Dry hair...should I cone?

My hair seems kind of dry although I haven't been exposing it to heat or anything. Is this normal? and should I try pantene or will that just make it worse?

Probably not.
I wouldn't use Pantene if I were you.

Cones are more likely to do damage to dry hair, whereas they are more likely to benefit hair that naturally has a good amount of moisture... mainly because cones act as a seal on the hair shaft. If the hair is already healthy to begin with, cones can help keep the moisture in.

As for MSM, it works really well for most people-- many people see a 50-100% increase in growth (i.e. instead of 1/2 inch per month, maybe 3/4 inch or 1 inch per month)

HTH :)
Anais

Thanks anais.

Bubba, is your MSM in tablet form of powder?

I'm taking the following

Sundown brand
Biotin - 1000 mcg tablets (like aspirin)

Sundown brand
MSM - 500 mg capsules (the kind that look like plastic and it looks like white powder inside)

Vitamin Shoppe brand
Silica aka Horsetail - 500 mg - tablets (the herbal looking kind. Looks like they took plants and mashed them into a pill)

Natrol brand
Skin Hair Nails - (Capsules like the MSM)
This pill contains each of the above plus other stuff.

As of right now my regimen is

1 - Biotin pill of 1000 mcg
1 - MSM pill of 500 mg
1 - Silica pill of 500 mg
2 - S.H.N pills which contains 500 mcg of Biotin, 250 mg of MSM, and Silica (amount not shown)

That's
Biotin - 1500 mcg (1.5 mg) per day
MSM - 750 mg per day
Silica - 500 mg + what's in the SHN per day.

That may or may not be too much to start out with. The thing with MSM and Silica is there is no Daily Value established yet. So no matter what you see others doing I recommend that you do not do more than I am doing until you see how your body reacts. It might take 2 or mor months before anything happens. Be careful.

If you are taking any other meds or pills or have any health problems you might want to ask a doctor first.

Thanks bubba, I think I might try the MSM pills. Did it say anything about how long untill you see results? I completely forgot about that.

Hi Anais!

Hugs to you too!

Thanks bubba, I'm going to shop around a little more for other supplements. I think all I might need is a multi-vitamin or something.
Also, I was just on another sites board and they said that as long as your conditionar is silicone and plastic free, its ok to apply to the scalp...I'm a bit skeptical...What do you guys think??

Thanks again bubba!
I don't think I'm going to cone for a while because my hair seems fine without it, although it can be tougher to comb out!
I measured my hair last night, 13inches from root to tip...I need about 13 more inches untill my hair is waist length. I've already noticed a difference in the health of my hair though since I used the boards and I think its going to play a big role in how fast my hair grows.