Hair Breakage

[Music97]

Does anybody know how or what products can I use to cure hair breakage? Thanks any help is appreciated...

 

[missmindy]

i'm not sure there are products that "cure" hair breakage.  there are many things you can do to try to prevent hair breakage like taking a break from styling your hair with heating tools, using renewal masks once a week to bring back your hair's natural health and shine or using leave in conditioners, ect.  even the way you brush/comb your hair will help.  some go as far as to saying the things you eat can help improve the condition of your hair.  so the question is: how do you treat your hair?  what products do you use?   

 

[Music97]

Well I wash my hair with Pantene Shampoo. I do not use heat to style my hair. For hold, I use suave hairspray and/or gel.

 

[bowbandit]

You need to use something to protect your hair, as well as something to restore it. For protecting your hair from heat, I would suggest a heat protection spray from Tressemme. It is affordable, but it also really helps your hair not get fried. To add moisture to your hair, use a leave in conditioner that wont make your hair oily like Solperfection survival creme.

 

[tangerinex3]

Since you don't use heat. . . You should use come conditioner or maybe leave in conditioner, if your hair isn't too oily.

 

[CharmedImSure]

-Proper diet/nutrition, make sure to take a multi-vitamin.  Nothing is hairs worst enemy as a deficiency in what you're eating..

-Don't dye/bleach your hair (well if you have to, don't do it too often)...I was doing everything in the world to my hair taking it from red to black to blonde to brown in a matter of years, now I'm stuck with the painful regrowing process.

-Deep Conditioner 1x a week!!!  --I use Revlon Butter Treat and Revlon All Soft alternatively between weeks...leave in for 5 minutes +

Try to wait the maximum days inbetween hair washings to allow time for your natural oils to condition your hair..

 

[Geek2]

My ends are breaking from having long hair, heat from blow drying and having blond highlights. I've found that the best way to keep my ends from braking is to use heavy conditioners on the ends as well as using a leave in conditioner and getting my ends cut.

 

[joanne90]

I think Pantene shampoo can help as well as use hair conditioner. I also suggest that you go to lifo.com and share this concern to others on the site. It allows you to interact with other girls regarding beauty as well as fashion. They can surely help you with this.

 

[SalonClearwater]

hi friend

i highly recommend you to try a hot oil treatment on your hair breakage.Do u know what is hot oil treatmeant if not than see my suggestion below:

Hot oil treatment

This is one of the best home remedies for hair breakage. Place 6 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl in the microwave. Heat the oil until hot but do not let it get too hot. Place the oil in the hair of the scalp ends. Wrap a hot towel around your head for 30 minutes. Shampoo your hair as usual.

 

 

[cinderella]

Take some quality hair vitamins, it's good to take at least twice a year for a month.

I don't think Pantene is the best choice. Better invest in some natural/organic shampoo, free of nasty chemicals.

 

[Maris Crane]

Redken Anti-Snap. With a good detangler (J&J No More Tangles detangling spray combed through, followed by It's a 10! leave-in.)

 

[Casey18]

My hair used to break too but i tried sea cucumber oil and it helped...well its mainly for falling hair, but it helped =)

 

[zadidoll]

Originally Posted by Music97 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Does anybody know how or what products can I use to cure hair breakage? Thanks any help is appreciated...

You can't cure hair breakage. Let's take a look at your hair.

1. Do you dye or bleach it? If so how often? Do you just touch up the roots or do you color/bleach the entire hair? Overprocessing your hair can and does lead to breakage since the hair is already dead and the hydrogen perxoide (aka developer) will simply damage the hair. Best thing to do if you do dye of bleach it is to only dye or bleach the roots as the hair grows out and not the hair that already was processed. If you're going to dye your hair use the lowest volume (10 to 20) and not the highest.

2. Do you use styling tools like a hair dryer, flat iron or curling iron? If so how close do you have that hair dryer to your hair? Do you over dry your hair with the dryer? Do you set the curling/flat iron too high? Do you see smoke coming from your hair as you use the iron? The best trick you can do for your hair is to think of it like you would your clothes in the dryer. What happens if you overdry your clothes? The color fades, it shrinks and it feels brittle. The trick with clothes in the dryer is to pull it out before it's over dry and that's the same thing with your hair. You also don't want to have the hair dryer touching your hair or close to it, hair dryers work best if you have it at least six inches away from the hair as you dry it and if possible use a diffuser or concentrator attachment.

When it comes to flat and curling irons you shouldn't see smoke coming up from your hair, if you do then you'll know you just burnt your hair which of course will lead to breakage. Get the iron as hot as possible to start with then turn it down a bit once you're ready to run it through your hair. If your hair is so hot that you're burning your fingers touching your hair then the iron is too hot for your hair.

3. NEVER EVER brush wet or damp hair, use a wide tooth comb (with a leave-in conditioner if your hair tangles).

4. Avoid putting your hair up in a pony tail or bun since twisting the hair can cause more damage IF your hair already is damaged.

5. Healthy hair starts from within. ALL hair be it on your head, your brows or lashes or any where else is already dead hair the second it comes from the root. Hair is nothing more than dead cells. Best thing you can do is have a healthy diet and if you're like most people (myself included) and don't have a well balanced diet then you should talk to your doctor about supplementing your diet with a multi-vitamin. Don't buy into the hype of those skin, hair, nails vitamins because those typically contain an overdose of vitamins and minerals which in the long run can lead to kidney and liver damage. Normal one-a-day vitamins is all any woman needs. I take a one-a-day that's high in calcium and iron because I'm lactose intolerant and anemic so I need the extra calcium and iron.

6. Take care of your scalp. Your scalp is more important to having healthy, shiny hair than anything else. I recommend a daily massage as you wash your hair. Just take your fingertips to your scalp as you wash your hair and scalp and gently apply pressure as you wash it. Of course you don't need to do the massage in the shower, I do it in the shower while I wash my scalp. You can sit right in your chair and take your fingertips to your scalp and rub it. By massaging your scalp you're stimulating the blood under your skin which in turn feeds the root.

7. Avoid products where the main ingredient is alcohol. Easier said than done if you use any hair styling products like hairspray but if the very first ingredient is alcohol avoid it and find something else where the main ingredient is not. Aqua Net for example... bad for hair. And don't over use it. With so many on the market designed for extra-hold there is no need to spray on so much.

8. Get regular trims at least every two months (eight weeks) to get rid of any split ends. Once you get a split end there is only one cure and that's with the scissors.

9. Avoid razor hair cuts as most stylists do not use new razors and a dull razor can lead to hair damage.

 

[magosienne]

Great post !

One thing i want to add is to try brazil nut oil, although it does not cure breakage, it helps a lot dry ends, and prevents more breakage. I buy mine at my supplier for homemade cosmetics.

 

[divadoll]

Brazil nut oil?  hmmm.  I'll have to get some.

 

[magosienne]

It's not the cheapest but i tried it this winter as i had disastrous ends, and they were considerably less dry, even the split ends looked less noticeable. It's a "dry" oil so you can also use it as a leave in conditioner.

 

[beauty2011]

Diet seems to be a very important component.