_bp_rose
March 19th, 2010, 08:04 PM
Hello Ladies,
I have started my hair journey all over again (about 4 months ago), but have noticed since the start of the journey that I am having a LOT of shedding. I mean when I shower, when I wash, when I fingercomb, it doesn't matter what I do, if my hair is touched it comes out - a lot more than normal shedding.
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I had a baby about a year ago, but didn't shed 2-3 months afterwards (like I read for post pregnancy shedding) I was breastfeeding, so maybe it just waited until now to happen?
Early Feb I got fed up and found out I could do protein treatments with just egg to end shedding. So I did egg and about 2 T of condish. It seem to improve a lot at first (I could feel the difference) but by midweek it was shedding just the same. Maybe a bad idea but I did it again,once a week for 2 more weeks, hoping that it just needed more protein. But by that 3rd time, I saw almost no change, still shedding.
Last week I did a garlic trmt. My hair came out like crazy when I was washing it out, but after condish, and after it dried completely, it seemed to not be shedding AT ALL ... for about 4 hours. Seriously.
Ok, so advice? Before Feb I was cowashing 2x's a week, washing once a week with deep cond. Everyday I would moisturize in the morning, oil at night, I do use a satin scarf every night. I was thinking maybe I was getting too much moisture after I did the protein trmt and it seemed to help a great deal, so I rinse my hair once a week and wash once a week currently.
I'm thinking about going to a derm or calling my obgyn, but I thought I'd ask here first. I'm thinking I'm doing something wrong with the protein/moisture balance. Last time I had some shedding (not as bad) I wasn't doing enough moisture for the protein products I was using.
I have started my hair journey all over again (about 4 months ago), but have noticed since the start of the journey that I am having a LOT of shedding. I mean when I shower, when I wash, when I fingercomb, it doesn't matter what I do, if my hair is touched it comes out - a lot more than normal shedding.
Pieces of relevant information:
I had a baby about a year ago, but didn't shed 2-3 months afterwards (like I read for post pregnancy shedding) I was breastfeeding, so maybe it just waited until now to happen?
Early Feb I got fed up and found out I could do protein treatments with just egg to end shedding. So I did egg and about 2 T of condish. It seem to improve a lot at first (I could feel the difference) but by midweek it was shedding just the same. Maybe a bad idea but I did it again,once a week for 2 more weeks, hoping that it just needed more protein. But by that 3rd time, I saw almost no change, still shedding.
Last week I did a garlic trmt. My hair came out like crazy when I was washing it out, but after condish, and after it dried completely, it seemed to not be shedding AT ALL ... for about 4 hours. Seriously.
Ok, so advice? Before Feb I was cowashing 2x's a week, washing once a week with deep cond. Everyday I would moisturize in the morning, oil at night, I do use a satin scarf every night. I was thinking maybe I was getting too much moisture after I did the protein trmt and it seemed to help a great deal, so I rinse my hair once a week and wash once a week currently.
I'm thinking about going to a derm or calling my obgyn, but I thought I'd ask here first. I'm thinking I'm doing something wrong with the protein/moisture balance. Last time I had some shedding (not as bad) I wasn't doing enough moisture for the protein products I was using.