I did a big chop of my hair today. Big for me, anyway. It wasn’t something I wanted to do, but found it necessary.
Over the past year, I have been struggling mightily with hair breakage. It has been frustrating and humbling, because I’ve always had long hair and definitely have some identity wrapped jo know that.
Since turning 40 my hair has gone really gray and it is extremely fragile. I am finding it difficult to be able to both cover the gray style and style it the way I like (flat iron waves) without doing major damage. Half of my hair had already broken off to my shoulders, and it looks like I’m growing out bangs when in actuality that hair has just broken off. So, I’m hitting the reset button with a shorter cut and I’m going to try to be gentler with it. Honestly, I don’t like my hair this short, but it feels healthier and it was the right decision for now.
Has anyone else had this experience?Would love to hear any tips on keeping gray hair from breaking off while still using a little heat to style it. I have a whole lot of frizz without using some heat to do my hair, and I while I’m trying to go with my natural curl more often, there are still days that I want to feel like my hair is “done” without risking some of it breaking off.
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Have your thyroid and iron levels checked. That can have a lot to do with your hair.
I love it!! Have you tried the plopping technique? Go on YouTube and search hair plopping and you'll find some videos on how to wrap your hair in a t-shirt to manage frizz and give it some great curl. It depends on how much natural curl you have but once it dries a bit in the shirt (I do my makeup after I plop) then you can dry with a diffuser on medium heat, which is much gentler on your hair. Good luck!
Hi there. I'm 40 and had the same problem. I started taking doTERRA's vitamins and using their root to tip serum and now my hair is the most gorgeous it has ever been. I'm about 60% gray and color my hair every 5 weeks. They use oloplex at my salon when they color it, which also seems to really help. Have you considered having your thyroid checked as well? Good luck and it is absolutely no fun getting older.
Some tips for gentler care: Try using a Co-wash conditioner like As I Am. Use an old t shirt to pat it dry instead of rubbing with terry cloth. To try instead of heat styling: A friend of mine gets waves very similar to yours by winding it around a headband. Google a video for "heatless headband waves". I do something similar, loosely braid it or bun when semi-wet, let it dry that way and take down.