The most common reasons for dry and brittle hair can usually be found within your hair care regimen. Overprocessing with chemicals, excessive use of heat, lack of moisture, and using the wrong hair products are just a few. So what can you do to solve it?
1. Increase your deep conditioning sessions. Opt for at least once a week.
2. Moisturize your hair and ends daily.
3. Cut back on the heat. If you’re using heat daily, try to at least reduce it to once a week.
4. Protect your hair with satin/silk scarves and pillowcases at night.
5. Let go of the dead weight. If your hair is damaged, just cut it and get it over with.
6. Try protective hairstyling. Buns, braids, wigs or anything that will shield your hair and ends from the elements.
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I am going to try some of these tips as well as the two that Slinky gave in the comments. I am 13 years old and I am transitioning into natural hair after relaxing for many years. My hair is tangled and curly at the roots, in the mid-section it is straight, strong and shiny and when I get to the ends of the hair it is brittle, split ends and dry. Lastly, on the edges of the hair…or hairline, the hair is short tangled almost to the fact that they shape into circles of knots. I hate it. I only use heat once a week to straighten (to manage my hair better because it is soooo THICK like a horse tail!) and air dry my hair. Any more tips anyone? Please help me. I am trying to convince my mom that natural hair is the way to go, so I want good results. I have three months to convince her and if I don’t I have to go back to relaxing which I don’t want to do. HELP PLEASE!
Also I am african american, just thought I would mention it so I could get the best advice for my hair type. I am NOT mix or anything like that…..And my hair ISN’T naturally curly. It is actually pretty striaght. It doesn’t even curl when it gets wet. BUT when the hair dries, the roots begin to curl and the mid-section and ends stay straight. But the ends become brittle and break off and whenever I brush my hair, a BUNCH falls out and I’m left with a huuuge mess in the sink. I cant cut all my hair off (my mother would never allow it) so I am just going to try and rapair it. I can only get my ends trimmed and evened out. Thank you for any advice that you may have
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These are great tips, this site should be referenced on a new site http://www.afromaniacs.com.
Love natural women, I happen to really like the confidence and pride they have embracing their own hair.
Would this help for all seasons? Black hair in my opinion seems to change its quality during the winter and then again in the summer.
I need to try some of these tips. My hair is suppper dry right about now
hair is a crown for a woman. And let it strong, shine and beautiful always. Nice writing.
All of these tips are great and many of them can be used year round.
Thanks Ladies! Destinie, My response was a little too long for a comment so I forwarded you a list of resources and websites to your email. Good luck with your transition!
I’m 59yrs. old and my hair is extremly dry, brittle due to I guess years of perms. I perspire at night so I’ve been perming my hair for as long as I can remember. What does a woman at my age due to improve the condition of her hair? Right now I’m wearing a wig because I don’t know what to do! HELP!!!!
My scalp is always dry, what should i use on it?
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