Comments on: Are Moisture and Protein Good for Overprocessed Hair?

By: Inga

Inga — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:23:07 +0000

K-Pak is the best thing around. Ive done pretty much everything to my hair, i know wasssup

By: lizzy

lizzy — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:33:35 +0000

hi, i just want to ask if Revlon hair treatment is effective and beneficial to re-bonded hair? how it will works with my hair?thanks.

By: mally

mally — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:08:59 +0000

I’m in hairstyling school at the moment, and although that damage is permanant, the moisturizers and protiens (im guessing the protien one was redken extreme, which i really do reccomend) will fill in the damaged and missing parts of the hair cuticle creating a healthier look and preventing damage. i would also reccomend the kpax treatment by joico. although the damage you have is permanent, this will deffinately make your hair feel healthier, and when your preventing breakage it will seem to grow faster. i doubt you can have too much moisture, overprocessed hair can’t really get greasy usually other than just at the roots.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:39:35 +0000

I agree with CS, if your hair is damaged, the only way to get it healthy again is to wait for it to regrow and protect it from further damage with conditioners and avoidance of processing and high heat. I also would like to see a scientific study showing that hair (which is dead) can integrate protein that is applied to its surface and become “re-fortified.”

By: aenflex

aenflex — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:20:09 +0000

Protein is excellent to repair and re-fortify damaged, brittle hair. No, it won’t moisutrize like fatty alcohols, other humectants, or oils. However it will help mitigate breakage and certainly will assist in ‘filling in’ the gaps. Protein and moisture are two very different things, and hair needs both. You will need to determine for yourself how much of each your hair needs. Protein is good after a caustic chemical service, crash-dieting, heat damage. Add it to your routine a few times per week. If you hair becomes hard and somewhat swollen, cut out the protein completely or use less frequently. Some people’s hair doesn’t like it too often or too much. Moisture is great and comes in lots of forms, it’s hard to get too much, but moisture will NOT repair damage, fill in bonds or mitigate snapping. It will simply add moisture to the shaft, which helps with the feel and manageability of the hair. One way, I’ve heard, to tell if you have had too much moisture is to tug on a single strand, and if it snaps or breaks, you need moisture. If it is gummy/stretchy – you need protein. This site is great but not always accurate or elaborate in it’s musings.