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MileHighDiva: I live in Massachusetts so I experience winters below 0 degrees F. You're probably right, moisturizing 2-3x a week is a good idea in this case. To be honest, I don't really understand why my stylist would discourage me from moisturizing & using protein...(I'm a little paranoid that he wants me to be more dependent on him to earn more money; I can't tell if he has my best interests in mind or if he's just a smooth talker
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) but I'm so fed up with these splits that I'm willing to take his advice
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. I just want to know that when I finally cut them off, they're not going to reappear like this again. And yes, I plan on trimming off all of my split ends at once. I have tried a lot of natural alternatives to products but they are not for me
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Most of them just sit on top of my hair. My high porosity hair feels much better when I use products with cones. I appreciate your advice and your kind words though
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And I guess he might of been describing hygral fatigue if anything. I don't typically prepoo...should I start even though I only shampoo 2x a month?
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sunnieb: Thank you so much! I thought I was doing things right but I still experience split ends and strands that stick together (although my strands only stick together when I moisturize, bun, and take the bun down later in the day). I DC with Silk Elements Megasilk Moisture Treatment, my favorite DC in the entire world
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. I use Organix Nourishing Coconut Sulfate-Free Shampoo. I used to clarify monthly but when I got serious about eliminating my split ends, I stopped. I noticed that non-moisturizing sulfate shampoos made my ends look horrid. Now I only clarify before a touch-up or as needed. I agree that moisturizing 1x a week doesn't sound like a good idea...originally I was moisturizing every day/every other day. I'm thinking of just moisturizing 2-3x a week and going from there.
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KittyMeowMeow: it doesn't make sense to me either...i was so desperate for an answer that he convinced me that it made sense haha. I too have a hard time understanding why my former regimen works for everything but my ends. As for the usual suspects, I do not use heat except on my bangs...the only exception is when my stylist does it for me during touch-ups, and those are every 3-4 months. I am not color treated, but it may be important to mention that I do have high porosity hair. I only use duckbill clips to I protect my ends when I bun. I used to bun 90-95% of the time. I would bun by smoothing my hair back into a ponytail with a mixed fabric scrunchie (the thin black ponytail holders destroyed my ends!) forming a big, loose bun and securing the ends with the clip. During my last stretch in September, however, I gave my hair a break because I bunned for 6 months beforehand and noticed thinning ends and breakage when I finally relaxed. I had to cut back to BSL for that and now I'm learning to enjoy low manipulation styles (french rolls, braidouts, bantu knot outs, etc.) that are easier on my ends (I try to bun less often now, or make looser buns)...I THINK my hair is doing better with them, but I'm not 100% sure yet. I think my frequent PSing and the tools I used to comb (I was using on old plastic widetooth comb for years before I purchased a seamless comb and it's much gentler on my strands) were the main causes of the splits I have now. And like I mentioned to MileHighDiva, I plan to trim off the remainder of my splits all at once.