My Hair is Completely Destroyed!

[RockStarMom]

In January I dyed my hair dark brown, and in February I dyed the front 2 inches blonde. It took a while to get it the right color, but I got it.
Then on Thursday I went to get all my hair dyed blonde. The guy lightened it 3 times, then added color, and it was this horrible dark blonde with orange undertones. So yesterday I lightened it myself and added color and ended up with a pale orange. Then I just did it again, and got the same result. And I just tried to brush my hair and it's breaking off in clumps. If you have advice, please give it, but I don't think there's anything to do at this point except wait for the damaged parts to grow out.

[texasnurse3]

The only thing I can think of to try is to keep your hair saturated in coconut oil at all times. I normally do a light coating of it the night before a wash, but in your case I think slathering your hair from root to tip in it won't hurt anything. It's the best moisturizing treatment I know of. Or maybe do that first, and then a commercial hair mask on top of it? And you'll need a way to protect it from being pulled on. If a braid is possible, that's my first suggestion. If not, maybe a shower cap or something like that for the night at least.

Good luck! I'll definitely be sending hair repair vibes your way!

[loon13]

I agree that your hair needs lots and lots of moisture. If not coconut oil then maybe olive oil. At night I would suggest a satin pillowcase or satin sleep cap/scarf to protect it. The Long Hair Community is a great place to get ideas about deep moisturizing treatments for your hair and just general good ways to get healthy hair. At that forum, a few years ago, there was a woman who wrote about a perm disaster and she was able to help it with a lot of moisture treatments.