Who has went from Fine to Thick hair.....

1. Clip bad ends. They will never improve. But, they WILL split up the hair shaft and damage the rest of your hair. Clip them off so you can "save" the other hair above them. BUT only clip off the bad ends. Don't clip anymore than necessary.
2. Conditioner washes - Placing conditioner from roots (this is important, keep reading) to tips, on DRY hair B4 shampooing, using a plastic cap and going under the dryer. Afterwards, "wash" your hair with the conditioner that's in your hair (this is why conditioner is placed on roots also). Your hair tangles less, is softer, which all means less hair in your comb.
3. Get a detangling, Moisterizing shampoo. Some people even add EVOO (extra virgin olive oil ) to theres.
4. Get a good protein/reconstructor. This is a balancing act. Protein gives your hair strength from breakage. Use a lighter protein (more frequently) or heavier protein (less frequently). The KEY is to find one that strengthens your hair AND to use it to in the right frequency for YOUR hair. Some people need a heavy protein every 6 weeks. Some only once every 3 mos. Some use a light protein every week. Some use a moderate protein once a month or when needed. Find the product and frequency that works best for your hair.
5. Find a very moisterizing, moisterizing conditioner. Use it EVERY time you wash your hair. With a plastic cap and go under the dryer. Moisterize with a water based conditioner. Follow with an oil based moisterizer (ie. olive oil ) to seal in the moister. Moister, moister, moister, moister. There is no option to skip this step.
6. Use a milder relaxer and/or try to stretch relaxers. This is another balancing act. You must be careful to not do it such that breakage occurs. I know I can not DRAMATICALLY " stretch" relaxers without my hair being so underprocessed it will be a tangled, yarn ball all the time. So, to thicken my hair, I use a milder relaxer AND I "strech" an extra 1 or 2 weeks by keeping my hair in a bun during that time. It doesnt get matted because I have it so full of moisterizing cream, its soft as a baby's bottom. I do NOT wash my hair during my extra week or two of "stretching " . Your hair may can withstand it. But, my hair balls up in tanglings when it see's water, so I just keep it in a bun for the extra 1 or 2 weeks of stretching. My hair is soooooooo much thick, lawd ! Now, it's not as straigtht, but who cares ? Find your balance of time, perm strength, stretch time, and stretch routine during that stretch time, because you will need a routine.
7. Get a good leave in. If your hair is very dry, hard like and "drinks" up moister by being dry after the day you have applied some, try a moisterizing leave in, Like using Cantu creams. If your hair is limp and easy to break, get a protein or water based leave in like Infusium (read ingredients, i don't want to give you bad advice)...there are others i just don't know if they are moist or protein based...Anyway, seal the leave in with an oil of your choice, like olive oil or wonder six oil or jojoba oil.
8. Low handling or hair. You can wear protective styles to the max like wigs, falls, braids, covered buns, etc...or moderately like an uncovered bun, a high ponytail that prevents ends from rubbing on clothes.. or low, like wearing it down in the back, falling freely. Comb only enough to prevent matting, minimize your combing, and you can do that by wearing styles that do not require alot of it. Only comb when moisterized sufficiently. Comb with care as if it's a baby's bottom. Comb in sections. Comb starting at the END first, SLOWLY work your way up...make sure your hair is not dry and brittle or none of this will matter anyway. HAIR IS MOST VULNERABLE when wet. So, when you wash your hair, follow the same instruction on combing.
9. MOISTER MOISTER MOISTER ! Don't go overboard or it will get mushy, easy to break and overmoisterized. But, regularly, apply some type of moister to the ends, and apply some type of oil to seal in the moister.
10. Wear silk scarf to bed. This is so important. If you do not, your hair will break.
11. Develop a routine. Of when to wash, what products works best on your hair, when to perm, etc. It's not hard. Read this board for people w/ hair probs similiar to yours, ask questions for the rest, try the products you want (keep receipt) if it/those don't work out, return for another product to try (keep receipt) also. As you work with your hair, it will " tell " you what it likes and doesn't like.
12. TAKE CARE OF THE INTERNAL. Pray to Jesus for overall obedience and righteous living (not just for hair results). Meditate. Eat as many vitamin based foods you can put your hands on, b/c these natural nutrients grow your hair. Supplement your diet with man made vitamins. Exercise to stimilate circulation which does the same for hair growth. Yes, , it does. Massage your scalp if it doesn't make you have to recomb or tangle up your tresses. Drink loads of water. Eat sufficient protein. Low fat meats and dairy, nuts, beans, tofu, soy milk, protein shakes (don't overdo it, kidney problems if so, just make sure you are incorporating this stuff). Get or have a social life, love life, girlfriend life, internet life (LHCF) whatever you need to incorporate into your life to keep the mind from being idle and keep you happy and glowing. I like a combo of several of those.

newflowers said:

Thank you - you offer very sound advice, you and the ladies on this site.

