By (This picture was taken prior to my current hair dilemmas at NYFW)
Recently I hopped on my IG stories and shared with y’all the current state of my hair. It’s damaged, fried, and I have tons of split ends. I’m not a hairdresser so I may be a little off, but long story short, I think my hairdresser used color over bleach and my hair wasn’t strong enough to handle it. It resulted in major breakage and left the ends in pretty bad shape. I asked about what has worked for you and compiled a long list of remedies based on your responses. I decided to buy Collagen Peptides and have used it pretty consistently for a few weeks now. I haven’t noticed a major difference so far but I will be sure to share with you if I do! I had soooooo many people tell me this was/is a miracle worker for them. Plus it benefits not only your hair but your skin, bones, and nails too! I just mix a scoop of it in my coffee every morning and you wouldn’t even know- it’s tasteless!
I also bought Pureology Shampoo/Conditioner (a little bit pricey, but I knew I needed to invest into some quality stuff) and bought this shampoo and this conditioner. I was advised focusing on the mixture of both platinum blonde and hydration would benefit my current situation.
Again, I know different things work for different people as we all have different hair types, hair issues, and differing opinions. But this is what I’ve chosen to buy/use and I’m crossing my fingers it helps bring my hair back to life!
The following are the top recommendations I received… Again, I have NOT tried all of these products. These are all recommendations from my readers…
Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides (What I talked about above)
Unite Oil – Buying this as I just ran out of Moroccan Oil and have heard great things about this one
Olaplex – #1 recommended! Also buying this
Davines products – Another HIGHLY recommended
Keratin treatment
Oribe products (Just bought this texturizing spray)
Coconut oil on ends of hair overnight
Thermal/heat protectors
Hopefully you find something here that works for you! Be sure to keep me posted if you do!
Autumn
January 17, 2018Hi! First off I loveeee your blog!
I’m the worst at getting haircuts when I need them I will do just about anything to put it off. I don’t know why I just don’t enjoy getting them lol. Anyways a while back my split ends were getting way out of hand and my hair was unbearable so I tried this I found on Pinterest(it sounds weird but it REALLY works:
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp of coconut oil
1 tbsp of honey
Mix the ingredients together then put on your hair for 30minutes and cover with a towel. Then just wash your hair.
I hope that works for you if you try it! I saw it as a win win because I always have those things in my kitchen and it’s all natural.
Lesley
January 17, 2018As a former hairstylist and a former platinum blonde, I think your Pureology choices are great! I’d definitely have your stylist do an Olaplex treatment as well as doing the one for at home for sure!! Bleached hair has lost a lot of strength so a strengthening treatment each week would be ideal. I really like K-Pak treatments, both their reconstructor and hydrator. Make sure your stylist is NOT overlapping bleach on already bleached hair, that’s where I get into trouble. Hope that helps, I’ve kept my long hair pretty healthy thru the years. I want to try the collagen peptides now!
Amy
January 29, 2018I have had the same issues you talked about and I am happy to say I finally found products that have reversed the damage! I love them so much that I started working for the company…can I send you some samples to try to see if they do the same for you?
ellabrooksblog
February 1, 2018Hey girl! I’m happy with what I’m using for now- thank you though!