kitkat3ny
New Member
Hi,
I just wanted to say thanks for all the advise I received through the various threads re: my extra dry hair.
On August 13, I did Profectiv touch-up home relaxer and noticed that my hair was so dry the strands were virtually impenetrable.
I took everyones advice and did mayonnaise treatment, Cassia henna, no minieral oil products, deep conditions, Porosity Control shampoos and conditioners, you name it I tried it.
Since, then my hair is a lot better, it's not as moisturized as it was. I have been doing CW daily for 1.5yrs and I think that's the only thing that kept my hair for completely breaking off. I stopped with the drug store cheap products completely and started using
SE moisturing treatment about 3x a week for my CW
Cantu rince out conditioner 3x a week
1x a week, ORS replenishing treatment, right after my henna treatment that day
Only using moisturizing shampoos about once every 1-2wks (thanks supergirl)
SE moisturizing leave-in
Elasta QP replenshing leave-in
Pantene wrap/set
Proclaim spray on gloss
At night I went back to my Qhemet Biologics Olive Oil & Amla heavy cream on my scalp and ends
and that's all I put in my hair on any particular day
Sounds like a lot but it's actually way less of products than I used to put on my hair, less certainly is more. I had been using Scurl no drip and it has stopped working for me. Suave Humectress seemed to all of a sudden make my hair more day. None of my staples were softening it.
Also, I had stopped making my foods w/ olive oil, I had stopped having my flax seed oil, fish oil, evening primose and my hair seem to immediately suffer from the loss of those things. I have noticed that since i've been back on this healthy way of eating my hair has improved. It hasn't totally gone back to the softness I had before. And I can't can't can't wear it out. I blow dry it, it looks like a mess and doesn't stay flat, I do roller sets I get the same results and this has never happened to me before. Only solution I can find is that my hair is severely underprocessed. I can honestly say that since i've been relaxing it at home for a little over a year now, every process I have done has been underprocessed but it was always able to get straight and it has never been dry before. I know my hair is not damaged though, I hardly use heat products.
Anyhoo, I just wanted to update and also give people who are also suffering from impenetrable shafts alternative ideas on a solutions. I can say my lack of flax seed and olive oil in my diet added to the stress of my dry hair.
Kat
I just wanted to say thanks for all the advise I received through the various threads re: my extra dry hair.
On August 13, I did Profectiv touch-up home relaxer and noticed that my hair was so dry the strands were virtually impenetrable.
I took everyones advice and did mayonnaise treatment, Cassia henna, no minieral oil products, deep conditions, Porosity Control shampoos and conditioners, you name it I tried it.
Since, then my hair is a lot better, it's not as moisturized as it was. I have been doing CW daily for 1.5yrs and I think that's the only thing that kept my hair for completely breaking off. I stopped with the drug store cheap products completely and started using
SE moisturing treatment about 3x a week for my CW
Cantu rince out conditioner 3x a week
1x a week, ORS replenishing treatment, right after my henna treatment that day
Only using moisturizing shampoos about once every 1-2wks (thanks supergirl)
SE moisturizing leave-in
Elasta QP replenshing leave-in
Pantene wrap/set
Proclaim spray on gloss
At night I went back to my Qhemet Biologics Olive Oil & Amla heavy cream on my scalp and ends
and that's all I put in my hair on any particular day
Sounds like a lot but it's actually way less of products than I used to put on my hair, less certainly is more. I had been using Scurl no drip and it has stopped working for me. Suave Humectress seemed to all of a sudden make my hair more day. None of my staples were softening it.
Also, I had stopped making my foods w/ olive oil, I had stopped having my flax seed oil, fish oil, evening primose and my hair seem to immediately suffer from the loss of those things. I have noticed that since i've been back on this healthy way of eating my hair has improved. It hasn't totally gone back to the softness I had before. And I can't can't can't wear it out. I blow dry it, it looks like a mess and doesn't stay flat, I do roller sets I get the same results and this has never happened to me before. Only solution I can find is that my hair is severely underprocessed. I can honestly say that since i've been relaxing it at home for a little over a year now, every process I have done has been underprocessed but it was always able to get straight and it has never been dry before. I know my hair is not damaged though, I hardly use heat products.
Anyhoo, I just wanted to update and also give people who are also suffering from impenetrable shafts alternative ideas on a solutions. I can say my lack of flax seed and olive oil in my diet added to the stress of my dry hair.
Kat
