Then take a look at the Curly Girl method.
Basically modern products usually contain silicones, which seal the hair and make it look OK temporarily, but need harsh shampoos to remove them when they build up. By using silicone free conditioners and styling products, and avoiding sulphate shampoo you can restore the hair's normal moisture. My curls are looking great, and I have kinks, if not curls right to the roots. Compare that to the flat top, and frizzy sides that I had before and you'll understand why I am so excited.
This method would work for frizzy dry straight hair too, although I guess the difference would not be as dramatic.
Just been looking at the website cos I'm never heard of this before!
Ruthi - are any of these curly hair products suitable for those of us with hair loss? Currently using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner.
I can't vouch for their effectiveness, since I haven't tried them, but certainly Shea Moisture do some products that are supposed to promote growth.
The place to ask is the Curly Girls FB group, or the forum on British Curlies. I am sure I remember some people talking about hair pieces and regrowth.
Oh, and the Nioxin shampoo is full of sulphates which strip the hair of its natural moisture and roughen the cuticle. The conditioner I looked at wasn't too bad, although it did contain a not too bad silicone.
Thanks Ruthi and didn't know that about Nioxin.
Its amazing what I have learned in the last six weeks! I saw CG mentioned, and there was a picture of the girl who was saying how happy she is that she found it. She has beautiful long curly hair. Mine has never been that long, or that beautiful, and to be honest its too late in my life for waist length tresses, but as soon as I started reading I knew I had to give it a go.
Do you want me to ask about hair thinning/regrowth. They are a very generous group, very much like the people here, although I know bad hair isn't life threatening!
Oooh! A couple of girls saying their hair has 'grown like wildfire' since they started doing this - one has been at it for two years.
Not sure about the analogy, though!
Ruthie - if you wouldn't mind asking that would be much appreciated. Used to have a huge head of hair but being curly has disguised how little is left and it makes me so sad.
Intrigued as to the 'growing like wildfire', need to know more!!
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Melissa Spence Mine grows really quick now, don't know if it the scalp massage or less heat or better products!
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Claire Cooper My hair is affected by the same thing and I can tell you I'm shedding less although my hair is still slow to grow, but it's still only been a few months since I went cg, the condition of my hair is much improved, in the fact that it's so much softer so I'd say go for it, got nothing to lose...pardon the pun wink emoticon
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Jess Bennett Hogan Mine has definitely been better since starting cg, but even more so since giving up the dye.
I'm not giving up the dye!!!
There are safer dyes. Although someone reckoned their colour easy coming back, or was that here?