In june, I bleached my hair (black, thick, coarse hair) blonde so that I could then dye it pink. In bleaching it my hair dryed out very badly. I have been using conditioning treatments and olive oil in my hair to try to moisturize it, but it still feels dry. Does anyone know other ways I might be able to restore my hair?
Well your hair is never going to be in great shape. Bleach does a lot of damage. I've done it myself many times.
I'm a huge fan of Ojon. I have most of their Dry Recovery line. My two favorite products are the Intensive Hydrating 2 Minute Hair mask and the Restorative Hair Treatment. The latter especially. You put it on your hair when it's dry, and the jar says to leave it for 15 minutes. I leave it on overnight.
That and switch to a sulfate free, non foaming shampoo. I use Deva Care No Poo. It will keep your hair from drying out and help the pink color last longer. Oh, and wash your hair as little as possible. Invest in a good dry shampoo. I like Pssst. It's the original, and in my opinion the best. Plus, it's $4 a bottle.
Kelly said everything I wanted to say except for when I bleached my hair earlier this year to dye it blue it wrecked havoc on it. I couldn't get it to style or stop tangling. I invested in coconut oil (organic extra virgin) and did hair treatments 2x a wk. I would leave it on for 45 min-1 hour. It's has done wonders! Also I suggest going easy on flat irons or hair dyers. Good luck!
I never bleached my hair but my hair's somtimes very dry. I use Henna Plus: Hairwonder wax-therapy and you can use it every day :D I hope your hair's gonna be better! xoxo
coconut oil is rlly good. Try using stuff like avocado and mayonnaise and keep on using olive oil. Do it atleast 2 time a week. Try also using cholesterol to make your hair stronger =)
1. Sesame oil or olive oil (just put on hairs few hours before washing). 2. Kerastase for very dry hairs. 3. TIGI dumb blonde conditioner. 4. Moroccan oil products.
I recommend you a kit with some products that will help you to restore your hair, it's pro naturals moroccan argan oil hair treatment kit which will repair your hair and leave it soft, shiny and healthy again. I bought it online at safrons.com :D
I fry my hair with heating tools a few times a week and use coconut oil on my hair for damage control... but I swear by sulphate-free shampoo and conditioners to keep from adding on any damage. I use Tea Tree Tingle Shampoo and Conditioner from Trader Joes, it also helps cool off from this ridiculous heat we've been having these days :)
It's hard to say without seeing it. If it's so fried that it feels like spaghetti much when wet and breaking terribly than I'm afraid you should cut it before it starts breaking upwards. Once hair is damaged there is no going back...but there are a few things that could help.
1 lay off the heat as much as possible.
2 it needs protien...but not too much. Try redken cat spray. It really helps strengthen.
3 keep up the treatments you've been doing.
4 to help the appearance of the end use anything with argan oil. It works wonders!
Hope that helps! I know it's no fun having damaged hair.
You need to make lots of homemade masks containing essential oils like argan oil and coconut oil to repair your hair. Olive oil is okay but it coats hair to make it look shiny and doesn't really penetrate deeply, unlike argan oil. Pro naturals has a line of argan oil products for damaged and dry hair like masks, shampoo, conditioner etc to condition and repair hair. It might be worth checking out!
My hair isn't stingy or gelly like spaghetti, it's not super, super damaged, but it is very, very dry. I've been using a conditioner hair mask which has been helping, I'm not very sure on which shampoos or conditioners I should use though. Right now I've been using Biotera Ultra Color Care Shampoo & Biotera Reconstructioning Conditioner, but I don't feel they're doing much for my hair. I'm not sure on which other shampoo/conditioners that would work?
Thats great that it's not like spaghetti! You'd be surprised how well your hair can seem to repair with the right products.
Redken extreme shampoo and conditioner. For me Redken is hit and miss but this stuff has really worked well for a lot of my clients and I myself use their extreme mask once a week and it's great!
Plus it smells great!
