Eichhornchen
July 17th, 2013, 10:55 AM
Well, my hair has been through an interesting journey. I am a natural blonde with very, very fine hair pertaining to the diameter of each strand, but slightly thicker than average pertaining to its density/number of hairs on my head. It's gradually grown darker over the years, from toe-head to a dark blonde I often hear people call "gold" or "honey-colored". When I was 13 I (very misguidedly) let my mother convince me into getting a perm, which I repeatedly had to get (about 4 more times over the course of 2 years) even though I hated it because I couldn't stand the awkward phase while it grew out! (My hair is naturally only slightly wavy).
Finally at 15 I got it chemically straightened (another hair no-no, I'm now aware). Previously I had never colored it, but I think the perming and chemical straightening must have lightened it significantly because suddenly the bottom half of my hair was much lighter than the top half, and to solve this issue I got highlights on the top half of my hair, which became I never-ending journey as I repeatedly got highlights again and again to maintain some consistency in overall hair color! I'm finally done with that now that I've made the decision to grow out my hair. My last highlighting job was seven months ago, which was a big mistake because I think the hair stylist got more than my roots, re-highlighting previously highlighted areas resulting in a lot of breakage. When I made the decision to grow my hair long and natural, I went to a stylist and got a just slightly above shoulder-length cut which I have been repeatedly getting to gradually erase the damage from the highlights. I've researched long and natural hare care extensively for the last couple of months and have started to incorporate a lot of the advice I got (gave up blow dryer, no-heat curling, switched to sulfate-free Aubrey Organics shampoo, shampoo only every other day, satin pillow case, etc...). My hair feels like it's in a lot better condition, but as a newbie I'm still open to any advice, especially from women who have a similar hair type!
My main questions/concerns:
-What's your best advice/routine for increasing volume and decreasing breakage in very, very fine hair? I know I can't expect any miracles pertaining to the actual diameter of my hair follicle - I know it mainly comes down to genetics - but even a SMALL difference would make me enormously happy
-I'm okay with the fact that my blonde hair has gotten darker as I've aged; in fact, "Blonette" hair is my favorite though I'd still say that my unhighlighted growth is distinctly dark blonde. However, I love the fact that my hair has that kind of "golden" or "honey" tint to it, a tint that used to be more apparent when I spent more time outside. I tried to get that golden tint with highlighting but my highlights only ever turned light blonde. Is there any way to naturally play up golden tints in the hair, especially during the winter when the sun's rays don't naturally impart them? I'm very curious about cassia treatments, could this be an option?
Finally at 15 I got it chemically straightened (another hair no-no, I'm now aware). Previously I had never colored it, but I think the perming and chemical straightening must have lightened it significantly because suddenly the bottom half of my hair was much lighter than the top half, and to solve this issue I got highlights on the top half of my hair, which became I never-ending journey as I repeatedly got highlights again and again to maintain some consistency in overall hair color! I'm finally done with that now that I've made the decision to grow out my hair. My last highlighting job was seven months ago, which was a big mistake because I think the hair stylist got more than my roots, re-highlighting previously highlighted areas resulting in a lot of breakage. When I made the decision to grow my hair long and natural, I went to a stylist and got a just slightly above shoulder-length cut which I have been repeatedly getting to gradually erase the damage from the highlights. I've researched long and natural hare care extensively for the last couple of months and have started to incorporate a lot of the advice I got (gave up blow dryer, no-heat curling, switched to sulfate-free Aubrey Organics shampoo, shampoo only every other day, satin pillow case, etc...). My hair feels like it's in a lot better condition, but as a newbie I'm still open to any advice, especially from women who have a similar hair type!
My main questions/concerns:
-What's your best advice/routine for increasing volume and decreasing breakage in very, very fine hair? I know I can't expect any miracles pertaining to the actual diameter of my hair follicle - I know it mainly comes down to genetics - but even a SMALL difference would make me enormously happy
-I'm okay with the fact that my blonde hair has gotten darker as I've aged; in fact, "Blonette" hair is my favorite though I'd still say that my unhighlighted growth is distinctly dark blonde. However, I love the fact that my hair has that kind of "golden" or "honey" tint to it, a tint that used to be more apparent when I spent more time outside. I tried to get that golden tint with highlighting but my highlights only ever turned light blonde. Is there any way to naturally play up golden tints in the hair, especially during the winter when the sun's rays don't naturally impart them? I'm very curious about cassia treatments, could this be an option?