What is your most difficult problem and how are you going to fix it?

[cutiebe2]

I have a problem with my edges so I am applying a mixute I made (vit E oil, MSM, lavender, and refined castor oil) and I apply MTG when I apply it to the rest of my hair. Sometimes I apply JBCO too since I have been using that on my eyebrows.

 

[BSweet]

my ends look a mess sometimes..so i'm just gonna self trim once a month..and apply alter ego leave in or healthy ends with my hot six oil mix to them every night..hopefully that works

 

[scoobygirl]

Problem 1: My hair is fine with medium density, but I would like to increase overall thickness, and improve the ends.
Cause: My former sytlist was overlapping and overprocessing my hair, but I didn't realize it because I was still able to maintain length
Solution: Stretch relaxers (so far I've gone from every 6 weeks to 8, hope to get to 10), good trim tomorrow, more protective styles, and back on the vitamins (5000 mg Biotin, and 3000 mg MSM)

Problem 2: Dryness after week 5 of relaxer
Cause: Products, new growth, health?
Solution: I think I have almost found the perfect product combo for maintaing moisture in my hair.

 

[OneInAMillion]

Problem: Keeping my ends healthy and moisturized. No matter what I do, the last 3 inches are always dry!

Solution:
(1.) Baggying (a la MizaniMami's method...this really works...my ends never felt so nice!)
(2.) Cutting back on heat. FOR REAL .
(3.) A big fat trim today! I have to get rid of the raggedy ends once and for all.

 

[pattycake0701]

My ultimate issue is broken, split ends resulting in very little progress as far as length. My plan is to add more moisture and find another protective style in addition to the buns and when I do bun, start wearing the baggies. I'm sure I can use a slight trim also. Any suggestions are welcomed.

 

[Ladyhenri]

slow hair growth and excess breakage!!

As i've spent years of my life overlapping relaxers blowdrying and using weaves, the hair on my head is not very long very full or (in any way strong).

I take Biotin, Horsetail, MSM, Pilfood (for hair), Vitamins c and E
I deep condition weekly (would you believe i never used to condition or wash my hair except after relaxers every four weeks? My Ignorance has long gone)
I apply MTG every other day, and have enough hair products to open a mini beauty shop!!

Lets just say i'm going to rectify the years of abuse with loads of TLC

 

[sweetwhispers]

Right Temple: Soo thin. Castor oil when i can rmember is my remedy.
Slow/No Growth: I have hair that can't retain length its genetic, my aunt has type n2 hair it won't grow past her shoulders.
Protective styling: Due to my extreme fuzz/Frizzy/Flyaway hair i find it hard to stick to protective styles(. For the next 2 years i'm forgetting about looking nice

 

[DDTexlaxed]

I have hard to style texlaxed hair, so I'm transitioning to get rid of it. I am thinking about BCing soon after all.

 

[gradygirl]

My most difficult problem:
Really dry and shedding hair.
My solution:
Going from washing every 7 days to washing and deep conditioning every 4 days. Also cutting all products with mineral oil in them.

 

[Nanyanika]

my biggest hurdle is dealing with my texlaxed ends, I plan to have one straight texture all the way through by having a corrective relaxer on my ends and cutting off one-two inches of split ends. I hope to acheive this by dec 2006.

 

[tuffCOOKiE]

Biggest Annoying Problems:

Problem 1: Dryness. I can't go more than 3 days w/o having to deep condition my hair!! I have relaxed 4b hair and live in NY. I don't have the warm temperature on my side!! I can't rollerset/blowdry my hair that often and my hair isn't long enough to airdry in a long braid in the back. erplexed

Solution: Still looking. Braids in the winter perhaps??


Problem 2: The front part of my head (ear to ear) is STILL the same length it was a year ago. The back is armpit length!! I look like I have a long mullet. Its embarrassing.

Solution: Looking into growth aids. MN, to be exact.

 

[locabouthair]

^ tuff cookie are you sealing in your moisturizer with oil? that might help with the dryness.

my problem: the left side is a lot thinner and shorter than the right. which results in uneven hair

solution: whenever i get the chance to go home i'll grab my MTG and rosemary and see if it will grow back and massage the area daily. the funny thing about this is that it seems like the damage happened over night. i can't believe how bad the left side has gotten.

problem 2: underproceesed hair. stupid motions! my hair does not look relaxed. i actually don't want to tell people i have a perm that's how bad it is.

solution: try silk elements relaxer.


problem 3: shedding/ breakage

i notice i am losing a lot of hair but most of it seems to be shedding

solution: keep deep conditioning and moisturizing the heck outta my hair


problem 4: dryness. i find that i need to moisturize more

solution: seal in the moisturizer with oil and see if that will work.

 

[locabouthair]

another question: everyone stresses baggying and bunning and less manipulation. which i believe can aid hair growth but what if you have short hair that can't even make a decent ponytail. how can you avoid combing it everday?

