors.)

I know what you mean! I need to stop it with the scissors! I know that has been a lot of my problem. It starts looking more thin, then I chop. I could never get past shoulder length because of that.

I thought I was the ONLY person who faced that dilemma! I'm always fighting the good fight between a healthy trim versus frustration with hair that doesn't look the way I want it too.

 

[hOnii]

Ladies--- I just wanted to update you all on my status! My hair has grown leaps and bounds in terms of thickeness since starting this thread. I wanted to thank everyone for their support & advice. I am proud to say that while my strands are still very fine, my hair is no longer thin!

Check out my growth challenge album in my fotki!
http://public.fotki.com/hOnii3/growth_challenge/

 

[ONEBLESSEDRN]

Fine/ thin haired lady checking in! This is such a GREAT thread. I've learned so much by everyones advice. I get so discouraged sometimes becuase the slightest thing makes my hair act the fool. The pic in my avatar was when I took out my sew in. There were a lot of underprocessed areas there........so I went to the dominicans and they said.."MAMI you need another relaxer" so they called themselves doing a corrective relaxer on me. My hair has been a dry, frizzy mess since. What saved me was doing 2 porosity control treatments. I'm 13wks post and I'm not having many problems now except it is still a little dry. I ordered Macharie's rollersetting video....I think doing my own rollersets will be the key to improving my hair. I may give it a try this weekend. I can't keep going to Dominican salon for my rollersets anymore...they RAKE the comb through my newgrowth...I keep telling them to stop but they dont and I feel like.
ANYWays

I'm 13 weeks post. My relaxer after the sew in was Optimun muli minerals no lye. The Dominicans used Alter Ego texturizer....I'm not sure if it was lye or not. They don't give me a straight answer.

I just wanted to know what you all use to relax your hair. Any suggestions?

Are any of yall on Macharie's site? You can see more pics of my hair there.
http://healthytextures.ning.com/profile/ONEBLESSEDRN
Thanks,
Joy

 

[MD_Lady]

Ladies--- I just wanted to update you all on my status! My hair has grown leaps and bounds in terms of thickeness since starting this thread. I wanted to thank everyone for their support & advice. I am proud to say that while my strands are still very fine, my hair is no longer thin!

Check out my growth challenge album in my fotki!
http://public.fotki.com/hOnii3/growth_challenge/
pw:relyah

That's GREAT news! I hope to be there too one day...

 

[Irie1]

bump....just trying to get a little thin/fine hair support......

Ladies, please help! I am transitioning from self texlaxed to natural and I'm am having a less than desireable time. I thought i'd finally mastered my technique but now i'm not so sure. I'm also not 100% sure of which hair texture I have, so please look at the attached photos and let me know if you can tell from the photos.

I had gained a bit of length but last week when I washed my hair I noticed a whole lot of hair in the tub. I'm not sure why the middle part in the back of my head decided it was time that we parted ways; i'm hoping the part that broke was just this?

I've come so far in my transition but i'm baffled as to what I may have done to cause this breakage. I've been consistent with my regimine so I don't know what happened. Can any one help me get back on track?

 

[Irie1]

Ladies--- I just wanted to update you all on my status! My hair has grown leaps and bounds in terms of thickeness since starting this thread. I wanted to thank everyone for their support & advice. I am proud to say that while my strands are still very fine, my hair is no longer thin!

Check out my growth challenge album in my fotki!
http://public.fotki.com/hOnii3/growth_challenge/
pw:relyah

HOnii,

Congratulations on your progress. What is your regimen?

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

Ladies--- I just wanted to update you all on my status! My hair has grown leaps and bounds in terms of thickeness since starting this thread. I wanted to thank everyone for their support & advice. I am proud to say that while my strands are still very fine, my hair is no longer thin!

Check out my growth challenge album in my fotki!
http://public.fotki.com/hOnii3/growth_challenge/
pw:relyah

Your hair looks soooo good!!!! It is indeed a complete turnaround.

