My mother needs help...

Hmmm...that is strange.  Usually the hair recovers from something like that within in a year or so (granted hair is dead material so it can't feel anything).  I think this might be something medical, but I could be wrong.  Does your mother have a medical condition such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, etc?  Basically anything that may require medication to control it?  Sometimes medication can affect how the hair grows or the texture.

Well if her hair is naturally dry, then blowing your hair, especially on high temperatures isn't the best thing she is doing.  I would suggest that she use a gentle moisturizing shampoo like Creme of Nature(green label), Elasta QP creme shampoo or the one for relaxed hair, or Elucence moisturizing balancing shampoo.  Just a short list. 

And moisturizing conditioners that might help her hair: Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Replenishing Pak conditioner (cheapest I have seen it at the Family Dollar store.  Comes in packets, get more than one), Creme of Nature Nourishing conditioner (deep purple label), Elucence Moisture Balancing conditioner, Elasta QP Intense conditioner or the DPR-11.  Again this is just a short list since there are plenty of stuff that might work for her. 

She should try deep conditioning more often and shampoo her scalp more often.  It may sound contradictory but it could be the fact that she is using shampoos that make her hair drier.  Also she needs to make sure that she rinses her hair after shampooing so that the shampoo residue doesn't dry out her hair.

This is totally optional but she can do some hot oil treatments.  Basically she can purchase some oils already made for hair for hot oil treatments or buy an oil like avocado, olive oil, castor oil, safflower, sunflower, etc and create her own.  She puts the oil of her choice in an applicator bottle (ones used for dyeing the hair) and set it a container of hot tap water for 5 minutes.  Apply the oil on her scalp and massage the oils to the tips.  She can sit under a dryer with a processing cap for about 10 minutes under medium heat or a warm damp towel over her hair for an hour, then proceed to shampoo.

If she feels the need to blow dry the hair, she should use the lowest temperature possible and use a good heat protectant and a bit of leave-in moisturizer.   I hope this helps.

 

 

Dr. Unorthidox wrote: *From out the shadow* Hmmmm......... Will those products help on growth and how frequently should she do all of this? And should I/Do I have to cut her hair so it can grow out evenly? I am sorry for all these questions...... *Shrugs* I got a feeling she may get nasty and hostile on me(my mother)..... *Phases out*

Like every product, hair, skin, what have you, your milage will vary.  The ones I have listed seems pretty popular in most hair groups I have frequented.  But she should try it once a week for about a month or two to see if it will improve her hair condition.  Then she can deep condition like every two weeks or so.  With a moisturizing conditioner I might add.

As for trimming the hair, if she does have splits, a small trim , like 1/2 an inch or so couldn't hurt,  But if it is really damaged, I would suggest cutting off as much of the damaged ends as possible.  Some people like to use Aphogee Treatment (the one that smells like cat pee) to slow down on the breakage, but I must stress that it is a temporary fix.  And when using a product like that, you must follow the instructions to the letter. 

Does she still relax. If she is I would recomend she stop.

*Quick return*

Yes.....she does........I think.....hmmm...

*Quick leave*

*The sun turns blindingly bright then dims back to normal*

I talked to my mom and she refuses to go natural...

So I was reading in the Ebony Magizine and came across an ad called "Dr.Miracle's new Thermalceutical Intensive Relaxer" supposed to be the solution to everything.......I really don't believe it........nothing can be THAT good....right?

Anyone used this stuff??

And some wild growth formula that I ran across a couple seconds ago but I can't find it in the book cause it knows I am looking for it.

*Sun dims and everything goes dark then back to normal*

It's going to be a long hard battle with my mom, trying to convince her to change her harmful ways....

I got a lot against me........

1st. I am male

2nd.I am way younger

3rd.She is very cranky cause she is going through menopause! Poor dad I really feel sorry for him

4. It's her hair!.......I learned really young to never mess with a girls hair.........especially a girls black hair.....

But If I buy this stuff for her and no money out of her pocket she just might try it......I don't think I will try the cat pee stuff yet, cause that will break the trust.......

The things I do for my mother........ 

Our family currently uses "equate dandruff shampoo Cooling for all types of hair"

Works pretty good on dandruff but kinda leaves the head dry as a bone....

I think we should change......

YES MAAAAM!

I learned alot already.........just need to hunt down this stuff.......and wait til payday cause gas prices rose everything up!

Funny you should mention heat, cause I caught her using her blow dryer on high again, and I said "Ahhh mom you should stop" Then she gave me the evilest look and *CRACK* she done broked the thang over me head! Yes she hit me with it and I did not feel a thing.

Now with no more hairblower we are closer to making her join the dark side......errr good side.

I can't wait till that stuff called "New Phase" kicks in......she started last week.....

*Wonders why they say menopause only affects them, but the males are the ones that get ran over by a tank and shot at*