Hair splitting way above ends

[v2.0]

I was checking out my shed hairs today and one had a split forming in the middle- not at the end of the hair, but IN THE MIDDLE. Oy vey!

What I am going to do? What should I do? Any recommendations?

 

[yodie]

I have the same problem. What products are you using?

 

[v2.0]

I wash weekly with a moisturizing shampoo or ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo. Then I DC with a protein conditioner (with heat), Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Treatment or Nexxus Eergencee and follow up with a moisturizing conditioner (usually without heat). I rinse out the conditioner and then add leave in- Aphogee Pro-Vitamin leave in and AG Fast Food or Salerm 21. Recently I've been usuing HE LTR leave in instead because I wanted to focus on splits. If I am in the mood I seal with castor oil, coconut oil, or glycerin.

My hair has been breaking off for the last few months, so I've been trying to incorporate more protein into my regimen.

 

[msa]

Hmm. I usually only get those types of splits if I have been handling my hair roughly...yanking a comb through, pulling my hair apart, trying to snap off knots, etc. etc.

 

[yodie]

I wash weekly with a moisturizing shampoo or ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo. Then I DC with a protein conditioner (with heat), Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Treatment or Nexxus Eergencee and follow up with a moisturizing conditioner (usually without heat). I rinse out the conditioner and then add leave in- Aphogee Pro-Vitamin leave in and AG Fast Food or Salerm 21. Recently I've been usuing HE LTR leave in instead because I wanted to focus on splits. If I am in the mood I seal with castor oil, coconut oil, or glycerin.

My hair has been breaking off for the last few months, so I've been trying to incorporate more protein into my regimen.

Were you using these same products and then noticed the splits or are you using these products as a result of the splits?

 

[v2.0]

Were you using these same products and then noticed the splits or are you using these products as a result of the splits?

I'm using these products because of the splits.

 

[Jadore_tay]

I wash weekly with a moisturizing shampoo or ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo. Then I DC with a protein conditioner (with heat), Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Treatment or Nexxus Eergencee and follow up with a moisturizing conditioner (usually without heat). I rinse out the conditioner and then add leave in- Aphogee Pro-Vitamin leave in and AG Fast Food or Salerm 21. Recently I've been usuing HE LTR leave in instead because I wanted to focus on splits. If I am in the mood I seal with castor oil, coconut oil, or glycerin.

My hair has been breaking off for the last few months, so I've been trying to incorporate more protein into my regimen.

Be careful with that protein it caused me to cut off an inch, I thought protein was the answer when it was really moisture.

 

[yodie]

I'm using these products because of the splits.

What were you using before this that may have caused the splits?

I'm asking because I want to see if we've used any of the same products.

 

[v2.0]

What were you using before this that may have caused the splits?

I'm asking because I want to see if we've used any of the same products.

Bacially the same products, but I only used a heavy protein 1-2 weeks before and after a relaxer. I was slacking on using lighter proteins in between those times.

 

[Tamrin]

Protein overload. Reduce the protein increase the moisture.

 

[yodie]

Bacially the same products, but I only used a heavy protein 1-2 weeks before and after a relaxer. I was slacking on using lighter proteins in between those times.

MegaTek, Ovation?
That's what I think may have caused my splits.

 

[LadyPaniolo]

I noticed the same problem in my hair. I thought it might have been caused by the weave needle... I really don't know what has caused it, but it is making me and my hair sad

 

[crazydaze911]

MegaTek, Ovation?
That's what I think may have caused my splits.

Someone else needs to come in here and second this or explain it away - if is MT, 'houston, we have a problem'

 

[ackee walk]

what relaxers are y'all using? what about your daily products? what about your conditioning treatments-- how often are you conditioning and with what?

i had the same problem and i found that it was a combination of two things.

