the.fee.fairy
June 20th, 2009, 08:58 AM
Hello all!
I've been a member here for years, but post very rarely.
I've got 1" over waist length thick hair that's fairly straight (it used to be dead straight before it hit waist...).
I use shampoo (one wash) and then conditioner that i leave in for a good 5-10 minutes and then rinse throughly. I avoid silicones at all cost.
After washing, while its still damp, i use a leave in conditioner on the ends, and a spray leave in on the lengths.
This routine has always worked marvellously...until now.
Over the last couple of months, my ends are going funny. They're dry but sticky and feel different to the rest of my hair. The rest is wonderfully smooth and shiny, but the last couple of inches are rough and sticky.
I've also noticed breakage underneath my hair too - just on the under layers. I tend to wear it up every day, but i do change the style daily - it'll be braided one day, bunned the next etc.
I've been trying to snip the splits off, but they seem to be multiplying! The strange thing is that the splits are not confined to the funny ends - the ends aren't split!! The splits are tending to be halfway up.
I'm going to give the moisture treatment a go over the weekend.
Any other advice would be gratefully received! I'll try to get a pic up at some point...
I've been a member here for years, but post very rarely.
I've got 1" over waist length thick hair that's fairly straight (it used to be dead straight before it hit waist...).
I use shampoo (one wash) and then conditioner that i leave in for a good 5-10 minutes and then rinse throughly. I avoid silicones at all cost.
After washing, while its still damp, i use a leave in conditioner on the ends, and a spray leave in on the lengths.
This routine has always worked marvellously...until now.
Over the last couple of months, my ends are going funny. They're dry but sticky and feel different to the rest of my hair. The rest is wonderfully smooth and shiny, but the last couple of inches are rough and sticky.
I've also noticed breakage underneath my hair too - just on the under layers. I tend to wear it up every day, but i do change the style daily - it'll be braided one day, bunned the next etc.
I've been trying to snip the splits off, but they seem to be multiplying! The strange thing is that the splits are not confined to the funny ends - the ends aren't split!! The splits are tending to be halfway up.
I'm going to give the moisture treatment a go over the weekend.
Any other advice would be gratefully received! I'll try to get a pic up at some point...