Extremely Dry And Dull Hair
by Mike
(Portland, Oregon)
I try to take the best care of my hair possible but it never seems to become normal. I don't color, perm, straighten, blow dry, chemically damage my hair. I eat very healthy for my hair and lots of water. I don't smoke or drink. I get good sleep and lots of exercise.
I only shampoo every 3 days with a moisture shampoo (Moisture Loc shampoo from Razzamatazz) which is a humectant. I use a good conditioner (Microplexx from Razzamatazz) and deep condition once a week. I don't towel dry. On days I shower, I use apple cider vinegar rinse with cold water to close the cuticles and improve porosity.
My hair was shorter than medium length for a guy and it was too hard to manage so I cut it very short, but it still looks very dull and lifeless and no shine. I currently have very dense, thin, slightly curly, black colored hair. I am a 19 year old Asian male. I'm doing all that I can to improve my hair condition and although it has improved somewhat since last year, it is still extremely dry, un-manageable/un-styleable, no life, dull, not a dark bright color, looks black/gray in the light, and easily gets frizzy/split ends.
Is there anything I'm doing wrong or anything that could improve my hair? I've tried many different products and different hair care routines and nothing seems to work. It is very frustrating to put in all this work just to have normal hair and not get the results.
Thank you.
Hey mike, Glad too hear you are dropping the vinegar mix. As far as leave in conditioners there is only one I can use since I, have baby fine hair. It is Vo5 - A spray bottle in red and white. It is a detangler leave in conditioner and very inexpensive. I think $3.99.
If you have a normal to thick hair type then you need to be more selective about your leave-in conditioners. I would use a small amount of Bumble and Bumble leave In (rinse out) conditioner after wash. For styling I would choose B&B Tonic Lotion to build a base for styling and then a very small amount of Grooming Creme evenly and air dry the hair gently. As for the final touch, I would use very small amount of a lightweight paste to define the strands. I think John Freida Frizz Ease works best on thin to normal hair type, but give it a try. Its a good mousse though.
I have actually tried Pantene products and they weren't very good for my hair but I haven't tried the restoratives, ill give them a shot. I'll stop the acv rinse which i've been diluting 1/4 cup acv and 2 cup water and only have been doing once a week lately. Do u think it would be a bad idea for me to use John Frieda Frizz Ease mousse? Also whenever I use leave in conditioners, my hair gets very weighed down and it looks like I have bad build up no matter how little of it I use. 