What treatments are there for overly proccesed hair?

Question

i dye my alot. and i need a good treatment for it. is there something out there that will completely get your hair back to normal or close to it?

Answer 1

Joico K-Pak treatment is fantastic, they have a very good shampoos and conditioners for dry hair in both their K-pak range and normal range, all their products contain Keratin a protein I think is found in human hair.

Answer 2

What a do is heat a little Olive Oil in the microwave until it's very warm, but not too hot - APPLY TO MID LENGTHS & ENDS ONLY - or you'll be left with very lank hair (trust me - I've tried it!).

For maximum benift, wrap hair up in a warm towl, or even cling film so the heat lets the oil penetrate the hair shaft.  Keep on for about 5 - 10 mins & wash out.

I find it's best to put shampoo through dry hair first to disperse oil, then wet / rinse, then wash as normal.

If you do this once / twice a week your hair will soon be nourished, smooth & shiny.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

You can spray your hair with olive oil and put a shower cap on and leave for 2 hours then wash out with a good shampoo this will put the natural oils back in your hair. Good Luck

Answer 4

I had the same problem with my hair, I  tried intensive reconstructive treatment for dry damaged hair. leave it in for at least an hour, and wrap your hair in gladwrap. you can purchase the treatment from price attack for $12.00.      hope this helps, kind regards karen.  

Answer 5

Charlton Massachusetts resident and hair guru Mark Borezo uses a mixture of 2 parts witch hazel, 8oz of seltzer water, and a tablespoon of ginger powder.

Mix together and apply to hair after shampooing.

I tried this and it did wonders to my dry hair. It is now silky soft and very bouncy.

Good luck

Keith

  

Answer 6

I have the same problem because i colour my hair every two weeks, iam a beauty therapist who works with hairdressers so they gave me a protein spray, Redken has a great one, this is a once a week treatment to strengthen the hair shaft and then a treatment every second or third wash helps put back the moisture, De Lorenzo has a good one but make sure you go to price attack or somewhere that sells salon quality hair products because the supermarket brands will only make it worse as they contain alot of harsh detergents.

Answer 7

Coconut oil soaks over night. Rub it in your and sleep with a towel on your pillow.

Fastest solution - cut your hair short, grow it and then use Loreal Permanent hair colour with Grape Seed oil and no amonia.  It does have Hydrogen Peroxide but many natural ingredients.  

Or use this Herbatint - simular stuff - http://www.herbatint.com.au/

Answer 8

Speaking as a hairdresser, I would go talk to someone professional. Your hair could be weak and snapping, in which case you'd need a protein based treatment for your hair, such as the redken extreme range. Then again it may just be dry so you'd need to go for a moisture based treatment, such as moisture repair by kms. Realistically it is hard for you to diagnose the problem yourself without having the education that someone who works every day with hair has.

You need to watch how often you are dying your hair. Every 4-6 weeks on the ROOTS ONLY is enough to cover regrowth. If you are bringing the colour straight through every time for the full processing time you are overly stressing your hair out and making it more porous. This will result in it becoming more and more dry, and consequently the colour will fade out faster. It sounds like this could be your problem.

If you get a good haircut (once again find a hairdresser you trust and follow their advice with this) you will find a big difference. Also I would stick with semi permanent colours as the peroxide level is a lot lower and therefore less damaging.

Be cautious of using oil in your hair. It can coat the hair and leave residue which will then make it greasy and lank, and suffocate the hair underneath.

Sorry about the massive essay. I hope that this makes sense and is slightly helpful as it's the best I could do without seeing your hair myself!

Answer 9

Oil your hair at least twice a week to have strong hair roots and growth. Heat little olive oil or baby oil and dipping the cotton in oil, apply them on your scalp. Make sure to apply evenly. After 3-4 hours, put a towel in hot water and wrap it around your hair. Make sure to use a good towel that covers all your hair. Repeat this process for 6/7 times till water is lukewarm. Use your usual shampoo and good conditioner esp for overly processed hair. Do not dye your hair for sometime. Get a cut if you have too many split ends.

Answer 10

for a start... if long I would have it trimmed.. STOP tinting it so often, you only need to colour your hair every 4 - 6 weeks.  See a reputable hairdresser, get some decent treatments, at the shop and buy a shampoo and conditioner for coloured hair... In Australia, we also have conditioners that you can leave in your hair, no rinsing required. I would use both, the wash out kind conditioner, then use the leave in. Also, buy yourself some treatments and do at home, every weekend if your hair is damaged, and wear a shower cap while you have the treatment on.

