Thursday, July 22, 2010

Breakage...You Can't Live here Anymore

So in the last month or so I noticed that I'm getting a little bit of breakage.... Not as much as before i started my hair journey where I would see little hairs all over the bathroom sink and floor and have to dust them off my shoulder but still it was enough to cause a little concern...

My hair had been completely neglected for about 3 week because I was grieving ... anyway when I got back to my regular routine I gave myself a trim and washed 3 days a week to show my hair some love but the breakage crept up on me anyway...

Here's how I conquered the problem:

My hair has never really taken to the commercial protein products but clearly I needed some help. I purchased some wheat protein, hydrolyzed keratin protein, oat protein and mixed an ounce of each with coconut milk, wheat germ oil, rosehip oil and cheapie conditioner (just to make it easier to apply) and applied to freshly washed hair

I covered with a plastic and bag and slept in it overnight... I treated this as my version of a hard protein treatment.... The next morning I DC'ed with a moisturizing conditioner and then styled as usual

I really feel like my hair is protein sensitive so I am always careful not overdo the protein...I hate when my hair gets hard fvrom protein overload and it doesn't take a lot for me to OD.... so I have upped my use of ceramides to give my hair some strength

So far so good.... but I'll keep you posted... If you're having problems with breakage and need some help leave us a comment below and we'll see if we can help you stop the breakage