You should try TRESemmé Rejuvenating Mud Masque. My hair is very thick and I've also done A LOT of damage to it by bleaching/dying. It makes your hair feel silky smooth and you seriously feel a difference the first or second time you use it. It also smells really good! Plus at it's six dollar price, I think everyone here should go buy one. http://www.tresemme.com/Products/No...
I bleached my hair about 2 months ago and damaged it badly. The ends were stretchy, dry and gross. I of course cut off all I was willing to cut off and used African Royale Hot Six Oil (from Sally's) every time I washed it. And only washed it when ever it was absolutely necessary. And didn't use heat tools at all for a month. And now it's like you'd never know I did so much damage!
Try using any natural oils on your hair.. coconut oil is my fav!! Heres my lates video on coconut oil... hope it helps :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXAT...
-Jess
A great moisturizer is Paul Mitchell's Awapuhi Wild Ginger line. It's great for hair that has been "bleached" until dry. The Moisturizing Lather Shampoo and Keratin Intensive Treatment are fantastic! Follow that with the Paul Mitchell Forever Blonde Dramatic Repair and you'll be on your way to healthier hair in no time.
Also, Keep up with the olive oil! Saturate your hair in it until it's almost dripping off, put on a plastic cap, hit it with a blowdryer to drive it into the hair, and shampoo it out after and hour. Obviously you're not going to just stand around with the blowdryer for 60 minutes, but use it in spurts to heat up the oil. If you have a hood dryer available to you, even better! Sit under that for 45-60 minutes then shampoo out the olive oil. Your hair with thank you.
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Sep 01, 2012
Adriana R.
In june, I bleached my hair (black, thick, coarse hair) blonde so that I could then dye it pink. In bleaching it my hair dryed out very badly. I have been using conditioning treatments and olive oil in my hair to try to moisturize it, but it still feels dry. Does anyone know other ways I might be able to restore my hair?
Sep 01, 2012
Kelly G.
Well your hair is never going to be in great shape. Bleach does a lot of damage. I've done it myself many times.
I'm a huge fan of Ojon. I have most of their Dry Recovery line. My two favorite products are the Intensive Hydrating 2 Minute Hair mask and the Restorative Hair Treatment. The latter especially. You put it on your hair when it's dry, and the jar says to leave it for 15 minutes. I leave it on overnight.
That and switch to a sulfate free, non foaming shampoo. I use Deva Care No Poo. It will keep your hair from drying out and help the pink color last longer. Oh, and wash your hair as little as possible. Invest in a good dry shampoo. I like Pssst. It's the original, and in my opinion the best. Plus, it's $4 a bottle.
Sep 01, 2012
Alli M.
Kelly said everything I wanted to say except for when I bleached my hair earlier this year to dye it blue it wrecked havoc on it. I couldn't get it to style or stop tangling. I invested in coconut oil (organic extra virgin) and did hair treatments 2x a wk. I would leave it on for 45 min-1 hour. It's has done wonders! Also I suggest going easy on flat irons or hair dyers. Good luck!
Sep 01, 2012
Sophia Aisha W.
I never bleached my hair but my hair's somtimes very dry. I use Henna Plus: Hairwonder wax-therapy and you can use it every day :D I hope your hair's gonna be better! xoxo
Sep 02, 2012
Adriana R.
thanks! c:
Sep 02, 2012
Marian H.
coconut oil is rlly good. Try using stuff like avocado and mayonnaise and keep on using olive oil. Do it atleast 2 time a week. Try also using cholesterol to make your hair stronger =)
Sep 03, 2012
Juliet S.
1. Sesame oil or olive oil (just put on hairs few hours before washing). 2. Kerastase for very dry hairs. 3. TIGI dumb blonde conditioner. 4. Moroccan oil products.
Sep 03, 2012
Juliet S.
Don't use henna on bleached hairs especially if u plan to color them later. After henna u can't use chemical color
Sep 03, 2012
Monique B.