 

[KeraKrazy]

Problem 1 - short broken hairs in nape and kitchen
Solution - Stretching relaxers helped alot I may stop relaxing the nape altogether since its very fine and breaks so easily

Problem 2 - Stretching without loosing TONS of hair during relaxing
Solution - Find a really good detangler and detangle like crazy before relaxing, CO wash more often from eight weeks post

Problem 3 - Constant setbacks
Solution - Avoid salons particularly for trimming, learn to self relax and practice roller sets

 

[determined_to_grow]

Good thread idea. My most different problems are the left side of my head (it grows slower than the right side) and the center of my head - it seems a bit thinner and grows a bit slower - slower than the left side even.

I plan to start treating my hair like silk - more massages, more co-washes, more mositure, less combs!

 

[Mom23]

My biggest challenge right now is shedding. It is seasonal and I have to wait it out. I had bloodwork and everything is normal, so I am going to order some Alter Ego to see if that helps.

My ends can get dry, so I am going to just try to maintain the moisture on them and do the baggie method at night.

 

[missnappylady]

Split ends are my biggest problem (from using both henna and permanent dye). I'm chopping them off. I only have about 1 inch to go.

 

[MizaniMami]

My ultimate issue is broken, split ends resulting in very little progress as far as length. My plan is to add more moisture and find another protective style in addition to the buns and when I do bun, start wearing the baggies. I'm sure I can use a slight trim also. Any suggestions are welcomed.

How I combat my end when they get too dry is when I deep condition, I add EXTRA conditioner to those very ends AND I seal them with oil. They always come out feeling like silk!

 

[tuffCOOKiE]

^ tuff cookie are you sealing in your moisturizer with oil? that might help with the dryness.

my problem: the left side is a lot thinner and shorter than the right. which results in uneven hair

solution: whenever i get the chance to go home i'll grab my MTG and rosemary and see if it will grow back and massage the area daily. the funny thing about this is that it seems like the damage happened over night. i can't believe how bad the left side has gotten.

problem 2: underproceesed hair. stupid motions! my hair does not look relaxed. i actually don't want to tell people i have a perm that's how bad it is.

solution: try silk elements relaxer.


problem 3: shedding/ breakage

i notice i am losing a lot of hair but most of it seems to be shedding

solution: keep deep conditioning and moisturizing the heck outta my hair


problem 4: dryness. i find that i need to moisturize more

solution: seal in the moisturizer with oil and see if that will work.

Thanks loca!

I have tried. I tried Kemi Oyl (build up), EO, EVOO.. I'm a mess.. I'mma try it again bc i just HAVE to get this right!!

O yes, have you tried a garlic conditioner for your shedding? Try a cheap Dominican one. If that doesn't work try KerapHix. It worked for me. It didnt stop it all but its not coming out as much.. HTH!!

 

[locabouthair]

Thanks loca!

I have tried. I tried Kemi Oyl (build up), EO, EVOO.. I'm a mess.. I'mma try it again bc i just HAVE to get this right!!

O yes, have you tried a garlic conditioner for your shedding? Try a cheap Dominican one. If that doesn't work try KerapHix. It worked for me. It didnt stop it all but its not coming out as much.. HTH!!

thanks tuff cookie. the only dominican garlic conditioner i heard of was alter ego which is exspensive.

 

[tuffCOOKiE]

thanks tuff cookie. the only dominican garlic conditioner i heard of was alter ego which is exspensive.

Yeaa, it is. I just CANNOT remember the name of it right now.. its in a white bottle and has a picture of a garlic head on the front.. I just realized how UN-helpful that was lol.. I'mma try googling it.. brb

 

[brownsugarflyygirl]

I have been blessed that my hair doesnt really have that many problems healthwise....if I leave it alone it does its thing....most issues it had...I caused them...and LHCF taught me how to treat my hair with love
BUT I do have some hair related problems....

Problem: I am style-challenged...
Solution: Practice! Practice! Practice!

Problem: No stylist for over a year - I have serious trust, time, and money issues when it comes to stylists - I dont trust them with my hair - They waste too much of my time and they cost too much money....and after all that a lot of times I dont even like my hair. (Many childhood/teenage memories of leaving salons in tears ...I am traumatized for real yall)

Solution: Open to suggestions. In undergrad, I found someone's hair that I liked that was similar texture, etc. to mine and asked for a college student discount for their stylist. Worked out well for months, but then I moved. I am thinking about trying Ivy at Salon Cielo in DC since I have heard good things....just dont know what I want done....something non-heat related.

 

[Jas123]

Do you protect your ends daily? My hair STAYS in a bun, w/those ends tucked in neatly and securly. I comb only once per week before i wash. So essentially i am retaining everything that grows.....

