As I'm sure you're aware, I had my hair ombred in the new year, and whilst I love it (a lot!) it has also damaged my hair.
I always thought my hair felt dry and it’s always been quite brittle, but that was nothing compared to how it feels now.
I'm also attempting to grow it. Fail! Ombre hair+hair growth=NOT HAPPENING ANY TIME SOON. Ha!!
When I was younger I always had long hair, (you can see my hair history post here) until I went to Secondary school and I had it chopped off. Since then, it's never been as long as I would like it to be. I know that hair has a certain 'point' where it just stops growing, but I figure that since it used to be really long, it has the capacity to get there again. I could be wrong though, obviously!!
The reason I'm documenting it on my blog, is so that I am kept motivated. I know I'll look back on these and (hopefully) read some of your encouraging comments and I'll be ready to keep going!
So these are my plans for getting super healthy, long locks:
1. Ban all heat - This shouldn’t be too difficult to be perfectly honest. I'm lazy when it comes to stying my hair. I very rarely dry it with the hair dryer because it is the most pathetic thing in the world and it takes hours. (slight exaggeration, maybe!?) I also very rarely straighten my hair, because that also takes too long. The struggle for me, will be my curling wand. I adore curly hair and I'm always curling it for meetings at work or nights out so that's going to be my downfall I think.
2. Wash it less: I know, this sounds disgusting. I wash my hair every 2 days even if it doesn’t need it, so now, I'm going to attempt to do it, only when it needs doing. There is less chance of breakages and stuff this way. Hair is it's most fragile when it's wet!
3. Don't dye it: This is going to be difficult. I get bored of my hair easily so I decide to dye it which is obviously bad for your hair.
4. Regular scalp massages: This could well be an old wives tale but I figure I have nothing to lose. Apparently, massaging your scalp for a few minutes regularly helps boost circulation and gets blood and oils to the hair shaft which enables hair growth!! Yeah baby!
5. Deep condition: I tend to do this anyway, but I'm going to keep this up in an attempt to repair the damaged hair caused by the bleach.
6. Trim, don’t cut: I'm going to the hair dresser every 6 weeks for a trim. Usually I say that, and I end up having 3 or 4 inches off.. Oops. A trim will improve the overall condition of my hair and stop hair breakages and split ends.
Hopefully these are relatively simple/easy tasks to do!! I've currently gone since the 25th Jan without putting any heat on my hair, and I'll report back at the end of Feb to let you know how the first months gone!
This is currently what my hair looks like… Fingers crossed for a slight difference next time
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| My hair isnt really that ginger!!! |
Love and stuff
Soph
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Good luck with this - I think it's a great idea to document it on your blog :) I'm not great with hair growth advice as I've always kept my short, but have you tried a hair oil to help with the damage? I swear by the vo5 miracle oil, it changed my hairs life!
ReplyDeleteLove Holly x
I use the V05 Elixr in my hair and I love it!! Xx
DeleteAh good luck, like Holly I'd recommend an oil, and using something like a tangle teezer as apparently it's less damaging than a regular hairbrush (although don't take my word for that, I'm rubbish with haircare). xx
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I have a pink tangle teezer. It's literally amazing!! xx
DeleteYour hair looks in wonderful condition!
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Thank you!!! Its really not though :( xx
DeleteGood luck! Try switching to SLS-free shampoos if you don't already - it makes the world of difference for most people x
ReplyDeleteOooh thank you so much! I will google SLSfree shampoo! x
DeleteGood Luck! Deffo something post wise I'm going to keep my eyes on to see how you get on.. :)
ReplyDeleteI recently bought the Redken scalp relief shampoo and the redken natures rescue deep cooling conditioner.. Can't fully comment as haven't used much yet, but I've read good things. :)
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Thank you very much! :) Ah yes, I've heard good things about Redken as well! x
DeleteSuch a good idea to document this on your blog! I hope you get the results you want :) using heat less should definitely have an impact on your hair. xo
ReplyDeleteI figured if I documented it, I would have more chance of sticking to it! ;) haha xx
Deletelovely post. i've grown my hair from a pixie crop to the length it is now (past my boobs) and the best things i did were a) take supplements like cod liver oil tablets, they make a huge difference and b) use a really good conditioning treatment once or twice a week :) definitely agree with trimming it every 6-8 weeks, it really helps!
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Ahhh thank you! Will def look at the supplements!! xx
DeleteI try to grow mine, get bored and cut it all off then try and grow it again lol xx
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