My hair is very damaged and not growing very heathy, and when it does grow, it falls right back out. Anyone have any info on a good hair treatment?
What's a good hair growth treatment for African American women? This is one of the best sites I can recommend: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/forums/...
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Try not to blow-dry and flat-iron your hair too often. If you have to, try doin' one..like let your hair air-dry and then flat-iron it. Less heat is better!
Careful with the products you add to your hair. That's just causing build-up. Which reminds me...you should get a clarifying conditioner or any product that removes build-up. A homemade remedy is just the use of apple-cidar vinegar.
You need to keep your hair moisturized. So you need a moisturizer particularly water-based (look for a hair product with water/aqua as the first ingredient--such as ORS Olive Oil). Coconut milk, olive oil and honey are supposed to leave your hair shiny and smooth. However, not everything works for everyone. Baby your ends! Snip away the damaged ends. Trust me...my hair was almost waist-length but I hated how my ends were looking. It looked all crispy and fried...lol. It doesn't make sense leaving them...what you can do to save some length...is continued dusting--just trimming very slight amounts.
After moisturizing your hair, you should top it off with oil. I have Silk Elements Revive and Restore All-In-One root penetrating oil. Jojoba oil is supposed to be great too. The oil acts as a sealant...to keep the moisture in. Wild Growth Oil works well too.
After you wash your hair, you should add a leave-in and then moisturizer and oil or an oil moisturizer. Try not to brush your hair too much when its wet. Its most fragile at this time.
Many people like Keracare products...particularly their shampoo and conditioner. I am currently using a Creme of Nature shampoo. They don't contain Sodium Laureth Sulphate which is apparently a bit harsh for your hair.
Hair Mayonnaise is also a great product. Its good for when your hair is in need of protein. I don't recommend you use this product on a daily basis.
Kinikakes (one of the girl's from that site I recommended) says this: "Use what's in your kitchen. Add eggs or mayonaise (protein) honey, soft, ripe avocado, coconut, or olive oil (softness/silkiness/moisture), crushed garlic (prevents breakage), or cayenne pepper (stimulates growth) to your conditioning treatments for awesome, at-home special treatment!"
Drink lots of water too and watch what you eat. Milk, protein shakes and vitamins are advised. Biotin is excellent for hair growth. It should also be taken with B-Complex or some multi-vitamin. However, not everyone can stand to use Biotin for different reasons.
If you relax your hair, try and space out your relaxers...and use the mildest one.
You need to do protective styles...such as bunning. That way you hair won't be exposed to those harsh elements of weather (wind) and it won't rub against your clothes.
Scalp stimulation is also recommended. Massage your scalp frequently. When you're brushing your hair...try to bend over and brush from the back to the tip.
Good luck with the growing process and I wish you healthy hair!
What's a good hair growth treatment for African American women? My friend takes pre-natal vitamins to help her hair grow and she says it works.
What's a good hair growth treatment for African American women? hey girl i would recommend DoGro and i think u can find it at any drugstore! i havent tried it but ive heard it helps. i dont know if you perm your hair but i would quit doing that cuz that might be the case. just make sure you're only washing your hair once a week (dont wash it too often!) and really condition it! what i do is once a week i shampoo, than condition, than do the deep conditioning (which u leave on for 15 min or more) than rinse that out and moisturize it with something u like like Olive Oil. u might also want to add DoGro to help with the growth! good luck!
What's a good hair growth treatment for African American women? Doo Gro is garbage...trust me.... use organics root stimulator mayonnaise conditioner in ur hair when u wash it....also carrot (same brand) is good at revearsing damaged hair
