Welcome all of my MOJOERS! I hope this blog finds you lively and well! Lately I have gotten a lot of questions from friends and clients about hair breakage. I’m sure you have signed up for newsletter in which you read the vast list of components that may cause breakage. I will answer a few questions that were emailed to me from a few panic stricken Chicas!

I just colored my hair at home and it started breaking. I had highlights and I put a darker color on them and because my hair was breaking. Now it’s really shedding. What should I do? Help me!

Needing your daily MOJO!

MC Washington DC

Hindsight is 20/20. Stay away from home kit dyes! Many of them are made up of ingredients that do not mesh with professional products. That may have been the case with you. Your hair is lacking elasticity- it can no longer hold anymore chemicals. The chemicals are penetrating the cuticle and literally blowing it up from the inside out! So my advice to you would be stay away from the chemicals and stay away from over the counter products. The over the counter products will leave a wax buildup on the hair and cause it to break. I would suggest that you go to your stylist or find a professional who uses the top of the line products such as Kerastase, Phyto , Davines, Furtere, to name a few. remember, with these products less is best! They are highly concentrated and will deliver the result that you are looking for if used properly.

If using a protein based product, use it responsibly. Too much protein can actually create breakage and may cause hair to be dry and brittle. I usually suggest to clients to use a protein treatment once a week for 4-6 weeks depending on the severity of the damage. Whatever you do make sure you rinse out your conditioner out with cool water and completely. Look for products that will hydrate your hair as hydration will prevent it from breaking.

Your shampoo and conditioner are the products that are going to bring your hair back to its normal Ph level which will stop the breakage. It is never oil or pomade so your hair will be better off if you use these products less.. If you shampoo daily back off. Start out with every other day or every 3 days. It gives your hair time create its natural oils which will begin to start the healing process of your hair and scalp! Take a hair supplement so that the hair that is coming in will be strong and healthy. Also, stay away from the high heat of blow dryers, flat irons, and curling irons (these are hydration killers).

Now, I’m sure I overloaded you with info! So let’s recap:

• Stay away from chemicals for at least 4-6 months

• Use the best hair care products on the market (worth the investment) follow manufacturers and stylist directions (rinse conditioner out with cool water. Not luke warm!)

• Keep the heat on your styling tools to low or medium and decrease the daily usage

• Prolong your shampoos

• Less product is best

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Ciao!

Maisha Teacher

Giving Mojo Daily!