how do I treat my badly damaged hair due to years of hair straightning and curling without heat protection?

Question

I have recently started using heat protection since I started noticing that my hair is becoming very thin, breaks easily, frizzy and have execcisive flyaways... anything that will help restore my hair back to it's pretty, shiny, soft and healthy state? oh and I have Asian naturally curly hair....

Answer 1

ok i would not say comb it or brush it that can cause more damage. Start off by swithching out your shampoo, maybe switch to something mild for a week or so, like baby shampoo, this will clean it but lock in moisture . every other day for about 2 weeks pour about 3 table spoons full of extra virgin olive oile into a small bowl, add a spoonful of mayaonaise( i know it sounds gross but it does the trick) massage into hair and let sit about 5 to ten minutes wrap hair in towel, then wash with the baby shampoo. if you can forgo the straightning, then i would say wear it naturaul for about a month trim the ends that split. your hair should be back to normal within a month

Answer 2

I don't have any solutions for curling hair without heat, but I have the BEST solution to what sounds like your problem. I have super fine hair that NEVER holds curl. I will literally curl one side of my head then go to the other side and by the time I'm done with the second side, the side I did first is already fallen out. I tried every curling iron from 1/2" up to 1&1/2" and nothing worked. The thing that did work though was the Conair infinity curling iron. I have no idea why, but it makes the perfect curls and the curls last without hairspray or anything. Try it, it's definitely worth the money!

Answer 3

ok first of all whatever you do DONT USE PANTENE. the only reason that stuff makes your hair look shiny and silky is because its like pure wax on your head. it is really bad for your hair. ok now that that is taken care of the best thing you can do is go get like 2 or 3 inches cut off your hair and then start using a high quality shampoo and conditioner. it might be a little expensive but you dont want to use anything really cheap or anything from a grocery store because products from a grocery store or a place that isnt a salon are usually left over products and arent going to be good for your hair at all. as far as straightening blowdrying and curling it start using a heat protecting product for your hair before you apply any heat to it. also to cut down on heat maybe dont blowdry it let it airdry. and buying a GREAT flat iron like a chi is actually better for your hair because they have a greater heat output, that might sound worse for your hair but its not. if you have a flat iron that isnt that hot you have to use it on the same strand of hair mulitple times to get the same effect that a hotter product could do in one time. hope this helped!

Answer 4

stop straightening and use some high quality shampoo and conditioner, also a leave in conditioner as well. Let your hair dry natural and maybe think about using a product that will enhance your curl and go curly for a while.

Answer 5

this is what i do because i dye my hair and use heat on it all the time. once a week i mix half olive oil and half honey. enough to saturate your hair. warm it up in the microwave and put it on like shampoo. wrap your head up in a towel and leave it on for like an hour before you go to bed. shampoo it out and your hair will be shiny and soft.

Answer 6

I would stop straightening it for a while and keep trimming it.

deep conditioner too.

Your hair is like a rope and you have to keep it from unraveling, but once you have unraveled it there is no turning back (you can put stuff on it in the mean time) but you will have to cut it off.

Answer 7

Natural homemade remedies-Do Hot oil massage, protien
treatment and put fruit pack
once in a week for a healthy hair growth --- read all about it --
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Answer 8

theres no going back! i have the same problem go to a slan and ask professional advice, i think they have treaments for it but nothin will get rid on dry hair unless u shave it of n let it grow agen lol may be expensive but anything is better than dry hair

Answer 9

Start using deep conditioners and cut as much off as you can stand. Make sure you always protect your hair and let it grow out.

Answer 10

you should get some leave in conditioner. massage your scalp everyday to stimulate growth. maybe like 3 minutes a day. and if you can't stop putting heat on your hair. try to reduce it as much as possible.