Part of my new leaf is being consistent with my hair care - body care in general; it is so easy to become over busy with life and, of course (for me at least), the care of ME always takes a backseat to the care of everyone and everything else. Sometimes, I'm not even in the back seat; I've missed the ride completely.

I have inconsistently done and am now very carefully doing most of these - #10 is a wash for me. No matter how hard I try, I simply cannot keep a bonnet or a scarf on my head at night unless I tie it so tightly, I can feel my blood pulsing and give myself an indentation and a huge headace. I've resorted to satin and silk pillow cases. A trip to the fabric store, a few minutes at the sewing machine and tada.

How do you manage to keep a scarf on your head at night and without impeding circulation?erplexed I would love to be able to do this.

Well, then, 3 months into my hair journey - we'll see what's happening a year from now.

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thicknlong said:

Newflowers and danip:

Certainly. This is what I've read others have done, and things that has helped me....

1. Clip bad ends. They will never improve. But, they WILL split up the hair shaft and damage the rest of your hair. Clip them off so you can "save" the other hair above them. BUT only clip off the bad ends. Don't clip anymore than necessary.
2. Conditioner washes - Placing conditioner from roots (this is important, keep reading) to tips, on DRY hair B4 shampooing, using a plastic cap and going under the dryer. Afterwards, "wash" your hair with the conditioner that's in your hair (this is why conditioner is placed on roots also). Your hair tangles less, is softer, which all means less hair in your comb.
3. Get a detangling, Moisterizing shampoo. Some people even add EVOO (extra virgin olive oil ) to theres.
4. Get a good protein/reconstructor. This is a balancing act. Protein gives your hair strength from breakage. Use a lighter protein (more frequently) or heavier protein (less frequently). The KEY is to find one that strengthens your hair AND to use it to in the right frequency for YOUR hair. Some people need a heavy protein every 6 weeks. Some only once every 3 mos. Some use a light protein every week. Some use a moderate protein once a month or when needed. Find the product and frequency that works best for your hair.
5. Find a very moisterizing, moisterizing conditioner. Use it EVERY time you wash your hair. With a plastic cap and go under the dryer. Moisterize with a water based conditioner. Follow with an oil based moisterizer (ie. olive oil ) to seal in the moister. Moister, moister, moister, moister. There is no option to skip this step.
6. Use a milder relaxer and/or try to stretch relaxers. This is another balancing act. You must be careful to not do it such that breakage occurs. I know I can not DRAMATICALLY " stretch" relaxers without my hair being so underprocessed it will be a tangled, yarn ball all the time. So, to thicken my hair, I use a milder relaxer AND I "strech" an extra 1 or 2 weeks by keeping my hair in a bun during that time. It doesnt get matted because I have it so full of moisterizing cream, its soft as a baby's bottom. I do NOT wash my hair during my extra week or two of "stretching " . Your hair may can withstand it. But, my hair balls up in tanglings when it see's water, so I just keep it in a bun for the extra 1 or 2 weeks of stretching. My hair is soooooooo much thick, lawd ! Now, it's not as straigtht, but who cares ? Find your balance of time, perm strength, stretch time, and stretch routine during that stretch time, because you will need a routine.
7. Get a good leave in. If your hair is very dry, hard like and "drinks" up moister by being dry after the day you have applied some, try a moisterizing leave in, Like using Cantu creams. If your hair is limp and easy to break, get a protein or water based leave in like Infusium (read ingredients, i don't want to give you bad advice)...there are others i just don't know if they are moist or protein based...Anyway, seal the leave in with an oil of your choice, like olive oil or wonder six oil or jojoba oil.
8. Low handling or hair. You can wear protective styles to the max like wigs, falls, braids, covered buns, etc...or moderately like an uncovered bun, a high ponytail that prevents ends from rubbing on clothes.. or low, like wearing it down in the back, falling freely. Comb only enough to prevent matting, minimize your combing, and you can do that by wearing styles that do not require alot of it. Only comb when moisterized sufficiently. Comb with care as if it's a baby's bottom. Comb in sections. Comb starting at the END first, SLOWLY work your way up...make sure your hair is not dry and brittle or none of this will matter anyway. HAIR IS MOST VULNERABLE when wet. So, when you wash your hair, follow the same instruction on combing.
9. MOISTER MOISTER MOISTER ! Don't go overboard or it will get mushy, easy to break and overmoisterized. But, regularly, apply some type of moister to the ends, and apply some type of oil to seal in the moister.
10. Wear silk scarf to bed. This is so important. If you do not, your hair will break.
11. Develop a routine. Of when to wash, what products works best on your hair, when to perm, etc. It's not hard. Read this board for people w/ hair probs similiar to yours, ask questions for the rest, try the products you want (keep receipt) if it/those don't work out, return for another product to try (keep receipt) also. As you work with your hair, it will " tell " you what it likes and doesn't like.
12. TAKE CARE OF THE INTERNAL. Pray to Jesus for overall obedience and righteous living (not just for hair results). Meditate. Eat as many vitamin based foods you can put your hands on, b/c these natural nutrients grow your hair. Supplement your diet with man made vitamins. Exercise to stimilate circulation which does the same for hair growth. Yes, , it does. Massage your scalp if it doesn't make you have to recomb or tangle up your tresses. Drink loads of water. Eat sufficient protein. Low fat meats and dairy, nuts, beans, tofu, soy milk, protein shakes (don't overdo it, kidney problems if so, just make sure you are incorporating this stuff). Get or have a social life, love life, girlfriend life, internet life (LHCF) whatever you need to incorporate into your life to keep the mind from being idle and keep you happy and glowing. I like a combo of several of those.