 

[january noir]

Ladies--- I just wanted to update you all on my status! My hair has grown leaps and bounds in terms of thickeness since starting this thread. I wanted to thank everyone for their support & advice. I am proud to say that while my strands are still very fine, my hair is no longer thin!

Check out my growth challenge album in my fotki!
http://public.fotki.com/hOnii3/growth_challenge/
pw:relyah

This is great news!
:waytogo:

 

[hOnii]

HOnii,

Congratulations on your progress. What is your regimen?

Thanks ladies!

Um, lets see... I pretty much only use the products/supplements listed in my siggy. The vitamins I am on can probably account for a lot of the thickness that I have attained. The pantothenic acid is said to increase diameter of hair strands...I'm not sure if this is true b/c I take it with other supplements, but the combo seems to be working wonderfully.

I wash my hair once a week, normally with aveda, sometimes I deep condition, sometimes I don't...after washing I towel dry and run Giovanni leave-in thru my hair and SLIGHLTY detangle starting from the ends and working my way up. I do NOT do a full blown comb session. I put Universal styling creme in, then Redken heat protector and blowdry on the lowest heat setting while combing with my fingers. This process takes nearly around 45 mins since I am using low heat. When my hair is dry, I then go through with a wide tooth comb and starting from the ends, detangle/comb my hair. I wrap my hair, and in the morning I flat iron my hair on low heat to get it smooth.

I know my regime uses a lot of heat, but I've tried a lot of things--rollersets, airdrying, wrap/dryer, etc and nothing has worked for my hair as well as blowdrying does (in terms of amount of hair lost). I think the key is to use it in moderation, and to simply find what works for your hair!

 

[hOnii]

Fine/ thin haired lady checking in! This is such a GREAT thread. I've learned so much by everyones advice. I get so discouraged sometimes becuase the slightest thing makes my hair act the fool. The pic in my avatar was when I took out my sew in. There were a lot of underprocessed areas there........so I went to the dominicans and they said.."MAMI you need another relaxer" so they called themselves doing a corrective relaxer on me. My hair has been a dry, frizzy mess since. What saved me was doing 2 porosity control treatments. I'm 13wks post and I'm not having many problems now except it is still a little dry. I ordered Macharie's rollersetting video....I think doing my own rollersets will be the key to improving my hair. I may give it a try this weekend. I can't keep going to Dominican salon for my rollersets anymore...they RAKE the comb through my newgrowth...I keep telling them to stop but they dont and I feel like.
ANYWays

I'm 13 weeks post. My relaxer after the sew in was Optimun muli minerals no lye. The Dominicans used Alter Ego texturizer....I'm not sure if it was lye or not. They don't give me a straight answer.

I just wanted to know what you all use to relax your hair. Any suggestions?

Are any of yall on Macharie's site? You can see more pics of my hair there.
http://healthytextures.ning.com/profile/ONEBLESSEDRN
Thanks,
Joy

hello!
first of all, it sounds like you need to leave that dominican salon alone! the fact that they don't listen when you ask them to stop raking through your new growth, and that they don't give you straight answers about what they are using on your hair raise major red flags! The only thing I go to my stylist for is a relaxer! All of that extra stuff-- wash & sets, styles, etc. I can do myself. Nobody is going to be as gentle as you would on your hair, so I would advise you to try to master the rollerset for yourself, that way you don't have to go to someone else to do it for you. I would definitely go on the hunt for a new stylist first and foremost though. Good luck!

Oh, and my stylist uses Affirm on my hair. I love it... doesn't leave my hair limp and lifeless. I think its the lye that she uses. If I tell her that I've been scratching, she uses the sensitive scalp formula.

 

[vestaluv1]

Hi girls.
Just wanted to check into this thread as I have very fine, thin hair .
I am actually transitioning and coming up to 19 weeks post now and have recently noticed some breakage. I 'm really not sure why because I have been dc'ing weekly with ORS Mayo moisturising twice a day and being very gentle with my hair, etc Before LHCF I always had breakage and after finding this forum the breakage came to a holt...now it's back again .
I can't figure out what's changed.
Anyway, I'm glad to see that this support thread exists!
Since March I've spent so much on caring for my hair and now I'm feeling like it's all for nothing because I'm back to square one.

