Best (value) products for damaged hair

Rebecca.

I had my hair cut yesterday, and I had to have a lot more cut off than I would have liked, because it was so damaged. I'd like to grow it long again, but also keep it healthy. There are a lot of products available for damaged hair, but some of them are quite expensive. I don't mind paying a lot if the product is actually going to work, but I suspect many of the expensive products are no better than some of the cheaper products available. So what products would people recommend for damaged hair? And does anyone have any other tips for keeping hair healthy?

Barneysmom

Olive oil is good. Warm some up and massage it into your hair. Then leave for 5 minutes and wash off. You only need a teaspoon or so on the ends.

jinky67

or coconut oil, my friends swears by it

BitterAndTwisted

Prevention is always better than a cure. Never, ever use a brush on your your hair when it's wet and take care when using heated gizmos. Those deep-conditioning sachets from Superdrug are good but I suspect the olive oil/coconut oils are just as good but I've never tried them.

Humphrey10

Just don't dye it, or heat it. I do neither (basically because I'm lazy!!), and always brush my hair when wet (because it's long and will dry all tangled if I don't), and hairdressers often comment on the good condition of it.

Hairdressers always say not to wash it so often too (I wash it every other day), but if I try to leave it longer between washes it just looks and feels so greasy I just can't.

Brightonsunshine

jinky67 wrote: »

or coconut oil, my friends swears by it

I will second that! Fantastic stuff...Or you can cover your hair with any conditioner then platic bag over your hair and then wrap it up in a towel...Leave for at least a few hours..Shiney soft hair!

BitterAndTwisted

Actually, when I said never use a brush on your hair when wet, I meant to only use a wide-toothed comb and very gently to remove tangles. A hair-brush will stretch and break the strands when they're most vulnerable to damage

xxlaurissaxx

I second the wide tooth comb, its much better for hair when its wet.

I use aussie 3 minute miracle. It really is a miracle in 3 minutes!

I had really bad dry hair and it was constantly snapping and all split. I tried most shampoos and conditioners for dry hair but the best is aussie miracle.

I haven't tried the coconut oil or olive oil but have heard of them, I must give them a go.
xx

tracyk

Where do you get coconut oil from please?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I second the aussie products. I have both the 3 minute miracle conditioner & the leave in conditioner.

lostinrates

Coconut oil/OO don't benefit my (dry/prone to damage) hair as much as conditioning treatments. In fact, they can make it feel a bit odd and not nice.

John Freida (I think) used to make a great treatment called Kelp Help, nothing I've tried since has been as good (even some very much more expensive treatments). I'm not sure what the current equivalent still made is, or what it would be like.

but the L'oreal elvive (I think) treatments that come 3 or 4 tubes in a box are as good as many more expensive products I have tried and are what I buy when its getting beyond normal intentive conditioners and the head in clingfilm evening!