Wow. I've written alot. Trust me, if you use this and Sista Slick and advice from all the other experts on this site, you WILL have MUCH thicker hair. Trust ! Glad to help girls ! Lotsa love....ThicknLong

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE, I REALY APPRECIATE IT. I WILL START USING THESE METHODS TO ACHIEVE HEALTHY HAIR. I HOPFULLY WILL HAVE COMPARISON PHOTOS TO SHARE SOON...

Pokahontas said:

I'm working on getting mine thicker but it's hard. I think it may be somewhat thicker but I really don't think my hair will ever be really thick. B-12 vitamins are supposed to make the actual hair strand thicker, I've been taking those along with biotin. I want to try castor oil on my scalp but my hair is so fine that I know that it will be so weighted down and hard to comb if I do this. I think clipping the ends really helps too. I'm interested in the replies to this thread.

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mona_cherie said:

Wow, I didn't know that B-12 made the hair thicker too! I always thought it was only B-5.

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loveable37 said:

I have fine hair if u look at my AVATAR pic it looks thick only cuse i am 7 weeks post relaxer after i recieve my touch up it back to normal thin hair regardless if u were born with thin hair u gonna have thin hair in the end.
Ur hair might get long and thicken out just a little.

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Lavendar said:

My hair has always been really fine and still is for the most part, but it's changed in thickness significantly since I starting using henna and shikakai oil from HairVeda. I do take biotin and MSM; however, I am sometimes not consistent with these. I think the MSM has helped my allergies, joints, and increased my typing speed more than anything. The biotin seems to peak at about 3-4 months out and taper off quickly. But the henna and shikakai oil have consistently improved my hair's condition, strength, and now thickness. I started almost 2 years ago with one layer of fine thin, bleached hair with barely any temple hair. It still amazes me when people tell me my hair is thick...I have to go run and look in the mirror before I can really confirm that yes...now it is!

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Lavendar said:

Hey Tee! Been missing you girl! I know...I can't believe how quickly it has grown back. I thought for sure I wouldn't get those 6 inches back for at least a year.... until next May some time, yet I'm already knocking on BSL. I'm truly Blessed and thankful for henna and shikakai!!!

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thiccknlong said:

Newflowers and danip:

Certainly. This is what I've read others have done, and things that has helped me....

