Watched a client's hair go from fried to healthy in 6 months and it changed how I recommend products

Had this client come in back in March with her hair looking like straw from all those box dyes. She was ready to just chop it all off, but I talked her into a slow trim every 8 weeks instead. We switched her to a sulfate-free routine and I showed her how to use a leave-in conditioner with protein once a week. By September, her ends finally stopped snapping off and she had actual shine coming back. The big thing I noticed was how much the water temperature mattered - she was rinsing with hot water every time. Has anyone else seen that big of a shift just from changing wash habits?

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karen41018d ago

My March 2023 client did protein every week with zero issues because her hair was so overprocessed it needed the structure. @blair626 I get what you're saying about the brittle danger but honestly most people underuse protein. Her hair actually started holding curls again after we added it. The hot water thing is real though - once she dropped to lukewarm her color stopped bleeding everywhere. Some hair types just need more protein than others, that's the part people miss.

blair62619d ago

The water temperature thing is huge, but I'd actually push back a little on the protein once a week - too much protein can make hair brittle if it doesn't have enough moisture balance. You really gotta watch for that straw-like feeling coming back but in a different way, it's tricky. My own hair did better when I alternated protein treatments with a deep moisturizing mask every other week instead.