My hair feels like hay!
 

This is the first time in my life that my hair has been so long, I'd really like to keep it long for a while more but it is so dry. :(

I have curly hair, Any thoughts on what I can put on it to make it healthier.
Thanks!

You can put some Cowboy Magic on your hair to put in some oils. Also you could do vo5 hot oil treatment if you feel funny about using the cowboy magic.

I have curly, dry, frizzy, long hair, and I use Redken Fresh Curls shampoo and conditioner, and I really like it. Just a thought....:D Good luck :thumbup:

ok, my whole life Ive battled with curly, frizzy, dry hair. Ive got it under control over the last couple years, but its still REALLY dry! Its fairly long too. I just went to the hairdresser last night and she was appalled at how dry it was. SWORE up & down that shampoo & conditioner make a world of difference. Also to not rinse all the conditioner out, keep a little in your hair (im talking regular conditioner not leave in) and do not use mousse. Its loaded with alcohol and dries your hair out badly.

I bought products called Alter Ego. They are PRICEY (I couldnt believe I bought them) but the hairdresser was my friends mom so I didnt feel like she was upselling to me at all. They were $25/each. But the bottles are HUGE. I am not sure where the product is from, there is NO english on the bottles.

Also regular hair cuts helps a lot with this.

Here is the link to Alter Ego products

http://www.ibeautyny.com/goods_detail.asp?goodsIdx=3638 - shampoo
http://www.ibeautyny.com/goods_detail.asp?goodsIdx=3639 - conditioner

Oh Ive also been told .. if you blow dry or flat iron (which I do) use something in your hair, dont do it with nothing in your hair... get a product that coats your hair and protects it from heat damage...

and LASTLY....

Ive heard this a bunch of times in the past... products like paul mitchell from a drug store are not as good as buying from a salon. Salons do not pre-purchase tons of product. When they run low they buy more. It has more of the active ingredient and is healthier for your hair. Drugstores can buy a year or more supply of products and they just sit in a room that is hot & cold & hot & cold year round, causing the deactivation of the active ingredients. Also age of products affects the active ingredients. So buy from a salon.

:) Good Luck!! :)

I use Biosilk Fruit Cocktail conditioner, it works like a charm. I use it about one every 2 weeks.

read the ingredient list of your shampoo. i find infusium works for me and the 2nd ingredient listed isn't some form of alcohol.
i know that pantene, herbal ess, and finesse have alcohol listed. (i like the pantene conditioners tho)

also, are you getting enough fatty oils in your diet? i know that sounds crazy, but it could help!!

i guess we should ask what sort of products you ARE using and how long have you been using them? we can start at the top :)

oh yeah and if you can get away with it, wash your hair only every other day if not longer (I can get away with only washing 2x a week thats how dry my hair and scalp are) but when it starts to get greasy run your fingers through it a lot... let the grease & oil (natural) coat your hair all the way down for a day before you wash. I know that sounds gross, but its like natures conditioner! I promise it works! :)

Sounds like you and your boys are saying no to being clean.

Lol! I am soooo just kidding! :D I already try to wait as long as I can between shampooing, but I'll try that oil trick.

When my hair gets dry I put hair mayonaise and a raw egg on it and I put a shower cap on and keep it on over night. I get the hair mayonaise at CVS pharmacy

LOL we like to conserve water! :p

I have TONS of hair tips.... ive been fighting mine for 30 years! (well maybe 20!) haha :D

Have you tried Kiehls Silk Groom? AWESOME.

i know its hard to do with curly hair but try to skip a few shampoos also when you do wash just wash your scalp dont take the shampoo down the hair shaft also girl go with me to sallys or west coast you know i have a licence dont you wholesale beauty stuff ... didnt amy or ur grandma tell you also the canned food out let had joico deep cond on a obsceen sale dont use panteen or suave and just put a little cowboy magic in your hair close to same ingr as bio silk

I have been using pantene, leave in nexium and a little hair gel. Obviously I need to go shopping for some good stuff

Jaimie, I forgot you did hair...so what's joico, never heard of it

tell you what when i go down to pick up my truck i will leave a little somthing with buzz for porch time LOL Joico is great smells like a party in your hair pantene has wax in it and will dry your hair out and leave a nasty residue thats why at first it makes you hair feel slick no good also like the dogs water down your shampoo and read your hair gel look at the ingr. like you do dog food the higher on the list the more of that ingr. i will grab you some Gel. i love buying hair stuff also look online at LUSH products they have the greatest stuff ..no local stores but if in SF go to the store and leave the wallet behind its tooo tempting

Kerastase Conditioner is THE BEST conditioner in the world. I don't have curly hair, but they have forumlas for many different type and my hair was overproccessed from dying it, and this stuff saved my hair :)

I always got it at my salon GrettaCole when I lived in Boston.. but I know you can get it online as well :)

so many suggestions! YIKES thanks everyone!

OK, so I broke down and I just cut 3 inches off my length and it feels so soft and bouncey. I am going to try and take better care of it, i hate to have dry hair but I also have to color it too and I know that is my main problem...but too much grey is starting to come out:eek: :rolleyes:

JOICO's K-PAK Systems are awsome! They work wonderfully! I love the Deep Conditioner! Its the best! Love the KPAK shampoo and conditioner! And the Smoothing Balm is great!!! Try those!!!! KPAK all the way!

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I'm have owned and operated a hair salon for 22 years, I tell my clients with long hair to: put conditioner on their wet hair BEFORE shampooing (you don't need to use near scalp)....then shampoo and condition as usual. Our hair only gets oily near our scalps....long hair gets dried out from washing often...so the condition before you shampoo works really well!! My clients have said it makes a big difference in the way their hair feels. Good luck! Also, if you have been swimming....it would also help to keep a small spray leave-in conditioner near the pool, to spritz in your hair before you swim.

My hair used to be really frizzy and dry. Now I use Palmer's Olive Oil Formula. It has vitamin E and Extra Virgin Olive Oil for shiny hair. THen I have leave-in conditioner that I can put in when my hair is either wet or dry. It's called Infusium 23. It controls frizz - but I've found it also keeps my hair from drying out.

and try not to blowdry your hair too much. It's much better for it to let it air dry.

Do you use the spray on the one in the jar?

I have naturally curly hair and really anyone with curly hair it tends to be a little dry. Try Biolage conditioner

http://www.beauty-mart.com/user/cata...roductid=10141
This does wonders on dry hair.

also a gel like product called Curls up.. they sale that at Walmart

I use the one in the bottle. :)

MAN!!! I miss being a hair dresser. I use to be utd on all the latest and greatest! KPAK was one of my favs!!!

When I was much younger and wore my hair long, I was always told to rinse my hair (after shampoo and conditioner) with cold water. It supposedly closed up the hair shafts. Don't know if it is actually true, but I do know it worked.

Is that a spray?

Nope. It's just a big bottle with a cap. and when you use it you push up the little thing and squeeze some onto your hand. :)