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.
{ 18 comments… read them below or add one }
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
.
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?
I just got my first head of braids removed and oh how I regreat putting braids in my hair. I now have lots of thinning & breakage form the removal of the braids. I also have about 1 inch of new growth, which is a different texture from the ends of my hair. My Scalp is sore from all of the activity from the removal and ……I’m LOST ! Church is in 2 days & I have NO idea what to do to my hair. I have nappy, thin , short & long hair. I am just sick & I don’t know who to trust. The hair dressers suggest I get a touch up, which I don’t think that I am ready for (my hair is weak and in need of rest) but I can’t leave my home looking just any kind of way.
I need a hair miricle before Sunday….Please help me if you can. By the way, I live in Austin texas, if you know of a good stylist.
Thanks
this mostly to mary. i use heated mayo. No Lie! I do some crazy things to my hair. I mean i die almost every 3 weeks. just for sh*ts and giggles. lol. But get enough to cover ur head put it in the micro-wave and heat it up. put it on ur head and leave it in there for 30 mins. (be warned it does smell and it prolly will turn u off of mayo but its so worth it.) But when you wash it, just wash it normal and style it regular but i normally let my hair “rest” i wrap it or something. it feels amazing for a month then i repeat. i live by this. Hope this helps Hun <3 Good luck!
I definitely agree with your article. I do all of the above and now my once bald head is growing back and healthy. I was told to avoid brushing my hair or use boar’s hair brush. I moisturize my hair ends daily with my shea mixture or castor oil. My hair is thanking me so far for this TLC;-)
Please help: my hair is dry and brittle and I don’t know what to do with it. I do not want to use perms any more I want to recondition my natural hair, what products do I use? I brought some WEN shampoo but how often should I use it?
This is great information. Coconut oil is really good for moisture as well on top of a conditioner. For anyone who is looking for more moisture, from my experience these products have been good with delivering moisture:
Spiral Solutions Deeply Decadent Moisturizing Treatment
Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Conditioner
Curly Q’s Moist Curls Moisturizer
Oyin Handmade Burnt Sugar Pomade
i just want to tell to all the sisters on this journey the simplest way of conditioning our hair. my regimen that i now live by after many months of frustration on how to keep my hair well conditioned. first of all i am a 4b texture i am now 20 months relaxer free. i have experimented with alot of products and checked out numerous videos on youtube about our hair. i found that everyone is different. what worked for me finally was the minimum amounts of shampoos the better my locks. i only shampoo maybe once every 2 weeks and when i do i dilute it only using a dime size amount in an empty container about 10 oz. mix with water, shake up and pour on scalp only to cleanse the scalp . theres not much lather. then i put my conditioner in along with my favorite oil for 5 min. and rinse with warm cool water and wow. combs beautifully . you have to find what conditioner works for you. i co wash during the week with just a conditioner and oil. when deep conditioning i use the same method with additives such as avocodo and store bought products and sit under a dryer 20 th 30 min. my hair never fails me. when its dirty i bun my hair til the weekend. my product favorites are cantu shea butter and a mixture of unrefined shea butter in a bowl melted down with 3 or 4 favorite oils melt in microwave. apply cantu first as the leave in conditioner detangle then apply hot melt oils and twist or braid let dry and wow. i prefer two strand twists fingered out to a curly fro. it works all the time ladys remember i am a 4 b texture. good luck.
What products can be used to help gray hair shine?
how do you know wat hair texture you have and wat conditioners/products work for wat textures i’ve been transitioning for about 6 months i have lots of new growth but my ends are really straight and brittle i’ve completely decided against cutting more than my ends off so i need to find a product that will make my hair do wat is natural.
{ 1 trackback }