Try a leave-in conditioner.
A good leave in conditioner will moisturize, detangle and protect the hair especially when you apply heat to your hair. Leave-in conditioners will also minimize breakage and protect the hair from the elements.
Read the Labels!!!!
Don’t use products containing petrolatum and mineral oil to moisturize your hair. Products containing these ingredients will only coat the hair and not penetrate the hair strand. Therefore, the hair will not be moisturized. Alcohol based products as these will be drying to your hair making it , brittle and prone to breakage i.e. hair spray, gels, some mousses and spritz.
Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize
Please note DRY HAIR WILL BREAK OFF . Therefore you need to keep your hair moisturized. It is your job to apply moisture to your hair every day in small amounts. Hair that is hard, brittle and dry needs moisture. Moisturizing increases elasticity and decreases breakage. When moisturizing the hair, focus on the hair ends. If your ends are dry, they will eventually split and break. Whether or not your hair is damaged, or excessively dry it needs to be moistorised, this prevents the likelyhood of it ever getting dry and brittle. Use your moisturizer spearlingly don't satturate yout hair with it. A little goes a long way. Seal in that moisture with a light oil.
DO NOT BRUSH YOUR HAIR WHEN IT IS WET.
Wet hair is very fragile so handle with care, detangle in sections with a wide tooth comb and be patient.
IF YOUR HAIR IS RELAXED.....
Don't overprocess your hair. If you relax your hair BEFORE every 8 weeks, you are overprocessing your hair. 8 to 10 weeks IS BEST. If you can go a little longer ( stretch your relaxer) without causing breakage, go for it. Overprocessing your hair will definitely result in damage and will ultimately lead to breakage.
(Caution: You may disagree with the following statement) Say away from no lye relaxers (box kits). These relaxers are promoted as being less damaging yet far from the truth. Ca hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, guanidine hydroxide (calcium hydroxide with guanidine carbonate) and lithium hydroxide will dry out the hair over time and leave mineral deposits on the hair making it difficult to moisturize resulting in constant dryness, split ends and dull looking hair. Using lye relaxers are highly recommended. Lye relaxers will allow the cuticle to lay flat resulting in shinier hair without the mineral deposits. If you have to relax with a no lye relaxer you MUST use a chelating shampoo after neutralizing. A chelating shampoo contains chelates which will attach themselves to the mineral deposits left on the hair and remove them.
TO BE CONTINUED......................
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