for one, i was not maintaining the proper moisture-protein balance, as i was not moisturizing my hair with the right things. my daily moisturizer was giovanni direct, which was great at first but over time, it was protein overkill to put that on my hair everyday. i would then go crazy deep conditioning with a moisturizing conditioner, still not quite getting that balance right. before you try a protein product in an effort to fix splits, first, trim/dust/cut those splits off (no sense in holding on to them), then once you've gotten that fresh slate, up your moisture game. once your hair feels good and you think you have attained that moisture-protein balance, maintain it w/weekly dc treatments that also contain a balance of moisture and protein and apply a daily moisturizer that doesn't contain much protein at all. at least that is what worked for me. it may not work for you, especially if you are a lady whose hair actually loves lots of protein

now as for the second thing-- i am still trying to figure out the reasons behind it but one thing i know for sure is that texlaxing with no lye relaxers just doesn't agree with my hair. i haven't quite figured out the anatomy of this yet but when i was younger and relaxing bone straight with a no lye relaxer, my hair was ok-- fine and a little thin but no crazy splits in the middle of the strand. when i switched to texlaxing, my hair looked thicker but i suspect that the combination of my hair being very porous, the fact that it is generally harder to keep kinky/curly hair moisturized as compared to straight hair and the calcium hydroxide from no lye relaxers coating my strands making them even harder to moisturize, just made everything worse. i was always battling dryness no matter what i did. it was as though each strand was either on the verge of exploding or actually did explode with tree splits in the middle of the strand.

long story short-- now that i am relaxing a little straighter with a lye relaxer and using a daily moisturizing product that hardly contains protein, i see a big difference.

 

[ackee walk]

I wash weekly with a moisturizing shampoo or ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo. Then I DC with a protein conditioner (with heat), Aphogee 2 Minute Keratin Treatment or Nexxus Eergencee and follow up with a moisturizing conditioner (usually without heat). I rinse out the conditioner and then add leave in- Aphogee Pro-Vitamin leave in and AG Fast Food or Salerm 21. Recently I've been usuing HE LTR leave in instead because I wanted to focus on splits. If I am in the mood I seal with castor oil, coconut oil, or glycerin.

My hair has been breaking off for the last few months, so I've been trying to incorporate more protein into my regimen.

not sure about others but looking more specifically at your post, i definitely think you are using too much protein and that is what is causing your breakage/splits

 

[sydwrites]

I agree with msa, usually this is due to the treatment of the strands, now to get your hair to a point where its stronger and wont necessarily split when handling I would actually up the protein. When I had this problem it was because I was brushing my hair wet, and all I was using was moisturizing conditioners all the time. I'm all natural by the way. I knew wet brushing was bad and did it anyway, but now that I actually add in some protein my hair is stronger. I dont use MT anymore, but I never got any extra splits because of it.

 

[Highly Favored8]

what relaxers are y'all using? what about your daily products? what about your conditioning treatments-- how often are you conditioning and with what?

i had the same problem and i found that it was a combination of two things.

for one, i was not maintaining the proper moisture-protein balance, as i was not moisturizing my hair with the right things. my daily moisturizer was giovanni direct, which was great at first but over time, it was protein overkill to put that on my hair everyday. i would then go crazy deep conditioning with a moisturizing conditioner, still not quite getting that balance right. before you try a protein product in an effort to fix splits, first, trim/dust/cut those splits off (no sense in holding on to them), then once you've gotten that fresh slate, up your moisture game. once your hair feels good and you think you have attained that moisture-protein balance, maintain it w/weekly dc treatments that also contain a balance of moisture and protein and apply a daily moisturizer that doesn't contain much protein at all. at least that is what worked for me. it may not work for you, especially if you are a lady whose hair actually loves lots of protein

now as for the second thing-- i am still trying to figure out the reasons behind it but one thing i know for sure is that texlaxing with no lye relaxers just doesn't agree with my hair. i haven't quite figured out the anatomy of this yet but when i was younger and relaxing bone straight with a no lye relaxer, my hair was ok-- fine and a little thin but no crazy splits in the middle of the strand. when i switched to texlaxing, my hair looked thicker but i suspect that the combination of my hair being very porous, the fact that it is generally harder to keep kinky/curly hair moisturized as compared to straight hair and the calcium hydroxide from no lye relaxers coating my strands making them even harder to moisturize, just made everything worse. i was always battling dryness no matter what i did. it was as though each strand was either on the verge of exploding or actually did explode with tree splits in the middle of the strand.

long story short-- now that i am relaxing a little straighter with a lye relaxer and using a daily moisturizing product that hardly contains protein, i see a big difference.

ITA I just experienced this the other day.

