Help!!!! Need to stop breakage

Are you kidding? Get rid of the blow dryer! Blowing your hair straight is extremely damaging.I'd also consider going back to your original color, since a double process on long hair is asking for trouble.I'd deep-condition twice a week or more, and probably even sleep with it in. Are you using heat to help the conditioner along?Ally

hithe other suggestions given here that you cut back on the blowdrying and coloring are excellent. these processes are vbery hard on your hair.in the meantime, please try a product called Nexxus Emergencee. this stuff is expensive, but it works like no other I've seen. it truly bonds to the hair and increases the strength. when i had a breakage problem, this is what stopped it.use the nexxus emergencee on damp, clean hair. after applying to all hair, put on a plastic cap. ideally, use heat and leave on at least 30 minutes. after rinsing it out, follow this up with a deep moistuizer like Artec moisture pak or Joico K-Pak mixed with some wheat germ oil. For this, also use a plactic cap, heat and a minimum of 30 minutes. This will help to improve the moisture balance of your hair.Follow this routine at least once a week, and as often as every other day until your hair improves.:) silvie

Ally -Yes, I use a heating cap with conditioner(s). When I blow dry - I use the warm and cool settings. This is the only way my frizzy/kinky curly hair looks acceptable for business attire.

hellowheat germ oil i have been able to get at larger organic grocers, like Whole Foods, as well as at some smaller health food stores that stock a lot of oils. wheat germ oil is generally produced so that it is of an edible grade, but you wont need something that pure to use on your hair, if they offer different varieties or purity. i find Nexxus Emergencee at many, many stores here in NYC, but it may be harder to find elsewhere. It is not a conmmonly used product, because it really is only for emergency (hence the name) situations, where the hair is falling apart/breaking. I do recommend you try ordering a small bottle of it to give it a try. I think you'll find it does what it claims to.:) silvie

> Hi!> Where do you get wheat germ oil? I tried WalMart, GNC,> Shop-Ko and a big supermartket. No one had it. Is it a> food oil like olive oil or is it a health food/vitamin> thing like vitamin E and cod liver oil? I have the> Artec Moisture Pac and I saw Joico K-Pak at a salon> but was not able to find the Nexxus Emergencee. I just> tried at one Regis salon so maybe I will find it if I> look elsewhere. Is it worth ordering? I think I need> all the help I can get in strengthening my hair. I> don't have a lot of breakage but I think my ends are> kind of delicate due to coloring and heat styling. I> am cutting back on the heat styling and am getting my> color done in a salon instead of at home so I am> hoping that will help. I want to keep my shorter> layers as healthy as possible as they are growing out.> I am very impatient for them to get down to the rest> of my hair. It would take 4" to get my hair all> one length and I am too chicken to get that much> chopped off. I am really loving my longer hair and I> want to keep it in the best condition that I can.> thanks,> Carolyn BI would go to a salon that carries Redken Cat.They have a 15 min. treatment that repairs hair.