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    Posted: November 25 2005 at 2:38pm
Ok, I'm a 15 year old bloke who's trying to grow long hair and I straighten my hair everyday, and I think I may have some problems.

What I use:
Dove Strengthening Shampoo, Loreal Protection Cream, pair of cheap Remington's straighteners. When washing in the evening I use Dove Intense Care.

Now, I may be getting a Straightening Perm, will this affect growth at all? I've been told today that my hair was brittle, so I fear my current activicty may be very bad. What do you recommend?

Thanks.
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condition, condition, condition, and finally CONDITION!!!!!

i cant stress this enough. what i do to my hair (and my hair is fried by chemical damage from bleach and from thermal damage.) is shampoo with Matrix Curl Life shampoo. condition with Redken Extreme conditioner. protein treatments once a week with Aphogee Intensive Keratin Reconstructor and deep moisture masks after the protein treatments with Tigi Dumb blonde.

every item i just mentioned can be bought at your local salon, witht he exception of the Aphogee treatment. that can only be found at your local Sally Beauty Supply. (edited to add: i didnt notice that you were in the uk till after i posted. the only place i know of to have a Sally Beauty in the UK is in londons Picidally Circus.)

o and while you are at sally's pick up a good (well, better than remmington) flat iron (what you referred to as a "straightener") i use a Jilbere de Paris Porcelain Series flatiron in 1/2" plate width. depending on the length of your hair you could increase the width of the plates (the part that gets hot)

good luck, and i hope all goes well for you

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learn to love what you were born with
you can do anything if you set your mindto it (just dont try this with hair,that could turn out bad)
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Hey, thank you very much, and also thanks very much for taking consideration of the fact I live in the UK.
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hey no prob.
learn to love what you were born with
you can do anything if you set your mindto it (just dont try this with hair,that could turn out bad)
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