Q&A for How to Repair Damaged, Curly Hair

You don't need to wash your curly hair every day. The most you need to wash curly hair is every other day. It's okay to go a day or two between washings.

After you wash and condition your hair, apply a leave-in condition to your curls to add moisture and protect them.

Before you apply heat to your hair, you should use a heat protectant product. Also, be sure that the temperature of the iron is not too high for your hair.

How often do you apply heat to your hair? It is important to avoid applying heat too often. Also, make sure that you're always using a heat protectant product before applying heat to protect your waves. You should also get trims often.

Make sure to keep your hair healthy and hydrated! You can do this best by applying a leave-in conditioner a few times a week and not shampooing your hair every day. There are also curl creams that you can buy at the grocery store that will help lock in moisture to keep your curls soft and healthy.

First, temporarily stop using heat and chemicals to style your hair. It may feel like a sacrifice, but it's only temporary. Next, add deep conditioning treatments and oils to your hair routine. Cut your use of shampoo to once or twice a week, and instead rely on just conditioner to keep your hair clean and nourished. Make sure that you're using a leave-in conditioner for added moisture, and keep your hair accessories to soft options like hair wraps. Finally, use a curl cream to minimize your frizz.

Remember that heat is your enemy, oils are your best friends, protective styles are life savers, and shampoo 3 times a week, or less. Water, a good diet, and exercise will help you hair grow in healthy too.

Try smoothing on a lightweight oil like argan oil and following with curl cream. You may get best results from buying a gel for curly hair and mixing it with a regular curl cream. Once you apply the product, lightly scrunch your hair and then let your curls form naturally. Don't separate the curls or comb it anymore once it starts to dry. Separating the curls will create frizzies.

The hair that falls out in the shower are strands of loose hair which would fall out anyway. This is normal. To have less hair fall out during your shower, causing a mess, brush your hair before you get into the shower.

If you have naturally curly hair, your curls will come back. When you cut your hair, your curls will grow back in better because there will be less weight holding them down.

I am also a 13 and have the same problem. I have just started the Curly Girl Method and am trying it out, wikiHow has an article about it here .

Get a trim and cut off the damaged ends. Also, use products that suit your hair type.

Some hair breakage is normal, but if you find that it's happening more frequently, start by changing your styling habits until you get a chance to go in to visit a stylist. Stop heat styling, and add a deep conditioner to your routine. Choose hair products that prevent breakage. Most likely, you will need to get a hair cut to remove the damaged parts of your hair because once your hair starts experiencing breakage, the damage continues to work it's way up the shaft. (Think about a frayed yarn - if you don't cut off the damaged area and seal it, then the fraying continues to destroy that piece of yarn.)

Start fresh. Get a trim and use coconut oil for growth after the trim.

I would recommend scrunching your hair with your fingers and some gel or strong hair spray. This will encourage all of your hair to curl and stay curled throughout the day.

Depends on the treatment. Most storebought ones have instructions on that. Some treatments are applied to dry hair and left in there for some period (overnight, an hour, a few minutes, etc.), then you wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner. Some, like deep conditioners, you can use instead of regular conditioner a couple of times a week. Then there are leave-in treatments that you can put in your hair after washing and towel-drying.

Stop using gel and find a deep cleanser designed to reduce buildup in your hair. That should go a long way to getting your hair back to its original texture.

It depends on the time it takes your hair to grow. The hair that is already damaged is not going to recover (that's not how it works), instead the hair that is going to grow (if treated properly) will be healthy. Normally hair transitions last several months.

Try brushing your hair when it is soaking wet and apply your products as soon as you get out of the shower. Allow your hair to air-dry and do not to touch your hair too much, since that can break up your curl pattern. Plait your hair before you go to sleep or get a silk/satin pillowcase.