I did a very bad thing... Any tips?! 😬😊

[RileyJane]

So, in spite of myself old habits do die hard. I recently dyed my hair dark brown (it looks almost black since my natural hair is a medium-dark brown). It was a Sally's mix of an argon based dye, so the dye could have been worse. Recently I trimmed off all the split ends produced from dying it (not any more than normal actually). And I was wondering if there was anything different I should do towards my hair now that it has this fake color on it. I plan on continuing to grow it out, so this will be the only dye job for prob another few years if at all again. I oil my ends with argon or olive oil, since those are the 2 my hair prefers. I use jojoba hot oil all over for a hair mask about once a week. I am also going to continue my usual hair care, of wearing my hair up everyday (diff every time thou) and being as gentle as possible. Any suggestions or anything I should add to help ease my hair back to it's natural state? Thanks in advance! It has been a few years since I've done this, and I'd like the damage from this point on to be minimal 😊

[ExpectoPatronum]

It sounds to me like you're doing very well with caring for your hair so far!

You might want to do a protein treatment every couple of weeks to help repair the damage from dyeing it...But other than that, you seem to be doing good.

[Firefox7275]

The eicosenoic acid in jojoba oil does not penetrate so it's not a true deep treatment. Oils that penetrate are rich in lauric or oleic acid: coconut, palm kernel, olive or avocado for example. Coconut oil is the only one proven to reduce protein loss (water damage) in peroxide damaged hair. Other beneficial ingredients for chemical treated hair include hydrolysed protein, panthenol, ceramides and 18-MEA.

[RileyJane]

Okay I shall definitely step up my protein treatments, and thanks for more info about the jojoba! Luckily I do have coconut oil laying around so Ill just do more treatments with that as well ��

[jacqueline101]

We all do bad things just make the good out do the bad.

[fairview]

Okay I shall definitely step up my protein treatments, and thanks for more info about the jojoba! Luckily I do have coconut oil laying around so Ill just do more treatments with that as well ��

Excessive protein treatments as in true keratin treatments will make hair excessively brittle and cause it to break. A true keratin treatment should only be done once every 4-6 at most.

[akilina]

With the good advice from a couple of these comments, I'd say you are fine. I would not classify dyeing your hair ONCE a "bad thing" especially since you say you probably won't even do it again. Don't trip :)

[Firefox7275]

Excessive protein treatments as in true keratin treatments will make hair excessively brittle and cause it to break. A true keratin treatment should only be done once every 4-6 at most.

Not the same thing: a DIY hydrolysed protein treatment is beneficial in the same sense a penetrating oil heat treatment/ deep conditioner is, and is research proven to penetrate and strengthen the hair in addition to patch repairing surface damage. If required they can be used once or twice a week for a while, depending how strong the product is and how bad the damage is. They can be overused, as can almost any potent ingredient. Hydrolysed keratin can be used as can a number of other proteins, hydrolysed wheat has a number of studies backing it and is often used.
http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2009/06/size-matters-protein-conditioning-part.html
http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2009/06/protein-conditioners-for-hair-part-2-of_03.html
http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2010/03/moisture-issue-proteins-and-moisture.html

Salon straightening keratin 'treatments' are a chemical service, they are marketed as 'treatments' to make people think they are non damaging/ beneficial in some way. The extreme temperature flat ironing used to bond the straightening solution to the surface of the hair only can also 'melt' the hair itself. Some of them even flat iron damp hair which is known to cause 'bubble hair'. It can also put the hair under stress to have it's natural shape modified.
http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2009/05/straightening-factshow-hot-is-too-hot.html
http://pgbeautyscience.com/bubble-hair.php
http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2012/07/mid-shaft-splits-cause-and-prevention.html