Products advice?

[frogette]

So, I'm back from almost-waist to bsl after a major chop.

I miss my length but my hair was not in a good condition so probably it's better this way. Anyway, I take it as a fresh start and an opportunity to correct what I was doing wrong.

I have already been wearing my hair up every day for a few months (but I still don't braid it every night).

Another problem is that I suspect my shampoo and conditioner are not right for me. As a shampoo, I'm using Lush New, which I like because it has a great rinsability and doesn't tangle my hair excessively. Plus, I love the smell. But it's probably too stripping, even if as someone with a very oily scalp , I find that my hair is never squeaky enough.

As a conditioner I'm using Garnier Fructis Nutri-Repair. It's quite nice but I feel hat it still leaves my hair lacking slip (I have hair that tangles just looking at it) and in a general way, my lengths feel quite dry. But I can't use a really rich conditioner because my hair is on the finer side so it gets weighted down easily, especially since I tend to produce so much sebum.

What would you suggest as a shampoo and a conditioner? I don't mind cones, in fact I probably need them; but when I use too much my hair is weighted down and looks oily faster.

[Loreley]

Have you tried wet oiling? It can help with the dryness but I don't know how it works with fine hair. :confused:
I use Garnier Fructis triple nutrition and my hair seems to like it. But that's cone-free and you said your hair likes cones.

[hydrangea]

I'm using long term relationship (both poo and condish) by herbal essences. It's very gentle and moisturizing, yet doesn't weigh down my hair. I also like sunsilk hydra tlc for the same reasons. Both are full of cones! :D My hair loves cones.

[FrannyG]

As long as your hair is happy with what you're using, I don't see any problem. I would advise that from time to time you clarify and then do a moisture treatment to keep your hair moisturized and to get rid of old buildup that can make your hair feel like Velcro.

Also, I can't stress enough what a difference it made for me when I started wearing a night time hairdo. If you don't want to braid, you can always bun your hair right on the top of your head and secure it with a scrunchie. It's very comfortable as there are no lumps and bumps when you lie against the pillow, but it does protect the hair. When my hair was your length and longer, I really did notice the difference. A lot of wear and tear can go on while you're sleeping.

[x0h_bother]

One idea is to use heavy conditioners only on the legnth, which I have done because my scalp and the hair right under it has enough sebum. Another thing could be to use a coney leave-in instead of relying on the conditioner for all the slip. I use a serum on my ends where it's curly, some people use oils. GL!

[Capybara]

Your hair looks lovely :)

I'd second Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship shampoo and conditioner, if you'd like to try the cones out. I find it doesn't coat my hair, yet makes it easy to detangle (:

[frogette]

Have you tried wet oiling? It can help with the dryness but I don't know how it works with fine hair.

I have, and my hair seems to really like coconut oil, but I eventually stopped because I could never determine the quantity that wouldn't make my hair look oily. Use just a tiny little too much and end up a greaseball untill next shampoo. I think I'll give it another try. Or I could just deep oil before each shampoo, this way I wouldn't be stuck with oily ends for days if I overdid it

I'm considering trying SMT, and I have a kind of silly question about it: do you apply it to your whole head of hair like a CO or only from ears down like regular conditioner? I'm guessing the latter but I want to make sure.

[Safira]

I use SMT only like regular conditioner. That´s because my scalp is sometimes so itchy and I try to avoid everything that makes it irritated.

If you don´t like to put oil to your ends, try to put it into conditioner and then to ends. That worked for me.

[sibiryachka]

When I do SMT I use it on the scalp, but only leave it for an hour or 2. It actually seems to slow down my oil production; it's usually at least an extra 12 hours before I need to wash.

[mellie89]

I like Tresemme, personally. It has cones but doesn't weigh my hair down or build up. Right now, I'm using the thermal recovery one, and it's really nice and moisturizing.