My girlfriend and I were on the phone the other day talking about how our hair just looks like crap lately and how it looks dead, dry with split ends. Like never before. We chalked it up to a bad hair dresser with bleaching the crap out of it, wearing it in a pony tail too much, pregnancy, motherhood and not giving it enough deep condition love. I need to get my hair back to its beauty without feeling like I have to cut the whole thing off to a bob. Here are some tips that I found that is sure to help bring back my healthy locks. I will get started asap.
Get a haircut
This is the most obvious. We all know that we need to get a hair cut to get rid of the dead and split ends. If you don’t get those cut off, your hair will continue to break up along the shaft. This might be the most important step.
Wash
Wash your hair with a mild shampoo. Try just to wash the scalp and let the shampoo just run through your ends when you wash it out. It will clean the ends as you rinse.
Condition
Applying a deep conditioner is very important in bringing your hair back to life. Do not apply to roots because it can clog up the pores in your scalp and trap the natural oils that your hair needs. Let it sit for about 5 minutes and rinse with warm to cool water. Do not rinse with hot water because it will just dry out your hair even more.
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Towel Dry
You can make your own hot oil at home with equal amounts of olive oil and canola oil. About 3 tbsp each, but if you have long or thick hair, you can increase to 1/4 cup. If you want to add some fragrance to your hot oil treatment, try a few drops of almond, jasmine, lavender or rosemary essential oils.
Warm in the microwave for a few seconds, just until it is a little warmer than your skin temperature. Pour some into your palm and start at the ends moving up.
Wrap your hair in a layer of plastic wrap and then wrap a small towel over it and secure with safety pin. Sleep with it on, and to wash it out, use your mild shampoo and the deep conditioner.
I absolutely love this product…although I’m not sure if it is really doing much to my hair. I moreso just love the smell and what it makes my hair feel like. As far as what my hair LOOKS like is a different story. I blogged about my stubborn hair. http://happinessdelivered.blogspot.com/2011/04/unruly-curly-frizzy-stubborn-coarse.html
I had the EXACT same response to this product, it doesnt change much about my hair at all, but it does have the most amazing scent and does make my hair soft.
You need to check out going shampoo free or also called the “no-poo” method! I’m thirty and have been doing it for sometime. I will never go back to the way I treated my hair again. My hair has life and is sexy! I love it!!
http://joliluja.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/going-shampoo-free-the-curly-girl-way-of-life/
This always did wonders for hair http://howtofixstuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-fix-split-ends-and-dry-damaged.html especially the oil and vinegar
I LOVE THIS! I have fine hair that and it’s always limp and full of static… I wish I would’ve seen this first because I think I tried 1,000 things before I finally found something that worked for me. If you’re interested in trying out what worked for me you can get the instructions here: http://www.weartostandout.com/blog/how-to-repair-damaged-hair and tell me what you think! xoxo, WearToStandOut
When you get out of the shower, wrap your head in an absorbent towel, but don’t wring out your hair. Let the towel absorb the moisture. If you rub or twist your hair, it will break and become more damage.
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