Answer 11

I believe in Joico products - I had extremely dry hair prior to using Joico products. Using a 'supermarket' brand shampoo/ conditioner will only add product onto your hair, coating it in unnecessary gunk!  No point in using these and then putting a really good leave in conditioner as it's not going to work.

Always use a good 'hairdresser' quality shamp/cond and then add a good leave in treatment - as I said, I use Joico but there are other fantastic brands out there!

Answer 12

well girl being an ex hairdresser to be honest, instead of buying expensive conditioners, just use what u have at home and leave the conditioner on for a few hours on your hair at a time for a few weeks( for colored hair) and if you had a perm that has been over processed, to be honest all you can do is cut it as short as you can have it , or just cut it bit by bit at each time. really there is nothing else that can fix over processed hair. when the hair is over processed, its actually burned by the solution because it has been left there for to long, and you cannot fix burnt hair , all you can do is to cut if off so that it can grow healthy again.

good luck on what u decide mate

Answer 13

I use a plastic shower hat which I put on over the conditioner and let the shower run on it while I shower my body (semi heat treatment every time you wash your hair)

let it get dirty - you can get hot oil treatments for your hair (I used VO5 hot oil when I used to dye a lot but I haven't seen them around for awhile).

cutting the ends helps heaps too. tie it up when sleeping this will help too. I put sorbolene on my hands and pat it into the dry parts then brush and plait my hair for sleeping.

but when it is totally stuffed the best answer is cut and let it grow.. use rinses, henna, natural colourants.. there is a range called manic panic that is all clean (suitable for vegan) and they have the Best colours.

go natural your hair will love you.. also drink more water, eat vegies, or take multivit that too will help your hair.

Answer 14

Yes, I believed I've got an answer for you.  Ok, This is quite a simple problem you've got there.  All you need to do is to shave your hair down to your scalp.  Your next lock that sprout will be thick, healthy and shiny.

A proper diet with vitamins A, B & C should help.  Hope this goes well for you.  

Answer 15

Try organic coconut oil, you can get it from a health food shop, it can be used for everything from cooking to skin moisturiser to putting in your hair!

Answer 16

Apart from treatments to buy, I would also try to leave your hair oily as often as possible (on days where you can) and brush through the natural oils.Theres nothing better than the oils our bodies produce naturally.

Answer 17

I agree with the earlier comment of deliberately letting your hair get oily for a couple days at least. The next most natural way is mixing some egg yokes together and massaging them through your hair. This encourages natural shine and strengthens roots.

The fact is though, you can say good bye to your original hair structure/quality- if you regulary dye it, each time you do the hair is damaged on the inside. At least give it a rest for a few months from the dying and if you regualry trim it and apply these natural remedies, eventually over time, it will improve.      

Answer 18

Honestly, give the best answer points to Coley. I have (well HAD) exactly the same problem, and today I got all mine cut off. And the hairdresser said the exact same things as Coley has mentioned. Also, don't EVER use anything from the supermarket ever again! Shampoos, conditioners even the "treatments" there are full of detergents and chemicals that will only further ruin your hair. The colourants from the supermarket are shocking. Don't touch them ever again. I swear by Joico, specifically their K-Pak range, but other good brands include Redken, Wella, De Lorenzo, Goldwell, KMS.... Price Attack will sort you out! They're exxy, bit OH so worth it, because they're concentrated so you don't have to use much, and actually HELP your hair. Price Attack often has 1 litre bottles for $25. But the only way to really fix it is to just cut it off, and grow it out again. It'll take time, but will be worth it, trust me.

Answer 19

Yes, but you have to be prepared to go dark for a while.

Get some traditional Indian Henna from the chemist, the real stuff, not imitation or cheap alternatives, follow the directions and repeat every 4 weeks for 6 months

My friend did this and the results were stunning - she's 50 and has bleached her hair for 20 years, It was like straw, and now it looks as good as a childs, soft, shiny & thick!

Answer 20

I feel you're pain, my best friend is a hairdresser and she loves to experiment colours on me, recently we've bleached a lot of my hair blond from black and ive found these few things have really helped!

An at home mask you can try would be mixing up eggs n honey, gives you're hair protein, smells a little funky but worth it.

I also use Schwarzkopf deep treatment conditioner once a week and oh it feels fabulous!

Answer 21

Get a bottle of "baby oil" wash your hair with a very mild shampoo, do not use conditioner this time, instead massage the baby oil through your hair, wrap in glad wrap (plastic wrap) to totally enclose hair then wrap in a towel  securely as is possible and leave overnight.

