JustKiya
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Because I have two toned hair (5 inches of bleached/dyed hair, 2 inches of VERY dark brown roots, all of it henna'd) I can tell when my hair breaks/sheds - what end is which. I've been noticing lately that I'm getting split TOPS - as in the undyed portion (the bit closet to my scalp) is splitting in two!
Sometimes, a shed hair will have a tiny 'sliver' of hair split off of it, that I can pull off. Sometimes, a hair will come out that 'seems' to be shed (because it has a lot of dark brown hair on one end) but after taking a look at it, I can see that the root ends tapers - because it's split off. Sometimes, a hair will come out, and it's obviously split almost in half - all of this at the ROOT!
Has anyone seen this before? I did a search, but didn't see anything like this.....
I read that using too much protien on your hair could cause splits in odd places - but I've only used protien ONCE on my hair (the lovely 'natural' relaxer of coconut milk & lime) and I was seeing these splits before then.
Could the henna on my 'stronger' virgin hair be overloading it/making it TOO strong and causing splits? My hair is naturally wiry - it's never heard of being 'limp' unless it's wet and slathered in conditioner.
I'm not freaking out (just yet) but - I AM concerned. I mean - if my hair is splitting at the roots, I'll lose ALL of the length, not just a tiny bit...and there is certainly no possbility of 'trimming' out the splits. I've accepted that most of the dyed portion (at the BOTTOM) is going to break off/be trimmed off - but - interstingly enough - I get very FEW splits on the dyed/fryed/brittle ends of my hair - it tends to just break off.
What I do to my hair:
I'll start with styling - I wear two strand twists on a weekly basis, and do all my 'fun stuff' on the weekends. Basically, my hair isn't getting hardly ANY manipulation during the week, and it's freshly conditioned/detangled on the weekends when I twist it, so I'm DEFINITELY treating it as close to old lace as I can. I will confess to 'stroking' my twists on a regular basis - but I don't pull them hard, and usually I'm pulling oil down them.
Products:
I henna weekly, using premixed stuff I have in my freezer. The premix is Mehendi's BAQ Henna, water, and a TINY bit of red wine. I add honey, a little Amla/Shikakai/Cayenne Oil that I made, and conditioner to it after it thaws and before it's on my head.
I deep condition/cowash with Vo5/White Rain with a little honey & ASC oil in it right after I henna - so I'm only cowashing once a week.
I moisturize/seal in the moisture with Oyin's Whipped Pudding and use ORS Loc & Twist gel on my hair - once again, right after I deep condition.
Once or twice a week in the evenings, I'll do a scalp massage with either SweetSuccess oil, or a little of the ASC oil, and I usually give my hair a good rinsing the next morning.
I sleep in a silk scarf.....
I think that's about it.
Any Wisdom?
Sometimes, a shed hair will have a tiny 'sliver' of hair split off of it, that I can pull off. Sometimes, a hair will come out that 'seems' to be shed (because it has a lot of dark brown hair on one end) but after taking a look at it, I can see that the root ends tapers - because it's split off. Sometimes, a hair will come out, and it's obviously split almost in half - all of this at the ROOT!
Has anyone seen this before? I did a search, but didn't see anything like this.....
I read that using too much protien on your hair could cause splits in odd places - but I've only used protien ONCE on my hair (the lovely 'natural' relaxer of coconut milk & lime) and I was seeing these splits before then.
Could the henna on my 'stronger' virgin hair be overloading it/making it TOO strong and causing splits? My hair is naturally wiry - it's never heard of being 'limp' unless it's wet and slathered in conditioner.
I'm not freaking out (just yet) but - I AM concerned. I mean - if my hair is splitting at the roots, I'll lose ALL of the length, not just a tiny bit...and there is certainly no possbility of 'trimming' out the splits. I've accepted that most of the dyed portion (at the BOTTOM) is going to break off/be trimmed off - but - interstingly enough - I get very FEW splits on the dyed/fryed/brittle ends of my hair - it tends to just break off.
What I do to my hair:
I'll start with styling - I wear two strand twists on a weekly basis, and do all my 'fun stuff' on the weekends. Basically, my hair isn't getting hardly ANY manipulation during the week, and it's freshly conditioned/detangled on the weekends when I twist it, so I'm DEFINITELY treating it as close to old lace as I can. I will confess to 'stroking' my twists on a regular basis - but I don't pull them hard, and usually I'm pulling oil down them.
Products:
I henna weekly, using premixed stuff I have in my freezer. The premix is Mehendi's BAQ Henna, water, and a TINY bit of red wine. I add honey, a little Amla/Shikakai/Cayenne Oil that I made, and conditioner to it after it thaws and before it's on my head.
I deep condition/cowash with Vo5/White Rain with a little honey & ASC oil in it right after I henna - so I'm only cowashing once a week.
I moisturize/seal in the moisture with Oyin's Whipped Pudding and use ORS Loc & Twist gel on my hair - once again, right after I deep condition.
Once or twice a week in the evenings, I'll do a scalp massage with either SweetSuccess oil, or a little of the ASC oil, and I usually give my hair a good rinsing the next morning.
I sleep in a silk scarf.....
I think that's about it.
Any Wisdom?
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