TheLuckyLurker
April 13th, 2012, 05:10 PM
So yesterday I was brushing my hair with my Tangle Teaser, and in looking at the ends for no good reason, I found quite a few splits. This angers me because I don't know where they came from. I went two years without trimming and didn't have any splits. I only trimmed my hair back in Nov. because I wanted a blunt hemline. I didn't get one; I would've had to trim off too much hair.
Whatever happened here had to be fairly recent, or I would've noticed before now. Or at least, the problem would be worse. I haven't been using any heat or chemicals, only used a comb or TT, and did it gently from the ends up. I've got four possibilities:
1) ACV rinses. I don't think this is the culprit. It's diluted (2tblsp to about 2 cups of water), I'm focusing it on my scalp rather than the length and ends, and it only sits for as long as it takes to soap up and rinse off my body before it gets rinsed thoroughly and followed with several handfuls of conditioner.
2) Extra virgin olive oil. I don't think this is it, either. I switched to olive oil at the same time I started the ACV treatments (a couple months, maybe). I'm going back to coconut oil since I haven't seen any difference and coconut oil is easier for me to use. I have no idea how or why olive oil would make my ends split when coconut oil didn't; I use it the exact same way.
3) My Tangle Teaser. When I was looking at reviews for it on Amazon I noticed that for every one calling it the greatest invention in the hair history, there was one saying "it's terrible; it ruined my ends!". I just took that to mean that as with everything else in the world, it just doesn't work for everyone; nothing works for everyone. And I admit I haven't always been as careful with the TT as I am with my comb; I'm not immune to hype.
4) I've considered the possibility that my hair just naturally splits at this length. The last time my hair was this long, years ago, it had worse splits than this. I assumed it was because I was ripping the pick attachment of a blowdrier through it, sometimes breaking off teeth. But I haven't been doing that, so...
I suspect it's either 3 or 4. Or a little of both.
I trimmed my hair again today, but I don't think it did a lot of good. I used Feye's method for a blunt hemline, but it still isn't blunt. I would have to go all the way back to shoulder for that, and that isn't happening.
This just feels so unfair. I only used heat on my bangs, and I stopped that when I started growing them out. No blow drying or flat ironing anything else. For years. I prefer my hair straight. The braid waves I've been rocking on the rare occasions I wear it down are alright, but I like the way it looks straightened better. For years I've put up with not having my hair look the way I really wanted it to for the sake of not damaging it, and for what? It's damaged anyway. If I'm going to be in a cycle of grow some/trim a little no matter what I do, then why shouldn't I have the hair I really want, rather than the best I can get with just oiling and damp-braiding like I've been doing?
Have any of you had this experience?
Whatever happened here had to be fairly recent, or I would've noticed before now. Or at least, the problem would be worse. I haven't been using any heat or chemicals, only used a comb or TT, and did it gently from the ends up. I've got four possibilities:
1) ACV rinses. I don't think this is the culprit. It's diluted (2tblsp to about 2 cups of water), I'm focusing it on my scalp rather than the length and ends, and it only sits for as long as it takes to soap up and rinse off my body before it gets rinsed thoroughly and followed with several handfuls of conditioner.
2) Extra virgin olive oil. I don't think this is it, either. I switched to olive oil at the same time I started the ACV treatments (a couple months, maybe). I'm going back to coconut oil since I haven't seen any difference and coconut oil is easier for me to use. I have no idea how or why olive oil would make my ends split when coconut oil didn't; I use it the exact same way.
3) My Tangle Teaser. When I was looking at reviews for it on Amazon I noticed that for every one calling it the greatest invention in the hair history, there was one saying "it's terrible; it ruined my ends!". I just took that to mean that as with everything else in the world, it just doesn't work for everyone; nothing works for everyone. And I admit I haven't always been as careful with the TT as I am with my comb; I'm not immune to hype.
4) I've considered the possibility that my hair just naturally splits at this length. The last time my hair was this long, years ago, it had worse splits than this. I assumed it was because I was ripping the pick attachment of a blowdrier through it, sometimes breaking off teeth. But I haven't been doing that, so...
I suspect it's either 3 or 4. Or a little of both.
I trimmed my hair again today, but I don't think it did a lot of good. I used Feye's method for a blunt hemline, but it still isn't blunt. I would have to go all the way back to shoulder for that, and that isn't happening.
This just feels so unfair. I only used heat on my bangs, and I stopped that when I started growing them out. No blow drying or flat ironing anything else. For years. I prefer my hair straight. The braid waves I've been rocking on the rare occasions I wear it down are alright, but I like the way it looks straightened better. For years I've put up with not having my hair look the way I really wanted it to for the sake of not damaging it, and for what? It's damaged anyway. If I'm going to be in a cycle of grow some/trim a little no matter what I do, then why shouldn't I have the hair I really want, rather than the best I can get with just oiling and damp-braiding like I've been doing?
Have any of you had this experience?