Dry hair treatments

lab-lover

Hi there,have any of you lovely ladies got any tips or advice for treating my straw-like hair?

Had my hair cut on Wednesday and my lovely hairdresser said it was very dry and maybe should try a treatment so she put on some ghd treatment for dry hair which was very nice. I asked her how much it was to buy,politely refused(£10.99) and said i might get some next time. Washed hair yesterday,and straightened it, today it is horrible and resembles twisted straw down the sides.

I dont colour my hair(naturally blonde) and it is fairly straight but with layers in sometimes it needs striaghtening to make it sleeker.

The last few months i ve been spraying on Tresemme hair defence before blow-drying but obviosly this is nt working. I spent my time walking the dog a lot so could it be weather making my hair brittle? I ve never had dry hair till now so I am looking to buy some treatments/shampoos/conditioners that will actually work.

Also are there any home-made treatments i could knock up myself? Any tips/recommendations would be appreciated. thanks.xxx

EthelBloggs

hiya lablover.. my hair's a lot like yours :eek:

What I tend to do is when I wash it and make sure i use a really good quality conditioner.. best one I've found is the Herbal Essences rainforest flowers .. smooth and sensuous (its a reddish coloured opaque bottle).. and I don't rinse all the conditioner out.. I leave a bit in.

Also once a week or so I schlepp coconut oil all over it - leave over night and shampoo the next morning.. I put a towel over my pillows then so they don't get all greasy.

I also use a serum.. John Frieda's ones are really good or the Palmers, bit expensive but they last for ages and they do help a lot.

I've never found any of the tresemme stuff any good at all.. if anything they seem to make it worse.

Hope that helps

belfastgirl23

I use Boot's Henna conditioner when my hair is dry. It comes in a biggish tub (it's pink in colour) and I think is about £1.99 though it's a year or more since I bought any cos I stocked up on a BOGOF. I usually wash my hair, put it on and get into the bath, relax and let it soak in, then rinse off when I get out. Seems to really help. I only need to use it once a month or so and don't use conditioner at all in between. Though of course in Ireland we have the advantage of soft water.

Glad

I use a serum on my damp hair before straightening it
tescos own is as good as any and pretty cheap

kitekat

Hi i use pioneerthinking.com for natural haircare recipes.

Tiger_greeneyes

Lush have an excellent treatment http://www.lush.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=20_22&products_id=178

It smells gorgeous, too

My boyfriend used it as a facial moisturiser the other day in error and he smelled lovely

Vashti

Personally I would buy the expensive one if your hair is in that bad condition...maybe a full course of one really good treatment would do it the world of good then you can go back to standard hair products. A tenner is not a lot in the sphere of things if you want nice hair again.

L'Anza do great hair products, they are less than salon price on ebay. I would recommend the following with with any treatment you use, get the best results at home

Shampoo as usual and dry off thoroughly with a towel or hairdryer till just damp, apply treatment conditioner and then either

a. pile up hair, put a plastic bag on your head and then apply heat for 20 mins (hairdryer etc) to open the hair shaft quicker so the treatment can penetrate, or
b. leave it on all night and rinse in the morning.

If you use a reconstructive treatment like this one you need to apply a normal conditioner after rinsing the treatment off to close/smooth the hair shaft again

Do this once a week and in three weeks your hair will be gorgeous again

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Spendi

I'm going to go against the grain here and say that sometimes buying *salon* products is moneysaving.

I have coloured hair and currently use Tigi S factor shampoo and conditioner priced at £12.95 and £13.95 for 200mls, i also use s factor smoothing lusterizer when i blow dry.

My hair is in excellent condition now ( it wasnt before ), i dont need any other styling products or hairsprays, and i only need a tiny amount of shampoo and conditioner compared to using normal bought stuff i.e. pantene or something.

The shampoo and conditioner last me at least 2 months ( washing every other day and i have shoulder length hair ) and the smoothing lusterizer ive had for 6 months or more, in that time i would have gotten through at least 2/3 bottles of normal shampoo and 4 of conditioner, plus a heat protector spray and some styling product and hairspray - not to mention the one off deep conditioning treatments i would buy.

I wouldnt go back to using normal shampoos and stuff now. im converted and so is my bank balance !

astonsmummy

I bought straighteners last year and got a bottle of stuff called silk infusion, its made with real silk and cost £10 but i've had it since last august and stll have some left, it's really good as when you straigten the hair it locks the moisture in and doesn't fizz.

seraphin_2

I agree with the ladies who say, salon products are better, in most cases theres a good reason they are dearer, they actually work.

I use mop products, that are organic,expensive but well worth spending the extra, however I have used toni and guy in the squishy tubes from boots before, lovely smell and worked well too. Try changing brands as your hair changes in differen seasons, I have high and lowlighted hair thats curly that I straighten, also use good quality straightners as cheap ones wreck your hair too, I know ghd ones are expensive but ive used loads of different ones and they are brilliant.

sarah