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HAIR EMERGENCY!
  • B_E_L_I_E_V_E
     i have major hair problems and i hope you can help me out a bit!
    when i was younger i had silky,shiny,smooth,soft..basically HEALTHY hair and it was naturally straight which was amazing!
    couple
    years after, i got influenced with all the heat styling without the
    protection and now my hair is fried and its basically dead.
    recently i decided to get my waist length hair cut in an attempt to get rid of all the split ends and dryness.
    now
    my hair is shoulder length but the problem is that i STILL have dry
    ends and it becomes poofy. i do not want to heat style it any more no
    matter what.
    i want my original natural hair back like the way it was but i know i need intensive repair!
    i was hoping you can give me some advice because i am desperate to get my hair back in shape.
    also..
    1. what is the best shampoo line for this type of hair and is it effective?
    2. i started oiling and hot oiling my hair with olive and jojoba oil..is that good and what other oils are better?
    3. i also have oily hair so how many times should i shampoo?
    My hair is soft and straight from the roots but once you get down to the mid lengths and ends its turns horrible
    Please help me i need major advice
    ASAP
    Thank you!
  • lindygirl1960
    Not a Brain here, but first things first. Your hair IS dead. And thank goodness for that or it would hurt to get your hair cut!  What you have is damaged hair. Blow drying too much and flat ironing will do that to it. You cannot repair it. You can treat it gently and it will look a bit better but basically you just have to treat it gently and wait for it to grow back out.

    A gentle shampoo is a good idea. It might help matters if you didn't use shampoo every day. If you need to wash your hair and clean your scalp you CAN wash with conditioner. It does lead to less dryness in the ends of the hair. (I use a cheap conditioner with no silicones for co-washing.) And yes I did note that you have an oily scalp. I used to have a really oily scalp until I stopped shampooing so much. Now I only shampoo every third day. I wash with conditioner all the other days. Even if you just shampooed every other day you would see a difference.

    Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (EVCO) is good for deep conditioning. The Brains have suggested using a mix of Olive Oil and Coconut Oil but I found that to be too heavy for my hair. I run the EVCO through dry hair, cover with a shower cap, cover the shower cap with a towel and do something productive for an hour or so. Then I put shampoo through my still dry (but oiled) hair, step into the shower, add water and shampoo as usual. I do this once a week.

    I also use EVCO as a leave in to help fight frizz. I take a pea sized amount, rub my hands together and scrunch it into the ends of my hair.

    I hope treating your hair more gently gives some results soon. I know from experience how frustrating it can be to have hair that is oily at the roots and super dry at the ends. My hair is wavy/curly. I dried it straight for years and had the same issues you are having. After 3+ years of treating it gently it looks better than it ever did before. I still dry it straight once in a while, but for the most part I encourage the waves and curls.
  • sarahf
    I agree with Lindygirl--if not olive or coconut oil, then be consistent with some conditioner.  Conditioner is more important than shampoo here.  I had the same problem--damaged hair (in my case, from chemicals).  I was really religious with the conditioner and got regular trims, and my hair looks MUCH better. Damaged hair tends to be dry and dehydrated--so even though you can't repair the actual damage, you can moisturize so that the ends won't dry out as much (or be as easily tugged by brushes and combs) while they're growing out, and they will look better.

    P.S.  I have oily-ish hair, too, and I have continued to wash daily--I'm just really careful to condition well.
  • sarahf
    Also: I have an expensive product recommendation.  Take this for what it's worth--I have expensive tastes:)  But no styling product conditions my hair and controls flyaways as well as Sebastian Whipped Creme.  It is essentially a conditioner and styling product in one.
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