Split ends

I mentioned in the last post that I've been experiencing breakage, particularly small broken hairs. I imagine all of this is taking its toll on my strands, so I thought it would be a good idea to post the different types of split ends I've seen so far. All the pictures below are of splits from about 2 inches from the end of the hair shaft.

Mid strand split

Severe split end, split in 3 different places

Split in 2 different places at 1.5 inches towards the end of the hair shaft

This last one is of multiple splits but the hair hasn't actually separated.

So all in all, my hair is in a mess. Time for a trim and it looks like the trim will have to be at least 2 inches. 

Long time no blog

I haven't blogged for ages. Nearly 4 months since my last post.

I've been dealing with a number of personal issues which have made me neglect my hair all together.

Over the last 6 months, I've been experiencing breakage - small crescent shaped hairs or half an inch hairs. Where I get shedding I check the strand and can see half way down splits forming down the shaft and then right at the tip the strand separates into two parts.

My hair breaks when wet and dry, however  when  it's dry, provided it's moisturized it doesn't break as much.

Regime :

Deep condition with herbal essences beautiful ends conditioner or do an amla powder treatment.

Moisturize daily with s-curl and jbco

When I go to bed, I spritz with S-Curl and do chunky twists, but I found that during the twisting process, I get lots of small broken hairs.

I realised that recently I've focused on moisture but neglected protein all together.

Making a change.....

Last week I decided to do a hard core protein treatment with Aphogee 2 step protein treatment.  So far, I'm experiencing some improvement, but the ends are still breaking. I stopped using S-curl and now moisturize with jbco and almond oil. I spritz my hair with water and conditioner and this has helped somewhat.

I'll keep monitoring the situation to see if I experience any improvements.

My crown

My crown area is still much shorter than the rest of my hair and is the most brittle I'd neglected that area too and I can see that the hair is really uneven and just running my fingers through it (gently) sees my fingers coming away with broken hairs.

So, the lesson? Get my moisture and protein balance right.

Can't seem to combat the breakage

I did an overnight pre poo with my usual stuff. I left it on and went to the gym the next day. After the gym, I added a little avocado oil to my hair and did a 30 min stint under the hood dryer. I washed with tea tree shampoo then mixed the 2min reconstructor with honey, olive oil, caster oil and avacado oil. Left it on for 30 mins. Rinsed. Used the chi silk infusion, k/c leave in conditioner and aphogee tea tree reconstructoriser. I flat ironed with fantasia IC serum. My hair was breaking and it felt dry and still feels dry. Dammit. I think the combination of the honey and the extra products, which i haven't used in a while did not help.

stressed!

I'm doing a masters in Marketing. I have to hand in my dissertation soon - as in 3 weeks. Right now I'm in the library munching all sorts of crap, getting distracted. I've been here for 7 hours! I haven't been exercising in weeks, goodness only knows how much weight I've put on, although my clothes feel loose. Anyway, I discovered the other day that I may have a peanut allergy. I noticed that immediately after eating peanuts my skin and scalp starts itching. As I've been scratching, I noticed bits of broken hair in my nails and around my neck! The middle of my hair is so badly broken. All I can feel around my nape and middle of my hair is afro! Sigh