You comb only once a week...so when you wash how do you prevent breakage...So this is my most difficult problem..all during the week I use low manipulation & hardly any hair loss and then when I wash is when I see those dreadful strands... So I need help with the solution..anybody master not losing stranDs when you wash???

 

[pattycake0701]

How I combat my end when they get too dry is when I deep condition, I add EXTRA conditioner to those very ends AND I seal them with oil. They always come out feeling like silk!

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to try this during my next deep conditioning treatment.

 

[MizaniMami]

You comb only once a week...so when you wash how do you prevent breakage...So this is my most difficult problem..all during the week I use low manipulation & hardly any hair loss and then when I wash is when I see those dreadful strands... So I need help with the solution..anybody master not losing stranDs when you wash???

I think it is impossible to lose hair when washing. You naturally loose hair form shedding. As long as it's shedding I wouldn't worry!

 

[Kimberly]

My biggest problem is my hair. We are not getting along.

My hair LOVES heat! It loves to be blown dry and/or flatironed. I'm trying to stay away from the heat so it punishes me by looking dull and dry and frizzy. My solution right now is to stick with my plan and show my hair that I know what I'm talking about!

Another problem is my hair loves CWs. That normally wouldn't be so bad except I'm not from the north and it's cold up here to me. I have tried to compromise with it. CWs 3 times a week at night but it's still damp when I get up the next morning (I guess part of my punishment from not blowdrying ) On the off days, all of my new growth poofs up.

Another problem that I am having is that none of my phony ponies or bun covers actually match the texture of my hair. Especially now that I am several weeks post and not using any heat. It's going from roots to ends....nappy, wavy, frizzy-straight, and then a silky straight piece. I'd like to save up and try a UPA but that's easier said than done and, if I spend that much money, I better LOVE it.

My hair and I are in a constant battle. We are not living in harmony. I thought maybe my hair was upset because I have quite a bit of new growth and I haven't relaxed although I had said that I would not try to stretch anymore (NO! the hair did not like that AT ALL!). My hair tells me one thing but my mind tells me that it's only been 5 1/2 weeks. But at the same time, this past weekend, I thought my hair was trying to entice me into transitioning. My new growth is feeling so soft and wavy I've constantly got my finger up there stroking it. I won't be fooled, though. I remember somone posting that your new growth may not be a good indicator of what your natural hair will be like.

Also, I have some problems with my ends. I love the look of freshly snipped ends and I really want a little snip-snip. Part of my solution is to keep my hair up and probably covered. I just don't know for how long or if that will only end up setting me back in the long run...

I know. I'm a mess. Me and my hair, that is....

 

[kandegirl]

Problem: weak crown that's shorter than the rest of my hair

Possible soulution: more moisture, start sealing, and relaxing this area last

I've been doing this for my nape (which has improved) I just don't knw why I didn't think to do it for my crown too. I hope it helps.

 

[kitkat3ny]

Problem: severely underprocessed hair. I have unintentionally underprocessed my hair for over a year now. It was been growing fast and looks like one hot mess.
Solution: I'm definitely not going back to a salon so, i'll be figuring out how to processed my hair right. I plan to use SE relaxer in my next perm whenever that is. I will probably just do my whole head because most of my hair is underprocessed. All I can do is pray that i'm making the correct decision.

Problem: Severly dry hair since my last relaxer of 8/13/06
Solution: I have no idea. I've tried everything. And I mean everything. What folks rave about here, never seems to work for me. I CW daily and that is the only thing that is helping. The only two conditioners that seem to be softening my hair at all is Silk Elements Mega moisturizing treatment and ORS Replenishing Pak. So I wind up doing SE Mega treatment daily, not sure what that is going to do to me in the long run. As for a leave-ins, my Scurl stopped working, Infusium only makes my hair more dry. I just got some B&B Caster oil and Aloe leave-in but it doesn't seem to be doing the trick, just makes my hair harder. Any oils I do make my hair harder. I was using Elasta QP Replenishing oil but that stopped working for me and makes my hair hard. SE leave-in makes my hair hard. I've done clarifying, henna, hot oil treatment, you name it i've tried it. Nothing is working and i'm loosing hope.

 

[inthepink]

Problem: Split Ends
Solution: Constant dusting whenever I see a split. It has helped. Regular trims every 6 to 8 weeks done by me.

 

[growingbrown]

Ok, my problems are:
1) Lots of shedding.
2) Find the right shampoo and conditioner for my hair
3) bUsing to many products and have no consistancy for one product
4) When washing I see these little bitty hairs in the sink, What are they?
5) Can not style my air dried hair and is tempting to blowdry and us heat at least once a week.
6) Hair strands that seem to be in knots.

I am trying to find the solution to these problems from you ladies . I am bagging for now as I am trying to retain as much lengh as possible. Thanks for any suggestions.