A YAY a Thank You and a question.

[Merewen]

It's not been long enough for my hair to be dramatically longer yet, but I did have this conversation with my mom last night:
Mom: I hope you don't mind me playing in your hair.
Me: Nope. I think it's been softer lately.
Mom: Yes! It used to be dry, but now it looks so much more beautiful.

:cheese::happydance::cheese::joy::cheese::bounce:: cheese::hollie::cheese:

So THANK YOU for giving me the tools I needed to do this. :flowers:

Now for the question: I've been S&Ding and I've noticed a fair number of split ends. Is that something protein helps with? I've considered doing the catnip tea thing, but I really like my hair color the way it is and don't want to risk a permanent stain.

[Merewen]

Bumping... question?

[spidermom]

In my opinion, nothing helps split ends except cutting them off. As for the catnip tea, I only tried it once and loved it on the first day. On the second day, my hair dried out so much that I did a moisture treatment and never tried catnip tea again.

[OhioLisa]

I agree with spidermom about splits. And if you have just recently started with S&Ds, it might take a bit before you notice a significant decrease in their numbers. Keep at it. ;)

[Merewen]

Thank you! I will try to be patient.

[JamieLeigh]

Congrats on getting a compliment from your mom! :flower:

And I'm afraid I'd be no help on the tea rinses... I've never tried them before.

[mira-chan]

For tea rinses, Neoma has had luck with nettle tea and Ktani has a huge thread in the recipes forum on catnip, which has helped her with splits and tangling.

From what I know, catnip tea stains very light, unless you have really light blonde or white hair it won's show up.

[lora410]

Protein will strengthen hair. Nothing can fix a split end but a snip.

[CLynn]

Congratulations on the condition of your hair! :) I also dont have an answer for you, sorry.