1. Clip bad ends. They will never improve. But, they WILL split up the hair shaft and damage the rest of your hair. Clip them off so you can "save" the other hair above them. BUT only clip off the bad ends. Don't clip anymore than necessary.
2. Conditioner washes - Placing conditioner from roots (this is important, keep reading) to tips, on DRY hair B4 shampooing, using a plastic cap and going under the dryer. Afterwards, "wash" your hair with the conditioner that's in your hair (this is why conditioner is placed on roots also). Your hair tangles less, is softer, which all means less hair in your comb.
3. Get a detangling, Moisterizing shampoo. Some people even add EVOO (extra virgin olive oil ) to theres.
4. Get a good protein/reconstructor. This is a balancing act. Protein gives your hair strength from breakage. Use a lighter protein (more frequently) or heavier protein (less frequently). The KEY is to find one that strengthens your hair AND to use it to in the right frequency for YOUR hair. Some people need a heavy protein every 6 weeks. Some only once every 3 mos. Some use a light protein every week. Some use a moderate protein once a month or when needed. Find the product and frequency that works best for your hair.
5. Find a very moisterizing, moisterizing conditioner. Use it EVERY time you wash your hair. With a plastic cap and go under the dryer. Moisterize with a water based conditioner. Follow with an oil based moisterizer (ie. olive oil ) to seal in the moister. Moister, moister, moister, moister. There is no option to skip this step.
6. Use a milder relaxer and/or try to stretch relaxers. This is another balancing act. You must be careful to not do it such that breakage occurs. I know I can not DRAMATICALLY " stretch" relaxers without my hair being so underprocessed it will be a tangled, yarn ball all the time. So, to thicken my hair, I use a milder relaxer AND I "strech" an extra 1 or 2 weeks by keeping my hair in a bun during that time. It doesnt get matted because I have it so full of moisterizing cream, its soft as a baby's bottom. I do NOT wash my hair during my extra week or two of "stretching " . Your hair may can withstand it. But, my hair balls up in tanglings when it see's water, so I just keep it in a bun for the extra 1 or 2 weeks of stretching. My hair is soooooooo much thick, lawd ! Now, it's not as straigtht, but who cares ? Find your balance of time, perm strength, stretch time, and stretch routine during that stretch time, because you will need a routine.
7. Get a good leave in. If your hair is very dry, hard like and "drinks" up moister by being dry after the day you have applied some, try a moisterizing leave in, Like using Cantu creams. If your hair is limp and easy to break, get a protein or water based leave in like Infusium (read ingredients, i don't want to give you bad advice)...there are others i just don't know if they are moist or protein based...Anyway, seal the leave in with an oil of your choice, like olive oil or wonder six oil or jojoba oil.
8. Low handling or hair. You can wear protective styles to the max like wigs, falls, braids, covered buns, etc...or moderately like an uncovered bun, a high ponytail that prevents ends from rubbing on clothes.. or low, like wearing it down in the back, falling freely. Comb only enough to prevent matting, minimize your combing, and you can do that by wearing styles that do not require alot of it. Only comb when moisterized sufficiently. Comb with care as if it's a baby's bottom. Comb in sections. Comb starting at the END first, SLOWLY work your way up...make sure your hair is not dry and brittle or none of this will matter anyway. HAIR IS MOST VULNERABLE when wet. So, when you wash your hair, follow the same instruction on combing.
9. MOISTER MOISTER MOISTER ! Don't go overboard or it will get mushy, easy to break and overmoisterized. But, regularly, apply some type of moister to the ends, and apply some type of oil to seal in the moister.
10. Wear silk scarf to bed. This is so important. If you do not, your hair will break.
11. Develop a routine. Of when to wash, what products works best on your hair, when to perm, etc. It's not hard. Read this board for people w/ hair probs similiar to yours, ask questions for the rest, try the products you want (keep receipt) if it/those don't work out, return for another product to try (keep receipt) also. As you work with your hair, it will " tell " you what it likes and doesn't like.
12. TAKE CARE OF THE INTERNAL. Pray to Jesus for overall obedience and righteous living (not just for hair results). Meditate. Eat as many vitamin based foods you can put your hands on, b/c these natural nutrients grow your hair. Supplement your diet with man made vitamins. Exercise to stimilate circulation which does the same for hair growth. Yes, , it does. Massage your scalp if it doesn't make you have to recomb or tangle up your tresses. Drink loads of water. Eat sufficient protein. Low fat meats and dairy, nuts, beans, tofu, soy milk, protein shakes (don't overdo it, kidney problems if so, just make sure you are incorporating this stuff). Get or have a social life, love life, girlfriend life, internet life (LHCF) whatever you need to incorporate into your life to keep the mind from being idle and keep you happy and glowing. I like a combo of several of those.

Wow. I've written alot. Trust me, if you use this and Sista Slick and advice from all the other experts on this site, you WILL have MUCH thicker hair. Trust ! Glad to help girls ! Lotsa love....ThicknLong

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