dry hair

i have dry hair and i was wondering if this causes it to break or split easier...? i`m curious b/c i don`t mind the feeling of dry hair but i don`t want it to be detrimental to its health.
does anyone know of a good shampoo/conditioner that moisturizes but doesn`t weigh hair down?
thanks:)

Do you oil? If not, jojoba would probably help with your dryness - maybe more than a specific shampoo or conditioner.

Chris

Try a little warm olive oil on the ends at night about once a week. Put the oil in a safe dish and nuke it for a few seconds so that its warm, but not scorching, then rub it on the last inch or two of hair. Not too much though, you dont want oily pillow cases. I usually braid my hair but before i put the rubber band on it, i put plastic wrap over the oily ends, keeps them warm and keeps you clean. Then in the morning you just wash and wear.

well, thanks for all the help everyone. i do oil, but i have been using african royale hot six oil. i was using it everyday (liberally) but it started to not look so great. it would be shiny when i put it on but it started to get dull looking. it seemed that the more i put it on the more i needed to put on later. for about a day i actually thought that my hair was just soaking in all the oil, but i looked at the ingredients and there is cyclomethicone in it. i have not had good luck with cones. so now i am on the search for a pure oil like jojoba or something... not sure which one to get though.
Thanks again, any more suggestions would be great.:)
PS: Tresses i see you got a new picture, your hair looks beautiful!

well, no actually i don`t have monoi... sorry if i made it sound that way. but i think i`ll be buying some jojoba as soon as i find it. is it expensive?

Hello,

When I saw your post about having dry hair,
I just had to respond.

For quite some time I have been reporting that I had dry hair, when in fact, now that I`ve switched from using my all time Suave, I find that my hair wasn`t dry....I was drying it!

Just reading the labels on shampoo products has made a world of difference in my hair. I began using PhytoSysteme (available at Sally Beauty Supply) Jojoba and Cornflower shampoo. As this line does not have a specific conditioner, I chose Biolage Conditioning Balm, and oh my gosh, what a difference. My hair is soft, silky, and for the first time ever, find myself running my own fingers through my hair and actually enjoying being able to comb my hair with nothing but a comb for a change.

I, too, tried the Monoi, the Jojoba, the Olive oil, every kind of oil I could find. But the funny part is, since I quit using products with Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, I`ve fallen in love with my hair again.

My hair can tolerate Sodium Laureth Sulfate, which is a more mild ingredient than the others. I no longer purchase my shampoo products in the grocery store, and in fact, I kid you not, purchased and stocked six full bottles when I got wind via a rumor that Sally Beauty Supply was discontinuing some of the PhytoSysteme line. Thankfully, the Jojoba and Cornflower was not one of them, though I am well stocked now. *grin*

If I may make a further suggestion, Sally`s also carries a PhytoSyteme Leave-In Infusing Balm with Rosemary. I have been using this like it`s going out of style. Each night, I detangle my hair, braid the length, then apply the balm (not the gel, make sure you get the right one) on the ends of my hair, then roll the ends up in a perm roller with those little tissue papers.

L`Oreal Mega Moisture is also a superb product for dry hair. Though it is advised for chemically dry hair, which I do not have, it works well and makes my hair silky soft all the way to the ends.

If these are items you are able to purchase locally, I would highly advise trying them. I`ve used many, many, many products over the years trying to find the answer to my dry ends, when all that time it was my old stand by which was drying my hair. Here I was clarifying daily (Suave) when I did not need to. It clarified all right, it clarified my hair`s few natural oils. I rarely use outside oils now, other than doing my once a week (Sunday night) comb through with Monoi just because it feels so nice and smells so good!

Best of everything to you, and I hope that your
hair responds as positively to these products as my hair has.

Sincerely yours,
Karen Marie

yes, thanks karen marie; i will be looking into the products you suggested:)