Bad hair routine ? Please help me .?

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Let me start off by saying that my hair is already very damaged, dry, and thin . 

I'm a 14 year old girl and this is seriously starting to make me depressed . 

Ok it all happened at the begging of 7th grade I started washing and straightening my hair everyday . I didn't use heat protection & I haven't even heard of it . I also didn't really know how to do it right (lol) and I wouldn't section my hair off so I had to go over my hair multiple times . 
 
Then in the 8th grade I'm still using washing my hair every single day & using hair straighteners and now I'm blow drying my hair up side down before I straighten it so I can at least get some volume into it . My blow dryer at the time didn't have a temperature select, so there was only hot . You couldn't change it or make it cooler . 

8th grade was also the year I became "anorexic" some girl had called me fat so I went home & cried for a day straight then I slowly cut out food from my life . This is when the hair thinness started . My hair started falling out in clumps . 

Summer for 8th grade is when I realized something was really, really wrong . My hair looked so dry so at the begging of the summer I said ok I'm not going to do anything to my hair but wear it natural and no products . So all my hair got was a 3 month break ( I was still showering everyday, but washing my hair every other day ) 

9th grade - (current) I wash my hair 5 out of 7 days a week . Mon - Fri . When I get out of the shower I let my hair half dry in a towel and after about 5 or 10 minutes I take it down, spray heat protectant all over my hair then blow dry it upside down . Then I section my hair off into small sections, to straighten . I use heat protectant every day except for Friday because I do not think it is good to sleep in hair protectant and leave it it until monday ( i do not wash my hair on the weekends ) 

please, Please, PLEASE help me find a good healthy hair routine ! as my natural hair was bad enough to start out with, it now looks 10x times worse . I feel like I can't do anything but to keep on damaging it for the rest of my life . 

I apologize this was so long . 

But THANK YOU to all of your answers in advance, I appreciate more then you might think .

NisA · Accepted Answer

OK so this is going to be totally long. First, i think that you should just stop using heat for at least a month. Let it dry by itself for a month and see if that helps your hair even for a month. If you live in a hot, sunny area then i recommend that you still wear the heat protectant when you go out. And I would also do hot oil treatment in your hair every other day or at least 2 times a week. And also only wash your hair every other day ok? It helps better then just not washing it on the weekends. And the oils you can get is castor oil, olive oil, coconut oil. What I use is aloe vera hair polisher and it's only $6 and it really really works well. You put it on after showering and reapply when dry to the roots and the rest of the hair. I leave it in for one whole day and come home and wash it out. There are so many videos on youtube showing you how to do hot oil treatments, or how to fix damaged hair. But all in all DO NOT use any more heat at least for a while and eat healthier. I'm underweight but not anorexic. It's just a unfortunate gene that gets me absolutely no curves lol. If you have any more questions or something email me. Just leave a comment that you need help or something.

@Izzy no you should not wash your hair 6 times a week!! My friend does it and her hair's already thin. Now it's thin AND dry. I'm telling all the best beauty gurus will tell you to wash you hair every other day. and also the natural oils there to help your hair. washing it out every day leaves your hair really dry and dry scalp.

Anonymous · Answer

Okay so if you don't mind reading a lot here are a few pages with great hair care tips. I use a lot of these things in my daily routine and my hair is great. I started doing all this to my hair about 2 months ago and its so much healthier compared to when I would just shampoo and condition. Just find the right tips for you hair type. The one thing that isn't mentioned.. I think.. is coconut oil. That stuff is great and I found it in the grocery store next to the olive oil. Assuming your parents won't think you're just wasting their money you should really try that. Here is what it looks like. http://compare.ebay.com/like/120684828872?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar


Tips:
http://www.hiphopsideproject.com/daily/grow-hair/

http://www.ehow.com/about_4760725_home-remedies-conditioning-dry-hair.html

http://www.logicalharmony.net/natural-hair-care-tips-from-emily-thomas/

http://www.hairstyle.com/hair-articles/home-hair-care-tips.htm

http://www.universalhealthinfo.com/Anti-Frizz_Remedies.html

ernest · Answer

probably ur movements is harmful your hair. mostly the chemical substances can provide your hair an uncomfortable feeling and will broaden the knots for your hair. there are shampoos in the market that clame to support with frizzy hair. for illustration there's a new dove shampoo that says to support tame frizz. (i've under no circumstances used it). even utilizing a flat iron would be higher than your entire merchandise. simply be certain that you simply deal with your hair so it doesnt dry out extra.

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