Congratulations hOnii! Your hair looks great and I'm glad that you're so much happier with your hair.

 

[january noir]

Hi girls.
Just wanted to check into this thread as I have very fine, thin hair .
I am actually transitioning and coming up to 19 weeks post now and have recently noticed some breakage. I 'm really not sure why because I have been dc'ing weekly with ORS Mayo moisturising twice a day and being very gentle with my hair, etc Before LHCF I always had breakage and after finding this forum the breakage came to a holt...now it's back again .
I can't figure out what's changed.
Anyway, I'm glad to see that this support thread exists!
Since March I've spent so much on caring for my hair and now I'm feeling like it's all for nothing because I'm back to square one.

Congratulations hOnii! Your hair looks great and I'm glad that you're so much happier with your hair.

Don't despair. I've been back to square one several times since coming here. I believe that it takes at least 2-3 years before one's hair does a complete turnaround. Your hair looks good from your siggy though.
I just had setback number 5 in February of this year!

I started using the Ovation Maximizing system and I am seeing some good progress in terms of the look and feel of my hair.

Hang in there.

 

[vestaluv1]

Don't despair. I've been back to square one several times since coming here. I believe that it takes at least 2-3 years before one's hair does a complete turnaround. Your hair looks good from your siggy though.
I just had setback number 5 in February of this year!

I started using the Ovation Maximizing system and I am seeing some good progress in terms of the look and feel of my hair.

Hang in there.

Thankyou so much for the encouraging words January Noir! Em...(@ the bolded) photos can be deceiving .
I guess I'm in it for the long haul. I figure time will go on if I stick at taking care of my hair or not, so might as well stick at it reap some rewards in the future instead of being stuck with the same problamatic hair ...did that make sense .

 

[OceeMom]

I have fine, thin hair as well. My hair was super, super thick and slightly different in texture before I started having kids. People saw my hair way before they saw the rest of me. Even so, when I would straighten it (rarely), my halo of curls would flatten and look thin. It wasn't thin at the scalp, like it is now, but the hair would lose a lot of the poof volume.

Recently, I got my hair flat-ironed after air drying and it's been a delight. I have a lot less noticeable breakage and shedding and it's super quick to manage in the morning. I just don't have to mess with it much because there are no tangles. I did run wet fingers through my hair at the scalp to give it more body (after the avatar pic was taken). I know most people are worried about reversion but my hair is more loose waves than coily, so it just gave some welcome "poof." I'll probably do this every two weeks for a while.

 

[OceeMom]

double post. deleted.

 

[SelfStyled]

Ladies--- I just wanted to update you all on my status! My hair has grown leaps and bounds in terms of thickeness since starting this thread. I wanted to thank everyone for their support & advice. I am proud to say that while my strands are still very fine, my hair is no longer thin!

Check out my growth challenge album in my fotki!
http://public.fotki.com/hOnii3/growth_challenge/
pw:relyah

Honii, your hair is bangin'! Please come back and let us know how you achieved your latest results.

 

[SelfStyled]

Bumping.......

 

[january noir]

Thankyou so much for the encouraging words January Noir! Em...(@ the bolded) photos can be deceiving .
I guess I'm in it for the long haul. I figure time will go on if I stick at taking care of my hair or not, so might as well stick at it reap some rewards in the future instead of being stuck with the same problamatic hair ...did that make sense .

Yes it did!

 

[hOnii]

Honii, your hair is bangin'! Please come back and let us know how you achieved your latest results.

thank you!! i posted my regimen a few posts back..

 

[ONEBLESSEDRN]

Thanks Honi for your reply.
I plan on trying out the rollersetting techniques outlines on Macharie's dvd it is really great. I totatlly agree....nobody can take care of your hair like you!!! Those stylist could care less if you have a strand on your head or two!