Micro braids thinned hair any suggestions to regain thickness

[Max2004]

I had almost bra strap length hair. I got micro braids and they thinned my hair real bad. I had to cut it back to a little above shoulder. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can thicken my hair back up

 

[Radianthealth]

Micro braids thinned out my hairline terribly...I did a hairline challenge. As far as the hair that is already there, I would suggest a protien treatment, castor oil, MTG or a homeade sulfur oil, and protective styling.

Here is the link to my hairline challenge. Photos are in my signature

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=89518&highlight=hairline

Good Luck!

 

[naturallylovely]

i can see how they can thin out your edges, but how did they out the rest....i wore them 2x last year (before i found the boards) and my hair didnt thin out, but then again I am natural.....

but if you said the braids thinned out your hair, then you cut it....isnt it full again from that major cut???

 

[prettywhitty]

Sometimes braids can thin out the hair because the relaxed hair cannot take the extra weight and it breaks off when you take the braids out. I got braids once and that is what happened. I also had problems with my ends too.

 

[PoeticJustice]

Nioxin Follicle Booster and ORS Temple Balm revived my edges and filled my hairline in very nicely!!

MTG, daily scalp massages, pre-poo and CO a few times more than you usually do should help thicken your hair overall as well. Sorry this happened to you. It happened to me too before I found the boards from micros. Now when I braids, I get 1/2 inch thick med. braids.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Nioxin Follicle Booster and ORS Temple Balm revived my edges and filled my hairline in very nicely!!

MTG, daily scalp massages, pre-poo and CO a few times more than you usually do should help thicken your hair overall as well. Sorry this happened to you. It happened to me too before I found the boards from micros. Now when I braids, I get 1/2 inch thick med. braids.

Ditto to what she said, but now I don't think I will ever get braids since I found this site... no need to get braids....

It will take time to condition and re-grow your hair, just like I'm doing... if you get braids again, you run the risk of pulling hair out your head....trust me I know!

 

[PoeticJustice]

Ditto to what she said, but now I don't think I will ever get braids since I found this site... no need to get braids....

It will take time to condition and re-grow your hair, just like I'm doing... if you get braids again, you run the risk of pulling hair out your head....trust me I know!

Yeah you are very right AtlantaJJ. I only get braids once a year and that's in Dec. My hair responds well to it when it's nice and cold and that's when I use the S-Curl the most (plus MTG). Plus my CO wash is with the conditioner and water in a bottle mixed together. My hair really thanks me during this cold month so it's really more like a treat more than anything else. But I cringe at the thought of micros

 

[KiniKakes]

I recently took braids out myself, and my edges definitely thinned out. I also lost a LOT of hair during the relaxer/wash because i didnt comb my hair out as thoroughly as i should. Anyway.... for my edges, i'll be using MTG and M.N., and i started taking Biotin about a month ago, which has definitely helped to thicken up the strands overall.

Other than that, i'll be continuing to "baby" my hair, ie, wearing protective styles daily, wash/deep conditioning weekly, and combing ONLY once per week.

I expect that my hair should graduallly thicken back up without a problem. BUT.... no more braids for me for a looong while!