help needed severely stretched crimped britle frizzy damaged hair

Symbeaux1

You could try sleeping with henna wax all over, just wash it , put the henna on (plenty) wrap in clingfilm and try getting some sleep, wash out in the morning. I've tried this and it really made a difference, but that was after a particularly 'gone wrong' perm. The new range from elvive nutri-gloss combined with drying with a babyliss or similar (hand held brush/hairdryer ) together is brilliant, but you have to patient it can take a lot longer than brush and hairdryer seperate because it dosnt have such a fierce airflow. You can beat the nutri-gloss pot of conditioner , but comb your hair as you are rinsing it off and that saves all the stress (on the hair and your nerves) when you come to dry it. Using the brush/dryer combi is much better because your hair dosnt get a chance to blow all over the place and gets really sleek. Wish I knew Jayne26's secret, shes got lovely hair.

zincoxide

Goto Timetospa.co.uk and click Europe, then Our Brands, select Steiner Hair Products, select Hair & scalp treatments and then the: Restructurising Treatment Programme - Intensive Treatment for Damaged Hair

BTW: Don't go to Toni & Guy, that'll be half the reason your hair isn't going too great - two close friends of ours are very highly respected hairdressers, one works in Harrods and the other servicing high class clients at home. They both dismiss Toni & Guy as being overpriced and the people that work within have little to no experience of handling any type of hair unless it is near perfect from a model they have trained on.

My OH is constantly using GHD hair straighteners & a salon hairdryer to do her hair and it takes around an hour at a time, without this her hair becomes completely unmanageable, frizzy etc (I don't notice but it must be a woman thing!)

random456

i cant praise toni and guy enough i was 22 years old and for the first time in my life i went there and i had poker straight hair, i nearly cried, i have been to so many salons and nowhere else can get my hair as straight as toni and guy..

Alltheloginsaretakenappar

zincoxide wrote:

BTW: Don't go to Toni & Guy, that'll be half the reason your hair isn't going too great - two close friends of ours are very highly respected hairdressers, one works in Harrods and the other servicing high class clients at home. They both dismiss Toni & Guy as being overpriced and the people that work within have little to no experience of handling any type of hair unless it is near perfect from a model they have trained on.

That is absolute rubbish! :mad: You'll get good and bad hairdressers in any company, just as you'll find good and bad solicitors, plumbers, teachers, doctors etc. Within the hairdressing industry, renowned for !!!!!iness anyway, there is a lot of snobbery against any salon chain that is doing well, particularly against T&G. So I wouldn't take much notice of a non T&G hairdresser criticising T&G.

Anyway, to help with the problem:
L'Oreal power dose is absolutely amazing. It is an intensive treatment that you spray on and wash out. I have never seen a product work even half as well as this and highly recommend it. Many salons will charge approx £15 per treatment. It's for salon use and so can be hard to get hold of, but I see there are loads on ebay at the moment for £2ish. A couple of years ago I saw a retail version, a spray can with about 4-5 doses, in a salon for £10 but haven't seen this since. Use this for a week or two and I'm certain you'll see an improvement.

The main thing is not to expect an overnight fix, your hair is going to take time and care to recover. Get a good trim. Use a deep conditioner once a week (more often until your hair improves). Don't stress it by too much blow drying/straightening irons/brushing. And eat a healthy diet.

Grownup1's suggestion is very good too - leaving conditioner in overnight is a great way to deep condition if you're short on time. Another tip - always gently towel dry your hair before applying the conditioner, so it's not diluted by excess water (and you'll use less and save money )

brindles01

Put Olive Oil BP, very cheap at Wilko and Savers, on your hair when its dry just before it needs washing, leave as long as possible, even overnight, dont worry about it looking a bit strange, then shampoo it out as normal and conditioner. Also leave your hair to dry as long as possible by itself before styling, I hardly use my hairdryer now because, if you are using straigteners, they do all the styling work so you are exposing your hair to only one heat source when its required, not frazzling it with excess heat. Hope you have success

random456

that sounds good but i have a real problem with loreal in that they use false advertising- ie beyonce straightening her hair when its a weave and showing mascara on models with false eyelashes, you know what i mean! is this loreal thing different to a normal repair conditioner..if another couple of people say its great too (noticeably different from other salon things as ive tried them all) i will buy it and post when ive used it, as i know for a fact noone else has hair like mine..i can be the testing benchmark!!

random456

i know i should let it dry naturally but honestly when i do its huge and i cant get a brush through it, it gets so knotted i have to wash it again next evening, it expands so much and its like trying to brush a brillo pad

Alltheloginsaretakenappar

pumpa - I sent you a pm, but I've just found the can!! £8.07 + P&P for 100ml
http://www.lookfantastic.com/cgi-bin/lf.storefront/43f76ea2017f95ca2743c0a8011406d9/Product/View/3221

I thought I'd imagined it, I've been looking for the can version with no luck for ages!

I know what you mean about the false advertising, but sometimes we haven't much choice if they are all at it!

Scarlett1

pumpa is your hair naturally curly, or straight and thick, long or short ??

If you have curly hair you shouldnt brush it when its dry or you will indeed get a mass ball of frizz

I have curly hair and what I do is wash and condition it and comb it through with a wide toothed comb, then rinse the condioner out, then comb through again whilst wet, then rub a little serum into the end and leave it to dry naturally.

Even if you have curly or straight hair, I would still recommend the above anyway. Do you tie your hair back when it gets unruly, it might be an idea too, although it does seem that all is need is a good cut and tips on how to manage your hair :beer:

random456

hope nobody minds me bumping this thread..i still havent found anything that works, ive now gone through all the professional products, all the products meant for black peoples hair..nothing works, even tried that protein pack from ion which is meant to penetrate the hair shaft-did nothing. my hair has always had the consistency of soggy cotton wool, i know leaving in conditioners all night helps people with a bit of frizz but i have tried this so many times and it hasnt helped at all. i havent been able to wear my hair down in 8 years. to put it in perspective, my hair is exactly like that womans off big brother, the older one with the grey in her long brown hair...see wht i have to cope with now