do you find with all the moisture you hair gets weak and mushy.
When I'm in braids, I don't apply any moisturizer/leave-in, so I don't know what the effect of doing that would be. I only use a moisturizer/leave-in when I need to comb my hair (S Curl) and I only apply it on the day I wash my hair. I baggy every night and it keeps my hair from needing any more moisture until washday.
and how many times a month do you do a protein tretment.
I use a reconstructor every weekend. I alternate between GPB and Emergencée. I have never used a pure protein on my hair.
Also how often do you trim or dust.
Ideally, I'd like to do it every 6 - 8 weeks like I used to do it back in 2001-2003 when I think my hair was the healthiest it's ever been and it grew so steadily and well. But I've become so lazy at keeping a schedule...so I just do it when I think of it. I usually do it when I redo a braid, so sometimes I'll just do it coz the ends of the hair feel a little too think for my liking.