Ladies, I need your support... **Kinda Long**
Unfortunately I think I am going to have to cut my hair because my last touch up made my hair overprocessed. (my last t/u was 4/26) My hair does not feel the same anymore. It feels really rough and dry. The part that was originally UNDERPROCESSED is REALLY damaged now. (I had my friend try to do a corrective on that part and now it is rough and popping off with the slightest pull) And while she was doing the corrective, I believe the perm stayed on my hair for at least 30 min
I brougth a steamer (only did one treatment with a moisturizing conditioner) and still feels rough. My ends are even frizzy when I airdry. I am so depressed. All this hard work down the drain. I have been keeping it in a ponytail wrapped around in a bun because I do not even want to look or have to deal with it anymore. Yet and still I am torn between cutting it or trying to save it. That is if it can be saved. I have been searching the board to see if anyone had a similar problem like mines and if they were able to save their hair but so far none. All I have seen was that there was nothing else that could be done to save the hair but to cut it off and start over.
I tell you one thing, If I do cut it (which I am thinking about doing this weekend) I will
NEVER EVER let my friend or any friend for that matter give me a touch up. I will just go to a beautician for my touch ups but take care of my hair myself until my next touch ups. I do not trust myself to do a touch up because I do not want to have to deal with underprocessed hair and trying to correct it again. I have the knowlege and tools now to keep my hair healthy if I do cut it off and start over thanks to all the ladies here on this board.
I am just a little worried that being that I am forty now, will my hair grow the same and retain the thickness I had achieved during my journey.
Oh I forgot to mention, I am thinking about getting braids (tree baids to be exact. The tree braids in the front and weave in the back) by the end of June because I am going away on VAC. So I think this will be a good time to cut it. What do you think?
I do not know ladies...what should I do???
Damaged hair>>>>>>>>>Damaged ends