Help with hair!

Psychgrrl wrote: »

How are you keeping your hair out of your face? It could be the method is causing wear and tear like a headband in the same spot every day.

This. When I went to a Pixie cut a few years ago, I noticed that I was no longer getting those whispy hairs around my face. I thought about it for a while and realized that I was no longer putting my hair in to tight ponytails and figured that was likely the culprit.

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Ditto the swapping around styles.

I changed hair product brands back in February and am super happy with my current brand. I went from having to wash/ condition every day or every other to only washing/ conditioning every week-10 days. That's regardless of working out or styling I do - i just rinse well with water when i don't wash.

MorningGrace73 wrote: »

If this is in the wrong place, feel free to move around.

I am seeking advice from some workout men or women who sport long hair! I've been consistently going to the gym 3-6 times per week for the last month or two and I've started seeing an impact to my hair which I pretty much expected. As I tend to workup a sweat, I obviously shower every day after my workout. I still try to only shampoo my hair every other day, rinse in between, and condition it heavily to try and retain moisture.

Overall, my hair does not feel dry, but I am getting quite a bit of breakage along my brow, ala mom bangs. Do any of you have any tips or tricks on avoiding breakage despite working out, sweating, daily rinse/wash? If it helps, I have mid-back length red hair that's generally thick and coarser than normal locks.

Thanks!

Reactively, I'm confounded that you're only having issue along your browline with your bangs. Am thinking it's a fats (nutrition) and hydration (agreeing with posters above) issue or possibly, a product you're using within that zone is making it porous as suggested by Surfypants. Take a wide band and keep it off your face. If it's just your sweat from your workout, your nape hair should also be suffering, but clearly it's not (?), so it could also be something you're applying on your face or maybe just your eyebrows (?)

I too have learnt from personal experience that wearing one hairdo for all workouts will stress out the exposed parts. You'll have to change it, even if it is slight. My sister on the otherhand, always changes her hairdo for she was a gymnast, so she'd do all those cute and pretty hairstyles, which I never did. When she'd encounter a slight issue with her flyaways, she'd simply plait it - calling it her "protective plait." I'd copied her out of desperation AND it works!!! I don't know if it's because of our hair texture or if it's because of our higher fat/protein diet right now - But presently, my hair is behaving. It is not fried, crying for dear life!!! Now understand this - I'd almost caved and wanted it all OFF.

My hair type is atypically Pacific Islander hair - kinkier than most and finer than some. Like a kinky soft body wave lol Our hair lengths are along the hipline, only mine is shorter and far less thicker plus I have much less hair on my head. Compared to her's it's like mine is sparse. I hate that!!!!

For maintenance (whilst strength-training/running/swimming/....) - the after protocol - I simply rinse it through with cold water (no matter the season), only that I apply leave-in conditioner plus what we call our fat pomade, whipped together and distributed from root to tip. And the maintenance throughout the day, is a water spritze bottle - think spritzing a plant like they do at an arboretum. We tend to workout with a bun, which starts as a pony (which changes location - high, middle, low, side low - left or right), because you need to alternate your stress-points. Then it becomes one long plait, which is then rolled around the pony base. We don't use pins or slides - the hair texture allows it to stay, unless we're in high winds, then we just let the buns drop and Lara Croft it lol susceptible to being spotted by other islanders lol

I pin my bangs back with bobby pins. Have you tried them? I cross them for a better hold.

I agree with varying your style up to avoid breaking. French braid, high and low pony tails.
Switching to a softer headband or hair tie (fabric instead of rubbery).

If I know I'm showering right after I use the opportunity to put a little leave in conditioner in my hair. That reduces the friction and adds some nutrients. Plus it smells nice as you start sweating.

If you eat meat, proteins like steak and fish are really good for your hair and your macros

I have the same problem. I have really thick hair so I have to pull it back into a really tight pony tail otherwise it doesn’t stay up and starts to fall out. Perhaps I will try braiding it instead. I only wash my hair 2x a week but still have a lot of breakage. It’s to a point where I pull my hair back I have a ton of whispies sticking up all over my head.

Also, I have never heard the term “mom bangs” so I googled it and brought up a bunch of porn links here at work

Those hair bands with the sticky strips pull on my hair terribly, and I gave those baby hairs around the hairline as it is. The wide, flatter bands may not be as cute but they are a gentle hold and do some sweat catching too. Sometimes I'll braid my hair side to side in front and ponytail the back, that gives the front and part a break.

I have worn my hair up all summer long for decades and never had a problem due to that. I do however have brittle hair when my anemia is untreated.

Do see a dietitian rather than a nutritionist.

What brand of shampoo/conditioner do you use?

While you can't know vitamin D levels or iron without blood work, you can look at your protein macro. if it's low, you might want to up it. Hair is non-essential to the body and gets nutrients, including protein, last. Are you at least at 20%?