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Nothing really repairs damage, other than cutting off the damaged hair. However you can buffer the damage with protein treatments and deep conditioners. I use a blow dryer and a flat iron, so I do protein treatments once a month and deep conditioners once a week. For protein treatments you can use Nexxus emergencee, Redken deep fuel, or Joico K-pak deep penetrating reconstructor. They are expensive but worth every peney, and have the right molecular weight to actually penetrate the hair. If you have breakage and have never done the protein treatments before, start doing them once a week for the first 4 weeks and then once a month after that. It is very important that you deep condition after a protein treatment, as they are not designed to make hair soft, but to help with damage and strenght. If you do not deep condition after a protein treatment, your hair will feel like straw.
Also always use a good leave in conditioner before blow drying, such as Sebastian potion 9 or Salerm 21. Also use a good protecting serum before flat ironing, such as Redken Heat Glide.
For deep conditioning I use Redken Smooth Down butter treat, or Redken All soft heavy cream. If there is an Ulta store in your area you can buy the trial sizes and see which one works better for you.
Make sure you are using a professional flat iron and not a cheap metal one. Otherwise all of the above would be worthless, and your hair will always be fried.
And last but not least, get a trim at least every 8 weeks.
Start the process and within 4-6 weeks your hair will start looking glorious.
Hope this helps.
Much love, Shary
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