I recommend you a kit with some products that will help you to restore your hair, it's pro naturals moroccan argan oil hair treatment kit which will repair your hair and leave it soft, shiny and healthy again. I bought it online at safrons.com :D
Sep 03, 2012
Ruby G.
I fry my hair with heating tools a few times a week and use coconut oil on my hair for damage control... but I swear by sulphate-free shampoo and conditioners to keep from adding on any damage. I use Tea Tree Tingle Shampoo and Conditioner from Trader Joes, it also helps cool off from this ridiculous heat we've been having these days :)
Sep 03, 2012
Cristin H.
It's hard to say without seeing it. If it's so fried that it feels like spaghetti much when wet and breaking terribly than I'm afraid you should cut it before it starts breaking upwards. Once hair is damaged there is no going back...but there are a few things that could help.
1 lay off the heat as much as possible.
2 it needs protien...but not too much. Try redken cat spray. It really helps strengthen.
3 keep up the treatments you've been doing.
4 to help the appearance of the end use anything with argan oil. It works wonders!
Hope that helps! I know it's no fun having damaged hair.
Sep 03, 2012
Melissa T.
You need to make lots of homemade masks containing essential oils like argan oil and coconut oil to repair your hair. Olive oil is okay but it coats hair to make it look shiny and doesn't really penetrate deeply, unlike argan oil. Pro naturals has a line of argan oil products for damaged and dry hair like masks, shampoo, conditioner etc to condition and repair hair. It might be worth checking out!
Sep 03, 2012
Adriana R.
My hair isn't stingy or gelly like spaghetti, it's not super, super damaged, but it is very, very dry. I've been using a conditioner hair mask which has been helping, I'm not very sure on which shampoos or conditioners I should use though. Right now I've been using Biotera Ultra Color Care Shampoo & Biotera Reconstructioning Conditioner, but I don't feel they're doing much for my hair. I'm not sure on which other shampoo/conditioners that would work?
Sep 03, 2012
Cristin H.
Thats great that it's not like spaghetti! You'd be surprised how well your hair can seem to repair with the right products.
Redken extreme shampoo and conditioner. For me Redken is hit and miss but this stuff has really worked well for a lot of my clients and I myself use their extreme mask once a week and it's great!
Plus it smells great!
Sep 04, 2012
Adriana R.
thanks! c: I'll look into that :)
Sep 04, 2012
Arax S.
You should try TRESemmé Rejuvenating Mud Masque. My hair is very thick and I've also done A LOT of damage to it by bleaching/dying. It makes your hair feel silky smooth and you seriously feel a difference the first or second time you use it. It also smells really good! Plus at it's six dollar price, I think everyone here should go buy one.
http://www.tresemme.com/Products/No...
Sep 05, 2012
Sidnee M.
I bleached my hair about 2 months ago and damaged it badly. The ends were stretchy, dry and gross. I of course cut off all I was willing to cut off and used African Royale Hot Six Oil (from Sally's) every time I washed it. And only washed it when ever it was absolutely necessary. And didn't use heat tools at all for a month. And now it's like you'd never know I did so much damage!
Sep 06, 2012
Jessika B.
Try using any natural oils on your hair.. coconut oil is my fav!! Heres my lates video on coconut oil... hope it helps :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXAT...
-Jess
Sep 06, 2012
Sarah M.
A great moisturizer is Paul Mitchell's Awapuhi Wild Ginger line. It's great for hair that has been "bleached" until dry. The Moisturizing Lather Shampoo and Keratin Intensive Treatment are fantastic! Follow that with the Paul Mitchell Forever Blonde Dramatic Repair and you'll be on your way to healthier hair in no time.
Also, Keep up with the olive oil! Saturate your hair in it until it's almost dripping off, put on a plastic cap, hit it with a blowdryer to drive it into the hair, and shampoo it out after and hour. Obviously you're not going to just stand around with the blowdryer for 60 minutes, but use it in spurts to heat up the oil. If you have a hood dryer available to you, even better! Sit under that for 45-60 minutes then shampoo out the olive oil. Your hair with thank you.