While bleaching your hair can be an exciting change, if it goes wrong, you may end up frustrated with the damage. I understand how it feels to watch your hair break, thin out, and lose its luster because I’ve been there.
But don’t worry—strong, healthy hair growth is possible again. In order to save you from repeating my mistakes, I would like to impart the knowledge I have gained from my personal experience.
You can bring your hair back to life and begin growing the long, gorgeous hair you’ve always desired with a little perseverance, the correct care regimen, and a few helpful tips.
- Find a balance between hydration and restoration
- To be patient and grow natural hair
- Find your hair growth stimulator
- Timely update hair care
- Moisturize more
- Style the damaged part of the length with an ionic hair dryer brush
- Intensive non-stop care
- Find a blogger with hair that has the same properties as mine, only in a gorgeous condition
- Regularly do masks with henna and basma
- Video on the topic
- MY HAIR FELL OUT | mistakes and lessons | after a year
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Find a balance between hydration and restoration
Which makeup products help to repair hair? density, luster, shine, elasticity, and friction-reducing ability. Which makeup hydrates hair like that? dryness, suppleness, resistance to split ends, and softness. I made an effort to get both in my hair. For instance, restorative cream, moisturizing spray, masks, and shampoos.
MISCONCEPT: coloring hair.
Considering the fact that coloring in the salon did not bring me peace of mind (everything washed off after 2 weeks), I took matters into my own hands. Professional paint.
Due to uneven color along the entire length and disorderly quality, the hair was dyed in pieces and lost artificial pigment in pieces. Everything washed off from the severely damaged part of the length. On previously dyed hair (what was not bleached during balayage) the pigment held on stubbornly. It looked something like this: red from the roots, a dark stripe, 20 cm burnt ends.
The situation worsened many times. And became the cause of that three-day depression. For three days I was deciding: to lighten (which is equivalent to murder) the dark stripe across the length or not..
The appropriate choice
To be patient and grow natural hair
It does indeed take a while. It is ugly, indeed. However, it was successful. To be honest, I had already forgotten my hair’s color by 2015. I had spent the previous five to six years dying my hair with whatever I could. I started to wonder what will actually grow. And you have to encourage hair growth in order to learn more quickly.
MISTAKE: Putting a fresh product on your head each day and expecting to gain five centimeters in a month. You want to believe amazing things written in cosmetics reviews, especially when you’re in a terrible mess. Vitamins, miracle products, and mustard masks… I want a speedy outcome and everything at once. Hair loss was the outcome of chaotic stimulation with everything. Nutritionally, healthy skin is self-sufficient. I also went overboard.
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Find your hair growth stimulator
I searched for 1.5 years. I found it. For a long time. But without fatal hair loss and scalp diseases.
I chose one product, for example, a cosmetic lotion or a homemade mask, and used only it for 3-4 weeks. Then I always took a break for 1-2 weeks. The scalp needs to rest. And after a month I looked at the result. Compared photos of hair at the beginning of the course and at the end. Measured with a measuring tape.
I came to the conclusion that the once widely used bay essential oil does not help me, even if you pray to it, from mustard masks on the scalp the ends of my hair inexplicably dry out (and so on), but the mint essential oil, which no one has noticed, is perfect
Popular hair growth stimulants. Comparison.
Error: overindulging in makeup for hair nourishment. Professional makeup, particularly restorative makeup, tends to build up in hair quickly. particularly in hair that is damaged. Particularly with my hair being so loose. This is a surefire recipe for brittle ends and length stagnation.
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Timely update hair care
Shampoo designed for deep cleaning should be used to remove cosmetics that have accumulated excessively. How frequently you observe your hair will reveal your personal experience. You can use the same (or different) products and get a silky cut again after deep cleaning. My SHGO experience.
Error: not enough water intake.
I only get true hydration from really potent products. like those that are applied in dire circumstances. Additionally, I only used them when the ends were already wildly crunchy and protruding in all directions. It was beneficial. Up to the third or second hair wash. Then it was back to crunching. Once more, a haircut. Once more, the spellbinding length slightly below the shoulders.
