Overprocessed hair?

Question

Which products help to repair overprocessed hair?

Answer 1

Protein treatments work wonders on overprocessed hair. It is true, once hair is damaged you can't undamage it, but you can buffer the damage as well as prevent it from getting worst. I have a friend who has relaxed, color treated nappy hair. She went to a salon and they talked her into getting highlights. Instead of using color they bleached her hair and then colored the highlights. They totally destroyed the cuttcle of her hair. Her hair was so damaged it was unable to hold permanent color on the hair that had been highlighted. Her hair started to break from the roots. She had been going through this nightmare for a few months when one day she showed up at my house with green hair. She didn't know that when hair has been treated with bleach you can not use semi-permanent dark colors, because the color will bleed out and all that will be left is the base, which in this case was green. I treated her hair with Sebastian 2+1 protein treatment. Then deep condition her hair with a heat cap for 30 min. She insisted I died her hair with permanent color, which I didn't want to do, but she refused to walk around with green hair. So I finally caved in. I condition her hair one more time after coloring it. I put in a mixture of Sebastian potion 9, Redken heat glide and Redken all soft addictive hair transformer, and blow dried her hair. Then added some more heat glide and flat ironed it with my Sedu flat iron. Well she couln't believe it. It looked as if she had a brand new head of hair. Her hair was soft shiny and healthy looking. It looked so good, that she was calling me the next day, because people wanted to know if I could do their hair. The protein treatment stoped the hair breakage, and made her hair able to hold on to color again. We have been using it once a month since then, along with the deep conditioning treatments, and her hair is beautifull, and she could not be happier.
So if your hair is overprocessed go for the protein. If it could help my friends hair, it will work for anybody. Joico K-Pak reconstructor is also a very good protein treatment, and so is Redken extreme deep fuel. Remember to deep condition after the protein treatment, otherwise your hair will feel like straw.

Answer 2

you're gonna hate this hun but there's not much at all that will repair over processed hair aside from a good cut.

I would use conditioning treatments in a hot towel for a temporary fix, but any treatment claiming to repair damaged hair generally coats the hair in silicone to make it appear smoother.

Unfortunately this weighs the hair down eventually and it's a residue that is very very hard to remove, so your hair will appear really dull and somewhat greasy after using product for too long.

Just try a series of trims until the damage has been removed. You'd be surprised how much of a difference a trim can make to the appearance!

Answer 3

try Tresemme for dry and damaged hair..(blue flash mark on bottle) also have the ends trimmed or the damaged hair cut.. then do the following...

you can improve new hair growth with diet.. you need to eat lots of fruit, vegetables and whole grains... (wholemeal bread and cereals etc)
AND take some supplements....
but be sensible about it... do not overdose...
healthy hair needs a really good diet.. vitamins...minerals..proteins....
when you have problems with damaged hair a supplement is a MUST.. .. this will enable the hair to recover..
go to your nearest health shop and buy a good quality B complex supplement.. B vitamins work wonders...
and a good amino acid supplement (protein) this also works wonders...
take both as directed and also take vitamin C.. this is important.. as vitamin C will help the other products to do their job..

take these 3 products daily and after a few weeks as the new hair grows you will start to see a difference..
but you can improve things just now by gently brushing your hair or massaging your scalp for a good five minutes every night...
... basically you need to improve the blood flow and take the nutrients in your bloodstream to the hair follicles... ..
exercise will also help...
AND
put your feet up higher than your head when your chilling out... this will help your blood flow too... hair grows about an inch per month so you need to be patient but new hair growth should be very healthy.. provided you don't use chemicals again..

ps ....THE ABOVE ADVICE WORKS... . ... healthy hair is a combination of MANY factors.....
remember you hair is naturally elastic and chemicals will have a profound effect on elasticity .. so use them with care or go to a good hairdresser..

Answer 4

There are so many in the market place. Some are rip-offs, others are very effective. For efficacy and price point, try Helen Curtis; Loreal and Dove. More money in the pocket, try Mattrix, Rene Futerer (they have a wonderful hair mask and also a great leave on conditioner) or Rusk.

Really, the sky is the limit.

Answer 5

Deep conditionioning treatments will help, or V05 Hot Oil treatment. A haircut will also probably help, to restore the ends of the hair.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Sadly nothing!! what i do use occasionally though is Olive Oil at night just remember to put shampoo on dry hair first before water in the morning it makes it nice and soft.