Ethnic Hair HELP please!!!??

Well I used to have really long thick hair about 3-4 years ago. I went to this home based salon and they used a perm that straightened my hair so well (because it was so thick it was hard to find a good straightening perm) but after about 3 months going there my hair gradually started to break off. Now my hair is just below my shoulders and still VERY thick. I HATE it. My hair used to be at least 3 inches longer than it is now. It still breaks out for the past year its been breaking out heavily and I can't stop it. I've tried Eggs, Mayonnaise, and I grease it and was it at least once a week. What can I do to get my super long thick hair back? How do I stop the breakage? I miss it so much lol. I'm not very stressed and my diet is the same as it was 3 years ago so I'm pretty sure thats not a problem. PLEASE help!?

Ethnic Hair HELP please!!!??

I had the same problem. There's not much you can do. Your hair was burned, do to the fact they left the straightener on to long. Just keep using the Egg and Mayo mix. (Ask your mom to get a beer to add to the mix) I used a lot of hair lotion. (I use PINK), and You want to most likely change your shampoo and stuff to the moisturizing for dry and damaged hair. Sadly that's all you really can do. Your probably gonna have to cut it right after the damaged part and regrow it. My best advice from my own troubles is; do it yourself next time. I know the pros will disagree, but I've had too many mess up my hair. Plus I like the idea of being able to decide when it's time to wash the stuff out. Sorry I couldn't help more.

Ethnic Hair HELP please!!!??

Any perm, straight or curls, the chemical fries the hair shafts which eventually start to break and fall. You can temporarily wear hair extentions which hide most of your hair until your hair is longer. The extensions also serve as a protective layer so your hair is not damaged any more. Also when you wear hair extension it is kept clear longer so you do not wash the hair that often. If you do decide to get hair extensions get the old fashion corn rolls that is a track based sewed on. The glue will furthur destroy your hair. Good Luck

Ethnic Hair HELP please!!!??

simply put ur not greasing your hair enough..you should do it everysingle day and take small sections....once a week is just not sufficient...you need to grease the hair and the scalp....how often are u washing ur hair and with what stuff? u should try silk elements from sallys beauty supply it works really well if ur ends are really damaged its time for a trim all that homemade stuff ain't working girl u need to actually eat protein to help ur hair to be strong

Ethnic Hair HELP please!!!??

get rid of products that have mineral oil and petrolium in them. if you really want to keep them put it just on your hair and dont grease your scalp with it.

Ethnic Hair HELP please!!!??

your hair was fried from the relaxer. same thing happened to my little sis. what you have to do is make sure that you grease your scalp everyday. Your hair keeps breaking because you have split ends and the split is traveling up the hair all the way to the roots. You are going to have to clip your split ends. You may also need to get hair extensions(braids or sewn in weave) to help new hair grown in. Ever since I started clipping my ends, my hair has been growing like crazy. There is not much you can do about the thickness of your hair. You have ethnic hair. It is going to be thick. better to have thick hair than thinning hair.