I've been sick. Seriously sick. I am normally sick, but usually not this sick. It started on Christmas Day. I've been hospitalized twice (A day each time), I've had one surgery.
The reason this is relevant is because at Christmas time, my hair was to my waist, and when gathered in a single braid, as thick as my wrist.
But I was too sick to brush my hair. For about a month I was too sick to do even normal brushing. I braided my hair and twisted it up into buns, but it got worse and worse.
After a month the worst of the sickness was over, but I still wasn't "healthy." I was able to do basic "maintenance" brushing, but longer than five minutes, and I was exhausted. I washed it twice a week, and put conditioner in it, but I just wasn't up to brushing it. I twisted it up into a bun, jabbed a stick into it, and left it. Most people didn't notice how bad my hair was, and to be honest, I wasn't up for much socializing.
I've slowly been building up my strength over the last five months, two weeks ago I finally took on the project of brushing out all of the horrible tangles in my hair.
It was painful, but I did it. I had to work really hard to get out all of the "shed" hair that was trapped in the epic snarl. Toward the end, I sat in the tub, and pured water and conditioner on my hair over and over again while I got out the worst of the tangles that were set against the base of my scalp. I was pathetically happy when I touched my scalp with the comb for the first time. . .
So now it's detangled, clean, conditioned, oiled, and it smells good. It's soft, and split-end free. I didn't even need to cut it.
But I've lost roughly five inches in length, and it's half as thick.
Seriously. My hair has NEVER been this thin.
I realize that I'm a disgusting person for ever letting it get that bad in the first place--trust me, I am disgusted with myself. I have re-dedicated myself to long hair, and hygiene.
But does anyone have tips for hair-care that might help my hair grow out faster?
I eat a pretty good diet--with all the blood-work I've had done, all my doctors are impressed with my nutrition. There were a few months where I couldn't eat much, but what I ate was balanced.
I plan on returning to my routine of a light coat of Moroccan oil after my hair is wet for any reason, and a heavy oil treatment (coconut oil) before washing it.
I plan on keeping up my washing and conditioning of my hair with a sulfide free shampoo and conditioner two or three times a week, as needed.
I will brush my hair with a wide tooth comb to detangle it when I get up in the morning, do about 50 strokes with a boar bristle brush at night, and de-tangle with my fingers when my hair is wet.
Is there anything else that I can do to recover from my stupidity?
Sadly, this is pretty much getting back into my normal routine for me. Do scalp massaged really help?
The reason this is relevant is because at Christmas time, my hair was to my waist, and when gathered in a single braid, as thick as my wrist.
But I was too sick to brush my hair. For about a month I was too sick to do even normal brushing. I braided my hair and twisted it up into buns, but it got worse and worse.
After a month the worst of the sickness was over, but I still wasn't "healthy." I was able to do basic "maintenance" brushing, but longer than five minutes, and I was exhausted. I washed it twice a week, and put conditioner in it, but I just wasn't up to brushing it. I twisted it up into a bun, jabbed a stick into it, and left it. Most people didn't notice how bad my hair was, and to be honest, I wasn't up for much socializing.
I've slowly been building up my strength over the last five months, two weeks ago I finally took on the project of brushing out all of the horrible tangles in my hair.
It was painful, but I did it. I had to work really hard to get out all of the "shed" hair that was trapped in the epic snarl. Toward the end, I sat in the tub, and pured water and conditioner on my hair over and over again while I got out the worst of the tangles that were set against the base of my scalp. I was pathetically happy when I touched my scalp with the comb for the first time. . .
So now it's detangled, clean, conditioned, oiled, and it smells good. It's soft, and split-end free. I didn't even need to cut it.
But I've lost roughly five inches in length, and it's half as thick.
Seriously. My hair has NEVER been this thin.
I realize that I'm a disgusting person for ever letting it get that bad in the first place--trust me, I am disgusted with myself. I have re-dedicated myself to long hair, and hygiene.
But does anyone have tips for hair-care that might help my hair grow out faster?
I eat a pretty good diet--with all the blood-work I've had done, all my doctors are impressed with my nutrition. There were a few months where I couldn't eat much, but what I ate was balanced.
I plan on returning to my routine of a light coat of Moroccan oil after my hair is wet for any reason, and a heavy oil treatment (coconut oil) before washing it.
I plan on keeping up my washing and conditioning of my hair with a sulfide free shampoo and conditioner two or three times a week, as needed.
I will brush my hair with a wide tooth comb to detangle it when I get up in the morning, do about 50 strokes with a boar bristle brush at night, and de-tangle with my fingers when my hair is wet.
Is there anything else that I can do to recover from my stupidity?
Sadly, this is pretty much getting back into my normal routine for me. Do scalp massaged really help?
