Question about hair

Go see a professional. Don't put anything on it that you can buy at the store.

Usually adding a colour (darker) can help to rehydrate and condition it. Please see a professional... not a cheap one either. Find a thriving salon and ask for the best colorist there.

I don't see how adding more chemicals, no matter what the colour, will help revive hair.

Coconut oil is great for damaged hair. Nothing you can do to repair it, that's impossible, but it helps make it feel softer and more manageable. The longer you can keep it on the better. Cassia treatments are also great for adding moisture and strength back to hair. It's similar to henna, but only lasts around a month and doesn't deposit any colour on your hair.

Edit: Also please don't waste your money on expensive treatments. They are definitely not worth it. Try and reduce how often you wash your hair every week so your scalp's essential oils can help look after the new hair as it grows in. Try and rinse only in cold water and reducing how much you brush your hair and how often you use heat styling too will help prevent extra damage. I've grown incredibly damaged hair out (twice - i should have learnt the first time) without cutting. It's manageable but takes a bit of effort and a lot of patience.

Oh! Also, the occassional apple cider vinegar rinse is also great.

If you would like to try a home remedy, I've done this on my son who has very coarse hair. Mix a tablespoon of baking soda in a cup of hot water, as hot as you can stand it, and pour it on your already wet hair. It's best to use a squirt bottle. You can use more if you have a lot of hair. Let it sit on your hair for about 5 minutes, then rinse it all out with cold water, as cold as you can stand it. It made my sons hair so soft! Shampoo builds up on your hair after a while which can also make it coarse. Good luck!

Aveda has a damage remedy serum that is amazing which was recommended to me by my stylist to keep my long hair healthy when I color it, but definitely get advice from a professional since they can actually consult with you in person and give you the best course of action to help. Good luck!

If you would like to try a home remedy, I've done this on my son who has very coarse hair. Mix a tablespoon of baking soda in a cup of hot water, as hot as you can stand it, and pour it on your already wet hair. It's best to use a squirt bottle. You can use more if you have a lot of hair. Let it sit on your hair for about 5 minutes, then rinse it all out with cold water, as cold as you can stand it. It made my sons hair so soft! Shampoo builds up on your hair after a while which can also make it coarse. Good luck!

I agree with this...also mashed up avocado and olive oil make a great homemade conditioner. Otherwise, go to your local beauty supply store and ask for a highly concentrated conditioner. Good Luck!

condition your hair as much as possible! i'd try some coconut oil and get a bath cap, let it sit in your hair for about ten to twenty minutes then rinse. i did this when i dyed my hair. that, and don't wash it often, use dry shampoo if you have to but you want the natural oil to start coming back :-)

I had a hairdresser tell me to get a deep conditoner by Matrix OR if I wanted something less expense to use the Aussie 3-min conditioner. I asked for my daughter and she says the Aussie is great -- and it's less than $3 a bottle.

This is going to sound so disgusting...but I over dyed my hair once, then stripped it, then recolored it (all at home mind you) and an overnight mask consisting of MAYO did wonders!

You can try that WEN stuff if you'd like or some Argon Oil Treatment. I second the suggestion to see a professional as well.

I turn to you MFP community, I have over dyed and stripped my hair and it feels awful like straw :sad: suggestions for good products or tips that work??? I'm not cutting my hair any shorter, so that's not an option either.

Check out the long hair community forums as they really have great information on hair care.
http://www.longhaircommunity.com/

I use coconut oil and I dont use shampoo at all, only condition only washes. I have definately seen an improvement in my hair.

Argon oil (Morrocan oil). I use a drop on the ends on my hair every time I wash it. Works wonders no more frizzy split ends.

I'm a hairstylist and I have dealt with this problem many times. I really like Moroccan Oil products and Joico K-Pax also.

No not use any clarifying treatments because that will strip your hair and scalp of any natural oils and right now you need all you can get so please don't use any baking soda either because that is an oil stripper.

An olive oil treatment is definitely good for your hair too.

Do not over style your hair with heat. Wash your hair with warm water and rinse with cool water.

Get your ends trimmed every 4 - 6 weeks, within a few months your hair will start to look and feel a lot better.

I'm a hairstylist and I have dealt with this problem many times. I really like Moroccan Oil products and Joico K-Pax also.

Joico K-Pax, suggested to me by a new stylist, made all my hair break off about 5" long I had beautiful long hair and then I followed her advice.

I went back to my original stylist even though she's a 4 hour drive from me. I make a weekend trip out of it every time I need to get my hair done. Evidently Joico K-Pax has a lot of protein in it, which can make hair brittle... and break off.

Every time you dye or chemically process your hair, it lifts up the cuticle. That is the job of the dye - to lift the cuticle, to gain entrance to the cortex of the hair and deposit colour. It tries to put the cuticle back down, but it doesn't do a very good job. And every time you chemically process again, the cuticle gets more raised.

The cuticle is there to protect the hair strand. Chipped off, missing and raised cuticles leads to porous hair. Porous hair has a hard time maintaining moisture, and colour.

You can't replace a missing cuticle, and can't repair damaged hair. If it's damaged, it's damaged. The only solution is to cut it off.

My hair was in a bad place last year. It was dyed, dry, heat damaged, split and lifeless. I cut it off, started from scratch, started looking after it and am now growing my hair to hip length.

It's worth it. My hair is amazingly healthy now.