 

[LovingMe87]

what relaxers are y'all using? what about your daily products? what about your conditioning treatments-- how often are you conditioning and with what?

i had the same problem and i found that it was a combination of two things.

for one, i was not maintaining the proper moisture-protein balance, as i was not moisturizing my hair with the right things. my daily moisturizer was giovanni direct, which was great at first but over time, it was protein overkill to put that on my hair everyday. i would then go crazy deep conditioning with a moisturizing conditioner, still not quite getting that balance right. before you try a protein product in an effort to fix splits, first, trim/dust/cut those splits off (no sense in holding on to them), then once you've gotten that fresh slate, up your moisture game. once your hair feels good and you think you have attained that moisture-protein balance, maintain it w/weekly dc treatments that also contain a balance of moisture and protein and apply a daily moisturizer that doesn't contain much protein at all. at least that is what worked for me. it may not work for you, especially if you are a lady whose hair actually loves lots of protein

now as for the second thing-- i am still trying to figure out the reasons behind it but one thing i know for sure is that texlaxing with no lye relaxers just doesn't agree with my hair. i haven't quite figured out the anatomy of this yet but when i was younger and relaxing bone straight with a no lye relaxer, my hair was ok-- fine and a little thin but no crazy splits in the middle of the strand. when i switched to texlaxing, my hair looked thicker but i suspect that the combination of my hair being very porous, the fact that it is generally harder to keep kinky/curly hair moisturized as compared to straight hair and the calcium hydroxide from no lye relaxers coating my strands making them even harder to moisturize, just made everything worse. i was always battling dryness no matter what i did. it was as though each strand was either on the verge of exploding or actually did explode with tree splits in the middle of the strand.

long story short-- now that i am relaxing a little straighter with a lye relaxer and using a daily moisturizing product that hardly contains protein, i see a big difference.

I totally agree with you on the no lye relaxer as far as my hair is concerned. I used to texlax with lye relaxers but when I ended my transition last year I was in a rush and bought the just for me lye relaxer. When I did a trim a couple months ago I seen that I had some splits in the middle of a strand which happened to be the sections where i texlaxed last. I probably don't moisturize enough but I've never seen anything like that before.

 

[v2.0]

MegaTek, Ovation?
That's what I think may have caused my splits.

I was using Dudley's DRC 28.

 

[v2.0]

what relaxers are y'all using? what about your daily products? what about your conditioning treatments-- how often are you conditioning and with what?

i had the same problem and i found that it was a combination of two things.

for one, i was not maintaining the proper moisture-protein balance, as i was not moisturizing my hair with the right things. my daily moisturizer was giovanni direct, which was great at first but over time, it was protein overkill to put that on my hair everyday. i would then go crazy deep conditioning with a moisturizing conditioner, still not quite getting that balance right. before you try a protein product in an effort to fix splits, first, trim/dust/cut those splits off (no sense in holding on to them), then once you've gotten that fresh slate, up your moisture game. once your hair feels good and you think you have attained that moisture-protein balance, maintain it w/weekly dc treatments that also contain a balance of moisture and protein and apply a daily moisturizer that doesn't contain much protein at all. at least that is what worked for me. it may not work for you, especially if you are a lady whose hair actually loves lots of protein

now as for the second thing-- i am still trying to figure out the reasons behind it but one thing i know for sure is that texlaxing with no lye relaxers just doesn't agree with my hair. i haven't quite figured out the anatomy of this yet but when i was younger and relaxing bone straight with a no lye relaxer, my hair was ok-- fine and a little thin but no crazy splits in the middle of the strand. when i switched to texlaxing, my hair looked thicker but i suspect that the combination of my hair being very porous, the fact that it is generally harder to keep kinky/curly hair moisturized as compared to straight hair and the calcium hydroxide from no lye relaxers coating my strands making them even harder to moisturize, just made everything worse. i was always battling dryness no matter what i did. it was as though each strand was either on the verge of exploding or actually did explode with tree splits in the middle of the strand.

long story short-- now that i am relaxing a little straighter with a lye relaxer and using a daily moisturizing product that hardly contains protein, i see a big difference.

Your first paragraph perfectly describes my situation. I am currently textlaxing with a no lye relaxer as well, however, the split that I saw was on relaxed hair.

What moisturizer(s) do you use?

 

[ackee walk]

Your first paragraph perfectly describes my situation. I am currently textlaxing with a no lye relaxer as well, however, the split that I saw was on relaxed hair.

What moisturizer(s) do you use?

jane carter hair nourishing cream