oceanlove
October 5th, 2015, 07:32 AM
Good Morning!
I have been browsing this website for quite some time now, without having registered just reading various things and finally decided to join because I am currently trying to grow my hair out again.
After having gotten a very short cut in 2006 I let it grow and didn't cut, trim, dye, or do anything to it. It got to be close to waist length by late 2009/early 2010. After that, it seemed to keep growing and getting healthier and healthier. I was very happy with it and would like to say it was my best feature.
Stupidly, earlier this year (about March or April, 2015) I got bored with the color and wanted a change. I went to the salon my mother has been going to for years and trusted her stylist (my mother also has long hair, just not as long as mine was). Anyway, to make a long story short, the stylist destroyed my hair by adding too much bleach and over processing my poor hair. She also cut off 4-5 inches at that time. I was upset, but my hair was still pretty long and in semi-good condition.
Since then, my poor hairs health has drastically declined. I believe it was in shock after the bleach. My ends became brittle and the texture of my hair started to change. I decided, no more bleach, and it is time to go back to my natural brown color and get back into healthy shape again.
I went to another salon (this time close to where I live), and the stylist got my hair back to brown but then ended up cutting off way too much!! I currently have hair that goes about 2-3 inches past my shoulders. This is the shortest it has been since 2006 and I am heartbroken :(
Anyway, I am here because I want to remain hopeful that even though my hair has been put under such stress, I will one day be able to achieve the length and health I once had. Any tips and advice would be great.
I currently wash my hair 2-3 times a week, take two supplements a day (GNC Hair Skin & Nails Advanced Formula, and HairAnew), do a mask treatment once a week, and try not to use hairdryer or styling tools unless I absolutely have to. Any advice besides that?
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this.
I have been browsing this website for quite some time now, without having registered just reading various things and finally decided to join because I am currently trying to grow my hair out again.
After having gotten a very short cut in 2006 I let it grow and didn't cut, trim, dye, or do anything to it. It got to be close to waist length by late 2009/early 2010. After that, it seemed to keep growing and getting healthier and healthier. I was very happy with it and would like to say it was my best feature.
Stupidly, earlier this year (about March or April, 2015) I got bored with the color and wanted a change. I went to the salon my mother has been going to for years and trusted her stylist (my mother also has long hair, just not as long as mine was). Anyway, to make a long story short, the stylist destroyed my hair by adding too much bleach and over processing my poor hair. She also cut off 4-5 inches at that time. I was upset, but my hair was still pretty long and in semi-good condition.
Since then, my poor hairs health has drastically declined. I believe it was in shock after the bleach. My ends became brittle and the texture of my hair started to change. I decided, no more bleach, and it is time to go back to my natural brown color and get back into healthy shape again.
I went to another salon (this time close to where I live), and the stylist got my hair back to brown but then ended up cutting off way too much!! I currently have hair that goes about 2-3 inches past my shoulders. This is the shortest it has been since 2006 and I am heartbroken :(
Anyway, I am here because I want to remain hopeful that even though my hair has been put under such stress, I will one day be able to achieve the length and health I once had. Any tips and advice would be great.
I currently wash my hair 2-3 times a week, take two supplements a day (GNC Hair Skin & Nails Advanced Formula, and HairAnew), do a mask treatment once a week, and try not to use hairdryer or styling tools unless I absolutely have to. Any advice besides that?
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this.