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I have been straightening my hair since December or January last year. I also highlighted it once and it was still soft and there was not any frizz. I went to get it highlighted again around April and they bleached my whole hair by accident. It finally began to look a little dried out, but only a little bit of frizz. In July I realized how ugly the color of my hair actually looked with my skin tone and eyebrows, so I tried to dye it back to my natural color at a hair place. They made it extremely dark and there was even green! So, two days later, I went to another place and they fixed it. I love the color and all, but now it is incredibly dry and it is beginning to get frizzy. I've dried the garnier fructise deep conditioning treatment, VO5 hot oil treatment, and today I tried the mayonnaise thing. Before the mayonnaise conditioning, I saw no improvement. My hair no longer looks as dried out as it did, but it is continues to look dry, frizzy, and plus I have split ends. I have stopped straightening it and I don't blow dry it. Is there any way that I can get it back to being soft and non-frizzy? Also, when my hair all grows out, will it be soft with no frizz again or will it be damaged? (link)
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I've been exactly where you are now. I had highlights and lowlights two to three times a year and straightened it twice a week for nearly two years and my hair was so dry and brittle it was getting shorter by itself.
Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is abandon the straighteners for a while. Although there are lots of shampoos and conditioners out there who promise to stop split ends etc, once the damage is done, it cannot be fixed and from there the only thing you can do is prevent the new growth from going the same way.
Try and manage without the hair straighteners. It might look unpleasent to begin with but after a week or two, it will start to look a lot better. You will begin to notice your hair feels softer in around a month or two, as long as you take care of it. Use a moisturising shampoo and Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Conditioner (best hair care product out there. I swear by it). Wash your hair twice a week, do NOT towel dry hair because this can damage it further. Dry on a medium heat setting and use something to protect against heat damage unless you use a mousse, which does this anyway.
Try to wash your hair only two-three times a week, as the more hair is washed, the worse it can get due to the stripping of natural oils from the hair.
If you're concerned about the frizz then you need to try some frizz control products until you find one that suits your hair. I eventually found that Wella Firm Hold Shock Waves Mousse, combined with SunSilk Frizz Control Cream (the green one) works well on my hair. If you want to give these a try, use the serum after lightly blow drying your hair so it is still wet but not dripping as much. Start at the scalp and massage in, as frizz control starts at the roots. Follow the instructions on the bottle for the rest of the hair. Blow dry until it is still wet but not dripping. Use a COMB to untangle any knots. Start at the bottom of the hair and work your way up. Then apply a generous amount of mousse. Comb through again and blow dry with the nozzle pointing down all the time.
I also find it helps to immediately tie my hair back in a loose pony tail after drying. I leave it like that for an hour or two and then when I take it out, my hair is full bodied, without being fluffy and has a deep wave.
Give that a try and if it doesn't work, don't lose hope. When hair has been badly damaged, it can take a while to give it back its life and as soon as your hair has grown out a bit, you will need to have it cut to get rid of some of the split ends that make it frizzy. You WILL notice a difference but it will take a couple of months at most for your hair to feel any better and I will warn you now, if you use your hair straighteners at any point, even once over the next year, it will undo everything you will be working for. It's tough but I've not touched my straighteners in nearly a year and the difference is incredible.
I really hope that you find something to work for you.
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