My hair is dry/dead?

Question

My hair is really dry and dead looking. it used to be straight when i was little, then i highlighted my hair and it turned wavy, then i highlighted it 2 more times and it turned really curly and dry. (i highlighted it last year). and now, im wondering is the hair im growing straight or curly? it seems straight.

Should i cut the dead hair off or is my hair permanently damaged

Answer 1

You should defiantly cut all the dead hair, because that is not curly , that's damaged!

The structure of u r hair must be very thin, so highlights may look good but its not healthy for u r hair , or the hairdresser just wasn't good enough.

If u want highlights in the future , make sure the oxidant they use on u r hair is the smallest they have (like at least 3%) or just use blond color(not poweder).

Or give up on any blond in u r hair and get some blond extension that looks like hightlight.

Using conditioner for damaged hair after everywashing is also important. And u should use a mask once a week ( just sleep with it on all night or one hour then rinse it)

Answer 2

Be careful. You are in the process of turning your hair into straw...I'm not kidding. You need to use intense therapy/thermal conditioners like they use in the salon. Find a deep leave-in conditioner, like the ones from LUSH Cosmetics line, leave it in your head for 35mins under heat or a warm towel. Rinse, and spray in a leave-in conditioner (very light, nothing heavy). Do NOT straighten your hair for 2 weeks. Give your hair a chance to breathe and stop frying it. Do the deep conditioner twice per week. PURCHASE a better heat protector (i.e. Paul Mitchell, Chi, etc.) SWITCH your shampoo line to something that treats DRY+DAMAGED Hair and also has a thermal protection built in. This will take some time, go to a beauty supply (Sally's, cvs, etc.) spend some time reading the labels and buy the best one for your hair. After two weeks of this, your hair should come back to life. Going forward, reduse the number of times that you flat iron your hair per week. If you were doing it everday, I would say reduce that to about 3 times per day. ALSO, look at the type of flat-iron. If its not an ion-thermal plate protect coated, etctect....get something else. If you are using cheap products and tools on your hair, the results are likely to be catastrophic. Good luck :)

Answer 3

It sounds like your hair is damaged. Chemicals are really harsh!!

Give it a treatment (one of those deep, leave in ones), go to the hairdresser and get a trim to make it healthier.



I suggest do not blow dry or straighten it (with tongs) for a long time, as this will just take any moisture out. if it does not improve then ask the hairdresser for a treatment to help restore it.

Hope this helps. I dont know if it should be curly or straight...just let it recover!