Teenage Hair Troubles

[pinkchampagne]

Hello Everyone!

I'm 14 turning 15 in May and my hair is a disaster! Basically I had long layered hair this time last year and when summer came around I just had to go do the tumblr hair trend of the summer; which was dip-dyeing it. Of course, I completely forgot to ask if it was temporary hair dye, because they permanently dyed my ends. I thought I was going to get a gorgeous caramel blend to the ends of my hair but what I got was a sharp contrasting orange. It damaged my hair immensely, even damaging parts that weren't dyed. When September came, I chopped it, but I couldn't chop all of it off as it was too much and I didn't want my hair that short. My hair is currently till my armpits, and its a straight cut. It's still damaged; it's completely broken. I feel like crying because in the short time of one year it has gone from long, luscious and healthy to medium length, damaged and broken. I was thinking of getting it layered again, but I'd really like some help. Especially if someone could recommend some hair products to try. I have thick, naturally dry hair, till my armpits, straight/wavy, dark brown.

Thank you to anyone who gives a suggestion because it will be appreciated,

pinkchampagne

 

[ZeeOmega]

I know this isn't what you want to hear, but once the hair is damaged, it's damaged. I know it's hard to part with long hair, but you'll be so much happier with your hair once you have the damaged parts chopped off. 

 

[pinkchampagne]

The damaged parts are mostly gone, there's just a bit of color left (about an inch), I was hoping for some advice on what to do with it since I want something fresh that I've never done before. And some recommended hair products.

 

[ZeeOmega]

The problem is that hair is essentially dead and isn't like the rest of our body that heals over time. Products won't repair damage, they just mask the problem.

To at least address the dryness, you'll need to get more moisture into your hair. I have curly hair, so I'm not so familiar with what you would do with straight. However, it's generally a good idea to switch to a sulfate-free shampoo, if you haven't already done so. Sulfates are a harsh cleanser that overdries hair. You then have to make sure you are checking that the rest of your products don't use silicones that require the harsher sulfates to dissolve them, otherwise you will end up with build up in your hair.