**WonderWoman**
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Hi guys! Some of you may re-call my story about being overprocessed & my constant breakage. Well, I spent the entire summer battling breakage & lost 4 inches of my hair. I was sooo frustrated b/c as i got my summer growth spruts, i was cutting my damaged ends or my strands were breaking off. I ended up being the same length as I was the beginning of this year.
Well, i tried EVERYTHING on this board...protein, moisturizing treatments & both. Then, i just gave up & got tried of doing stuff to my hair that wasn't working. A stylist told me I would have to cut off all my hair & start over. I was about to agree UNTIL......my breakage stopped. I dont know exactly what stopped it, though I suspect my Egg Treatment. but here's what happened:
August 27th: After a 3month stretch, I finally relaxed with Affirm, Mild! Which was washed off immediately after application.
** After my relaxer, i noticed a lot of improvement in my hair's look & texture & the breakage reduced.
September 5: Did box-braids. Washed & DCed weekly. Moisturized daily with African Pride & Infusium/Aphogee Keratin (Thanks Qtslim)
September 27: Took braids out. Pre-pooed with mixture (real mayo and 2 eggs) for 15mins. Washed with Keracare hydrating poo, DCed with mix of Keracare Dry & Itchy Scalp and Humecto. Did final ACV rinse. Applied Salerm 21 leave-in & sealed with Keracare Silken Seal.
I airdryed & flat ironed my hair. I heard somewhere that a good way to tell if your hair is damaged is to flat iron it & see how responsive it is to heat. If unresponsive, then your hair is possibly damaged. I am happy to report that after my hair airdryed it looked so good. It curled up like it used to do. I was so happy I almost left it that way. While flat-ironing, my hair straightened nicely. Except my thick NG. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, i lost very fewstrands and that was in the shower, and NO BREAKAGE THRU THE ENTIRE PROCESS. I didnt even notice until I went to the bathroom to sweep up the broken hairs, like i usually do, and...NO HAIR!
I cant stop running my fingers through my hair. Because for the first time since JULY no hairs are falling out. I can see short area where strands broke off but that's ok b/c the PROBLEM'S SOLVED. I can stop fighting my hair now. I am finally at peace.
ETA: I really wanted to share this b/c i've seen a lot of breakage cries for help. I hope all you ladies find the right solution.
Well, i tried EVERYTHING on this board...protein, moisturizing treatments & both. Then, i just gave up & got tried of doing stuff to my hair that wasn't working. A stylist told me I would have to cut off all my hair & start over. I was about to agree UNTIL......my breakage stopped. I dont know exactly what stopped it, though I suspect my Egg Treatment. but here's what happened:
August 27th: After a 3month stretch, I finally relaxed with Affirm, Mild! Which was washed off immediately after application.
** After my relaxer, i noticed a lot of improvement in my hair's look & texture & the breakage reduced.
September 5: Did box-braids. Washed & DCed weekly. Moisturized daily with African Pride & Infusium/Aphogee Keratin (Thanks Qtslim)
September 27: Took braids out. Pre-pooed with mixture (real mayo and 2 eggs) for 15mins. Washed with Keracare hydrating poo, DCed with mix of Keracare Dry & Itchy Scalp and Humecto. Did final ACV rinse. Applied Salerm 21 leave-in & sealed with Keracare Silken Seal.
I airdryed & flat ironed my hair. I heard somewhere that a good way to tell if your hair is damaged is to flat iron it & see how responsive it is to heat. If unresponsive, then your hair is possibly damaged. I am happy to report that after my hair airdryed it looked so good. It curled up like it used to do. I was so happy I almost left it that way. While flat-ironing, my hair straightened nicely. Except my thick NG. But MOST IMPORTANTLY, i lost very fewstrands and that was in the shower, and NO BREAKAGE THRU THE ENTIRE PROCESS. I didnt even notice until I went to the bathroom to sweep up the broken hairs, like i usually do, and...NO HAIR!
I cant stop running my fingers through my hair. Because for the first time since JULY no hairs are falling out. I can see short area where strands broke off but that's ok b/c the PROBLEM'S SOLVED. I can stop fighting my hair now. I am finally at peace.
ETA: I really wanted to share this b/c i've seen a lot of breakage cries for help. I hope all you ladies find the right solution.
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Awww Congrats
Breakage can be so discouraging, especially if you're doing everything "by the book". 
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Thanks for sharing. I've found that low manipulation (braids/twists), daily moisturizing & returning to my natural hair have made the difference in killing breakage/increasing the thickness of my hair. It definitely feels good when you finally find what works for your hair.