The appropriate choice
Moisturize more
Use the SOS product continuously rather than waiting until the ends crunch once more. Once a week, not once every two to three months. The length took off because of this! Using Kaaral Professional to moisturize
MISTAKE: not styling hair that is damaged.
Straighteners and hair dryers ruin hair when used for styling. Is that correct? That being said, you shouldn’t annoy them any more. My hair deteriorated even more quickly without using a hair dryer for styling.
The appropriate choice
Style the damaged part of the length with an ionic hair dryer brush
First of all, damaged hair will eventually need to be chopped off. Furthermore, using a hair dryer brush to smooth them will prolong their life in a reasonably good state, as healthy hair has not yet reached the appropriate length.
ERROR: Maintaining healthy hair is far simpler than taking care of damaged hair.
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Intensive non-stop care
It turned out that my hair still needs the same things whether it is completely bleached or covered in a layer of henna for protection; it just looks much better. Nobody has thrown off the hydration-restoration balance.
MISTAKE: repeat after the blogger.
This is a general formulation.
Previously, it was like this for me: I read a review of some spray / mask, look at a photo of beautiful hair after using this product and think: "Yes! That"s it, that it will definitely help me!» I"m looking for this product, I can"t find it in my city, I order it online, pay for delivery, wait a month or two for it to be delivered, I use it and… nothing. My hair doesn"t become as beautiful as the author"s.
Who is to blame? Author of the review? No. I myself.
Another person"s hair is another person"s hair. Of a different structure and quality. In a different environment. A person washes it with different water. And so on. So why should this spray/mask give exactly the same result on my hair?
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After a failed bleaching attempt, long hair grows back with patience, care, and an understanding of what went wrong. There are methods to assist your hair in healing and thriving, such as reducing the use of heat styling, deep conditioning treatments, and attention to scalp health. Acquiring knowledge from typical errors such as excessive processing and neglecting to protect your hair can avert further harm and encourage robust development. It is possible to revitalize your hair and encourage it to grow back strong and long by selecting the appropriate products and adhering to a gentle regimen consistently.
Find a blogger with hair that has the same properties as mine, only in a gorgeous condition
The environment makes things more difficult. Yes, it is valuable and significant to learn from other hair enthusiasts. particularly if you understand how to filter it. However, success is not guaranteed in this instance either. My experience has taught me to purchase new items in smaller quantities rather than in full sizes. Additionally, the more products you try with various compositions, the more you’ll grasp how each works on your own hair. And additional reviews become superfluous. When you decide to purchase a new product, you examine its ingredients to determine whether you really need it. How to interpret a cosmetic’s ingredient list.
MIStake: turning down henna.
My interest in henna masks began when I noticed that bleaching had harmed the ends. And eventually, my hair got so good that I started to overvalue them and my potential in their absence. My four months of not doing basma and henna masks had a terrible effect on them. There was a natural looseness to the structure. And this is how the elasticity and shine are lacking.
The appropriate choice
Regularly do masks with henna and basma
The hair gradually reverted to its original state as one mask after another. How I use Khadi Natural hair color
MISTAKE: giving up.
I feel like I’ve done everything I could to make my hair perfect, so why is it still not perfect? Why is the entire length of it frizzy?
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Step | Advice |
1 | Trim the damaged ends regularly to prevent breakage. |
2 | Use a deep conditioning mask once a week to restore moisture. |
3 | Avoid heat styling tools to reduce further damage. |
4 | Switch to sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner for gentler care. |
5 | Take hair growth vitamins or supplements for added strength. |
6 | Massage your scalp regularly to improve blood circulation. |
7 | Be patient; healthy hair growth takes time and consistent care. |
After a failed bleaching attempt, growing long hair requires persistence and patience. It’s critical to concentrate on preventing additional damage and feeding your hair with the appropriate products.
Knowing what went wrong in the past can help you choose better treatments going forward and help you avoid repeating the same mistakes. The regrowth process will be aided by protective styles, deep conditioning, and routine trimming.
Recovering is a gradual process, remember. Your hair will revert to its natural strength and length with the appropriate care and some time, giving you the long, healthy locks you’ve always wanted.