Hair profile?
4b natural, 5-8 inches, fine/medium strands, thick density, spongy, needs protein
Reggie and products? E.g wash and DC weekly with X, Y, and Z products
(i don't use all of these products at once or everyday)
shampoo 1x-3x a week - natural's gate biotin
conditioner 2x-3x a week - trader joe's nourish spa
deep conditioner 2x-3x - aubrey's honeysuckle rose
moisturize (every day or every other day) - shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie
seal with (every day or every other day)- castor oil and/or hempseed oil
baggy with dc and seal with oils 1x-2x week; steam once a week
protein - aubrey's gbp once a week. seal with oil. baggy
I trim/dust every 2 months.
Attempt to detangle monthly or every 2 months.
How do you style your hair?
twist extensions every 1-2 months
break: twist outs for a week then back to twist extensions
What problems do you have with your hair?
shedding/thinning
recent setback - my hair just started to shed from the roots and it was very sore and now i have several thin spots on my head. I'm not sure what happened. It could be mix of stress from school and low ferrtain levels.
I'm taking iron pills. School should be over soon. Massaging scalp with jbco, aloe vera gel, and sulfur. I also bought some garlic conditioner to stop shedding. I hope this works.
Also, just started cleaning scalp with baking soda/honey/tea tree oil once a week. This is very soothing to my scalp/roots.
slow growth (less than .5 inch a month)
I'm taking iron pills. Adding sulfur to scalp. Trying to be healthier..multivitatmin, water, better diet, exercise, managing stress..
I really need help with the following. I've been natural for years. Though my breakage has decreased and dryness has improved somewhat, I still struggle with the following:
breakage
Sometimes I feel like my hair breaks when I look at it. I don't know why since I use moisturizing products and use protein. My breakage has decreased over time now that I added some protein, but it still breaks when I rub my hand through my hair or manipulate it (twist, comb, etc). Tiny little hairs everywhere daily.
dryness
I feel like if I don't baggy everyday this hair just gets crispy. Ugh. I don't know how people can go days without moisturizing. The most I can do is every other day. But for the most part, my hair gets dry within 12 hours. i don't know, I feel like I use the right products and I don't get weeks of moisture like everyone else does.
I started oil rinsing and using the aloe vera juice dc method. It helps somewhat, but my hair still feels dry afterward several hours later. WTf is wrong with my hair?
(Again, I don't use every product at the same time everyday.)