Hair snapped off by bleach by a hairdresser

Hi Miffny,

 UHG~I can relate.Nothing is worse then a c*ckY arrogant hair dresser. And they critiasize people like me for doing my own hair. I paid 300 dollars once to have this guy bleach my hair WHITE and tell me it was done. I mean,FLAT WHITE with no pigment at all!!! This is AFTER I told him I wanted natural looking blonde hair that was medium to dark colored! I made a big deal about it and had The OWNER (not the same guy~I wouldnt let him touch my hair again) put in color and lowlights.

Let's see...the protein filler is made by Colorful(and it says "the hairdressers color insurance"on it) comes in a small or big bottle and is only about 5 bucks for the big. A nice hair dresser told me about it 5 years ago and I never color without it now. I also use it now and then to make it stronger and boost shine. make sure after you use it,to add a little conditoner too though,just to balance the ph levels~but is perfectly safe,it's actual live active proteins that fill in the hairs weak spots.

Edited by julesyjul88 - September 15 2006 at 4:24am

 Sorry to hear that! maybe you could try to order them online though.I only paid 14 dollars for my BEDHEAD.

ebay it is I'll go on a good search now .

Thanks so much will keep you posted how my hair goes .

Good morning julesyjul88,  I have read acouple of your posts regarding the colorful protein filler and am wondering if this is what my hair needs. My hair is pretty light (i have highlights / lowlights)  the lowlights which to me are alittle on the reddish side also seem to be very dry. My last trip to the salon was last month (a new stylist) and the it almost seems like the color is already fading and as it is fading it seems to get in worse shape. The minute water hits my hair IT LOOKS LIKE A RATS NEST and completely tangled and i have alot breakage. My hair is naturally curly (not tight curls kinda loose spiral) but even my curls have pretty much vanished and all i have is funky wavy with no body. I have done aphogee treatments in the past (just something I seen at Sally's one time and thought I would try it) and actually did one yesterday. Usually when i have done this treatment I notice a change almost immediately BUT after I rinsed out yesterday I still had the nest. I bought a small bottle of the Nuetral Protein Filler but now I am concerned about doing this after the aphogee treatment.  Any input would be great. Thanks for your time. 

 HI! Protein filler is pretty harmless. What it does is fill in any weak spots the hair cuticle has to help with breakage. Hair naturally has protein in it which can get stripped away when chemical processes are done. The hair gets holes in it,which can cause uneven hair color and result in breakage. The protein filler replaces that "barrier" that is lost and makes hair stronger,shinier and more healthy. Since you got the neutral protein filler,which is colorless,you can use it anytime. Most likely you should apply it to damp hair,and leave on about 20 minutes. I color at home,therefore I add it to my haircolor as well to ensure even color and less damage.

you have to follow a protein treatment with a moisturing conditioner or it can give you the rats nest thing. 

I think you can use the Aphogee moisture balance even though you dont do the treatment.  Have you tried that yet?  I use Kenra moisturing conditioner and its pretty good.  I really like the nexxus emergencee treatment it is protein also not as much a major treatment as the Aphogee though and it can be used more often.  One thing you can try that really helps me when my hair is damaged and dry is I use a cheap conditioner like Suave and VO5 to wash with I apply alot and let it sit for a while the do a good scrub on my head like with regular shampoo and it will lather.  Then I use a better conditioner afterwards and dont rinse it all out.  Try to get on with no protein in it though if you are doing the protein treatments because protein can dry your hair out.  I have to use shampoo though so once a week or depending on the conditon of my hair and damage I use it only once in 2 weeks.  I used this method until my hair gets in better condition.  Try combing the tangles out when your hair is full of conditoner in the shower it is so much easier.  I have to use shampoo only because I use well water.  You didnt say what kind of water you have there is an excellant product I forgot to mention it is the greatest.  My water is the cause of all my hair problems and I use malibu 2000 gel treatment it gets rid of the dryness and really help with coloring also it is pretty cheap to use and does wonders.  Oh well I have rambled on and on probally alot more then you really wanted to know ...lol 

thank you so much!!!!! i am checking them out now. one question for the protein filler. I have that little bottle of colorful nuetral that you mix with i think it said 1 oz filler + 2oz water (when using as conditioner) can you put that in a spray bottle and spray it on.  or do you have to apply as you would hair color (kinda of a silly question BUT i've never used it before and i dont know if it would get too sticky or think to spray) thanks again for all your info