Comments | black_hair_etc: Can stress cause breakage?

silverscreenx in black_hair_etc

Can stress cause breakage?

Aug 17, 2010 22:45

Lately my hair has been thinning/breaking a lot. It went from almost collar bone length to barely shoulder length and I have no idea why. I get relaxers about every 8 weeks. I haven't used heat in my hair in months. I think the last time I used heat was in May. I've done a protein treatment and I deep condition regularly. The only thing I can ( Read more... )

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alicel August 18 2010, 03:01:05 UTC

how often do you do protein treatments?

silverscreenx August 18 2010, 04:10:25 UTC

i do light protein after my relaxers. is that too much?

alicel August 18 2010, 04:12:28 UTC

it doesn't sound like it should be. i've heard of stress causing someone's hair to thin gradually or even to lighten, but never to actually break. when is your hair breaking? when you comb it out while it's wet, or what? and does your stylist pull your relaxer through ever?

silverscreenx August 18 2010, 05:03:12 UTC

it breaks basically whenever i touch it. when ever i comb it in the shower all i get is a bunch of hairs everywhere. if i ever try to comb it or brush it, it breaks. i can't touch it without it breaking.
nope, she doesnt pull my relaxer through.

maybe it's my diet...maybe i should eat more protein? idk. i really have no idea what's going on here.

Stress DOES make hair fall out... churel August 18 2010, 03:34:03 UTC

You shouldnt do a protein treatment no more than every 6-8weeks, too much protein actually dries the hair out, which makes it break. Make sure you're properly adding moisture after the protein trtment. Deep condition atleast twice a week, and start taking biotin.

Re: Stress DOES make hair fall out... dangeraddict August 18 2010, 04:02:19 UTC

"too much protein actually dries the hair out"

*gasps* I use one every week because my deep conditioner is also a protein treatment. Should I stop?

Re: Stress DOES make hair fall out... alicel August 18 2010, 04:55:38 UTC

yes.
relax on the protein. what churel said is correct.

Hope this helps... churel August 18 2010, 05:20:06 UTC

Everyone's hair is different. I say no one knows your hair more than you do. So, if you don't notice any excessive (sp?) drying out of your hair, or any breakage, or more hair in the cmob/brush than usual, in my honest opinion, I would say you're fine.

But I will also say, that I NEVER knew you could OVER CONDITION your hair. Isnt that crazy? But its so true. My biggest thing was leaving deep conditioners in all night, and when I rinsed, I didnt feel like I got the full benefit. Problem was, I was over conditioning my hair. Which can be just as bad as not conditioning enough.

http://www.motowngirl.com/ was my best friend when I went natural, and was the 2nd sole reason that I did go ahead and do my big chop...

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silverscreenx August 24 2010, 19:00:10 UTC

Your hair is beautiful.

I'm trying to stretch my relaxers a little more each time.

Do you have any particular vitamins in mind?

Thank you!

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silverscreenx September 3 2010, 17:19:41 UTC

i'm taking prenatal vitamins and biotin and a multivitamin so i think that's good. i've really noticed an improvement in my nails already :)

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silverscreenx August 24 2010, 19:01:12 UTC

What relaxer do you use now? How are you able to stretch your relaxers for so long?

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silverscreenx September 3 2010, 17:24:43 UTC

i'm trying bunning and ponytails now. i just have to remember to switch the location of the bun every once and a while so my hair doesnt start to break.

thanks for all your helpful tips!