Possibly. I pull my hair back A LOT so i can't give you too much advise there. The bad part is that when i pull my hair back i pull it back TIGHT. I know it's bad too.ironically it's the black part of my hair that breaks off (in the front) =( the back is never breaking off, it's actually the longest part of my hair and grows the fastest!
Do you think that pulling it back constantly for a year (puff) could have put stress on the hairline??
sure, you can add me.
Yes, I think it is. No matter how much you protect your hair, some breakage will happen in the regular comings and goings of life cuz nothing lasts forever! Happens to everybody methinks. That's just life. However your goal is to minimize breakage, esp that which is caused by "user error" on your part. A little common sense, patience, a lighter hand, and more knowledge/acceptance of your texture and what it does all helps to minimize breakge, but some will occur just like no matter how careful you are w/ you nails, eventually (at least) one will break.
ShrugYa win some, ya lose some....but breaking even or better yet coming out ahead is the goal!
Breakage is a totally normal part of the hair growth experience. It's when it becomes excessive that one should be alarmed. I firmly believe that most of the women on this forum who have adopted healthy hair processes do not suffer as much breakage as women who do not, but we seem to be the ones to overreact to it.
Welcome and thanks for posting this thread. I know breakage had been my bane for months, but my hair is still growing and pretty thick, so I discovered that I shed about 20 hairs a day and suffer 10-30 breaks. For me I think it's normal for what I've experienced and the growth I've gained. Remember, everyone's shedding and breakage experiences are as unique as each one's hair strands. Watch your patterns, measure your progress and continue your HHP (healthy hair practices).
I couldn't have said it better myself.
) That's why I come up on threads like this whenever I see them. Nobody should be afraid and stressing over normal human body functions.
I totally agree with your whole post.The FEAR about breakage and shedding is just going to the other extreme. Many people have this fear cuz there's always someone w/ a "HELP!!!! my hair is melting" thread. That keeps people really on edge (if you'll pardon my pun
I know we want healthy long hair, but this fear is quite unhealthy IMHO and part of it is because people constantly spread falsehoods about the matter. JMHO of course.
. Well alrighty then!
I totally agree with your whole post.
Especially about the spreading falsehoods. I don't think they mean any real harm but their freaking people out. I can remember this one thread where people were saying they lost like 4 or 5 hairs in the shower right.....well later someone did like a spinoff about those drain hair catchers and how much hair actually goes down the drain. I was sitting there thinking.....i bet these people loosing 5 hairs don't even have drain catchers and they really don't realize how much shed hair and breakage goes down that drain.
Another time i wrote about how I don't shampoo frequently because I get the most breakage when I shampoo. Well of course there were those that couldn't relate because they don't ever get breakage
, so i thank the lordddd.
you're freakin lucky! obviously you have your protein/moisture balance to the T! I think it's that combo you use! It's perfectly balanced! I'm going to start co-washing again when this weather stops actin so silly.lol i think i only get one piece of hair in the sink IF THAT! and im texlaxed and bleached, now you knowww thats a recipe for breakage
lol i think i only get one piece of hair in the sink IF THAT! and im texlaxed and bleached, now you knowww thats a recipe for breakage
erplexed The key therefore to minimize this shedding is moisture as previously pointed out.
