my hair is extremely dry and hard feeling, how do you get it to be soft and smooth, and how long will it take?

Question

dry all over, hard and crunchy on ends

Answer 1

try using Herbal Essences- Hello Hydration shampoo and conditioner.. it might help. best of wishes!

Answer 2

It depends a lot on what products you are using and your diet. A poor diet lacking in vitamins and nutrients can make skin, nails, and hair lacking in appearance.
Invest in a good women's health supplement, like something from OneSource. Getting your essential nutrition will greatly increase your hair's quality and appearance.
Like someone mentioned before, use a deep conditioner. Not only does Aussie make one, so does Pantene as well, which is my product of choice. You should use these deep conditioning treatments, along with regular conditioning atleast 3 days a week. When your hair is wet, apply a leave in conditioner and comb your hair with a wide tooth comb instead of a brush, to avoid further breakage.
Try to aviod heat styling if you can, atleast not blow drying. And when all is dry, you can use finishing products to give you more shine, like a pomade or shine serum.
Hope this helps!


PS...I don't know how long it will take...sorry! I haven't seen the damage.

Answer 3

Go to a salon and ask for a deep conditioning treatmeant, also if you style your hair with heat daily, stop for a while. if you Must style your hair with a heat tool, use a protectent. Also use a very mild shampoo and instead of normal conditioner, use a deep conditioner like Aussie 3 minute miracle or another brand. after showering, use a leave in conditioner. Also get split ends trimmed off. best of luck :D

Answer 4

You might have product build up & need a clarifying shampoo to remove it. Neutrogena Anti-Residue Shampoo is the best one.

Joico shampoos are really good. I like Head & Shoulders too.

Joico K-Pak Conditioner & Pantene conditioners are excellent. Assuming you haven't fried your hair, it should only take a couple of days to get your hair back to feeling soft.

Answer 5

recently, i have been using shampoo and then leaving the conditioner in for just a few minutes. it works really well, but make sure you rinse it all out and don't get it on the top of your head or your hair will look greasy. my hair feels really soft and good, lol.

Answer 6

put conditioner in ur hair and let it sit for 3-5 minutes b4 u rinse it out.ur not supposed 2 put it in ur roots all the time but u can 4 a few days.put it in ur roots and the tips of ur hair but not all the way thru ur hair.im guessing it will take about a week.good luck

Answer 7

Honestly I've tried lots of shampoos and conditioners..
Redken conditioner, I've used for a year, it's great, but I have to wait 5-10 mins for it to soak in and then wash it out, so it gets kind of annoying.

The best one I've known to be used on me is Bumble and Bumble deep conditioner. I'm not really sure of the name, but they have really good conditioner my hair didn't feel like mine, it was amazing.

It's a bit costly, but wow, it'll make your hair feel great!

Answer 8

All of the above comments, also sometimes water pressure may have something to do with it. Softer water in showers may make your hair softer.
Plus deep conditioner, left in as suggested. I also suggest leave in conditioner.

Answer 9

personally try some..hot oil treatments for your hair...twice a week for a month..then if no improvements...go to a salon and get a treatment...then to prevent the same from happening buy a better shampoo...my favorite is sunsilk [ its a cheap alternative to salon products and it works just as good]

Answer 10

check the links below for natural homemade beauty tips to:-- Dry hair / Oily hair/ Splitends / Fruit Packs for scalp
http://geebal.blogspot.com/2006/08/natural-homemade-tip-for-oily-dry-hair.html#name1