Next morning shampoo with mild shampoo as usual, condition and  dry

normally without the aid of a hair dryer or anything that employs hot dry air.

You may need to go through this process a few times on a weekly basis but it is a very good way to rejuvenate tired hair, it's also good to remove dandruff or normal flakey scalp build up, letting your hair "breathe"

Good luck

Answer 22

For years I had the same problem. I came across some henna in an indian store recently and it works incredibly well at restoring and colouring beautifully. So cheap too! I'll never go back to chemical dyes. Check it out;

http://www.hennaforhair.com/

Answer 23

After spending countless dollars on so called professional hairdressing products, I discovered natural and far cheaper ways to look after my hair.  No more frizz!!! I use an organic shampoo and for an everyday conditioner, I simply mix up a solution of water, organic coconut oil, a little wheatgerm oil and add essential oils like lavender and geranium.  I spray it on and leave it.  For a treatment, I use jojoba oil and add essential oils.  I leave it on for about an hour and then shampoo it out with an organic shampoo.  My hair is healthier and my bank account is also!!!

    

Answer 24

Henna wax is an awesome treatment. There's also an overnight Sunsilk one that's quite good too. All in all though you can't go past a hair dresser treatment. Coconut cooking oil from the Health shop works well too!

Answer 25

Wella Bio-Touch leave in conditioning treatments are great for stressed hair. They come in small vials and can be hard to find...many hairdressers use them but not all have them on their shelves, but will sell them to you if you ask for them. They condition your hair without weighing it down.  

Answer 26

Hair protein products to give it strength - this about twice a week. Follow instructions carefully. This will make your hair stronger, but feel a little coarse.

And every time you wash your hair, use a mositure treatment product. This will smoothen out the coarsness from the protein.

Only use Salon only products, or ask your hairdresser to recommend you which brand is best for your hair as not all works the same for everyone.

Answer 27

Use hair conditioner often than shampoo to give hair some moisture and shine.  After that, use hair repair treatment mask (I use loreal for damaged hair)once every week.  Soak the hair for 1 hour or longer if you can.  This won't repair the hair at once but it will over a period of time.  It will give you some confidence because everytime you get this self-treatment your hair looks better and better.  

A hair cut for maintenance is recommended to encourage hair to grow.  The new hair that will come out from the roots is healthier.

Answer 28

what do you mean by dye it alot?  if you dye it more than once a month, you'll surely fry your hair.  i've been lightening mine for, well, decades, and i use olive oil infused with rosemary...(warm the oil, put some fresh rosemary sprigs in it, leave it overnight.)  then remove the rosemary, re-warm the oil, rinse your hair and towel dry it, put the oil in your hair, wrap head in a plastic grocery bag, then wrap in a towel or just put on a beanie (ski hat).  leave for as long as you can, sometimes i leave it all day on a day off, buzz around the house doing housework or whatever, then wash it, you might need to wash it 3 or 4 times to completely remove the oil.  it will be soooo soft, or at least mine is.  i try to do it once a week, or every two weeks.  if your hair is really bad you might do it more often at first, if you have the time.  for a store bought product, i LOVE 'joico' brand, k-pak moisture intense hydrator.  it's made in the USA, i can get it in australia, in beauty supply shops.  

Answer 29

Use jojoba oil, leave it in as long as you can or overnight. Wrap your hair in aluminium foil and then a warm towel. For overnight just don't forget to protect your pillows. I use this a lot and for me it works perfectly.

Answer 30

the best answer is:  put olive oil on ends and through hair to moisten it, not wet completely.  sleep with it and then wash it out in the morning thoroughly.  I do this twice a week and if i didn't, my hair would have broke off completely.

It takes a couple of doings but was my saving grace.

good luck

Answer 31

First thing you need to do is have your colorist analyse that hair. Without looking @ it I would suggest a deep condition with protein added. Do them 2 or 3 weeks apart before you even think about anymore color & you need to do 2. Check with your colorist on the complementary color shampoo & conditioner that they use with their color line. We sell Wella's Color Perfect line to go with our Wella color because it is suppossed to help your color last 70% longer if you use all the products together. Also a little tip on conditioning @ home. After you shampoo towel blot your hair to get as much of the water out so that when you put the conditioner on more of it will be absorbed into the cuticle otherwise you are just watering it  down & not getting the full benefit. Second thing give your hair a rest. Good luck.