How to Tell if It's Hair Breakage or Just Shedding

Oh I see my Bulb..Thank you its just Shedding!!!

Well moisture, trimming ends and putting hair in protective styles that are low manipulative will help stop breakage.

Protective styling is also great for allowing your hair to grow.  The less we put our hands in our hair the more of a break you are giving your hair and allowing it to grow.

Now when it comes to shedding when you  unravel your protective style there may be lots of hair shedding.

DONT FREAK OUT.......This is expected to happen.   WHY well think about it we loose 50-100 sheds a day.  Now if you have a protective style and hold it for 2 weeks, 3 weeks thats 700 sheds for 2 weeks or 1050 sheds for 3 weeks.  So that big ball you get when you unravel your hair.  Its ok that is just normal.


Now a quick note how to determine breakage from shedding is important  but quick and easy.

Take a Black paper, black clothe anything  and you are going to look for the bud on the end of the hair.  Because it is slightly white but transparent it is easier to find on a black background.

 

If you find the Bulb on the end of the hair like the above diagram congrats its just shedding which again is natural and will occur.

But if you find split ends, broken pieces of hair then its breakage and the amount of breakage is important.  It will let you know if hey I need a trim or OH NO THERE IS SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS GOING ON HERE.

I would recommend you read my following blog post about Hair breakage. If the Matter is just too serious and you alone are unable to fix the issue I recommend you find a well educated Natural hair stylist to help you find a regimen that will put you back on the path of a Healthy hair journey.

Hair Breakage break down

Ok so lets talk Hair Breakage.

There are 3 Zones of Hair Breakage

Zone 1 aka Green Zone: Healthy hair (Balanced)

Breakage usually occurs during intense styling episodes.

5 or less on a non wash day and 10 or less broken hairs on a wash day

Zone 2 aka Yellow Zone: Moderate Breakage 

This is the intermediate stage between healthy, unbroken and severe damage. 
 Zone 2 occurs usually occurs do to neglected or misdiagnosed hair ( meaning if you have over protein your hair or vs have a moisture overload)

less than 10 to 15 breakage occur on a non wash day and less than 15 to 20 breakage on a wash day

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Zone 3 aka Red Zone:  Severe Breakage

Damage has gone unresolved in previous stages, or Chemical treatments such as Permanent Color or relaxing hair can cause a Zone 1 to become a Zone 3 almost overnight.

More than 10-15 breakage occur on a non wash day... Hair is all over sink, back of shirt etc.
More than 15-20 breakage on a wash day.

Ultimately there will be some cutting required to usher the balance back to healthy in Zone 3.

Which Zone are YOU???????

All my information was obtained By "The Science of Black Hair"

Brought that Kinky Back ...YEP

I brought My sexy back!!

Im sure my hubby loved my straight hair but child it was so time to bring my kinky back!!! I missed my curls!!!

I washed and deep conditioned my hair used Herbal essence Hello Hydration (LOVE IT) Then I just separated and flat two strand twisted my hair!  I used my leave in conditioner Shea butter cantu and olive oil to seal that moisture in!!

Keeping Moisture

Okay Natural beauties and Gents, we all know that moisture is KEY for our Curls and coils! Water as you know, that High Quality H2O (lol in my best Waterboy voice) is our best source of moisture.  Now to say additional products such as leave in conditioners or aloe vera are just as good.  But if you would simple add water to your hair before going to bed, in the morning your hair will be refreshed and moisturized having set all night just enjoying that H2O ( of course under and bonnet or scarf) . This method is best know as the Green house effect.  



Now to seal that moisture in so it stays put and doesn't leave too quickly you are going to want to seal that moisture in and to do that we use oils.

Best oils are:
Jojoba oil
Coconut oil
Olive oil
 Argan oil

Why because these oil are small enough to go into the shaft of the hair to seal inside the hair but also seal the outside and protect your hair shaft.  Sebum the oil that our scalp naturally produces Jojoba oil is: non greasy; moisturizing hair oil. This oil is closest to your natural hair oil, sebum that is produced by the sebaceous gland.


Another option would be the Bagging Method.  This will Intel you using just leave in or condtioner on your hair at night and covering your hair with a plastic bag or cap  or Just bagging your ends of your hair if you are noticing slipt ends or dry ends.and then covering the plastic cap or bag with a scarf. 

 Bagging Method on Just the ends of 

your hair

Bagging Method on Your entire Head

Trying for a Healthy me .....weight loss

So I have been doing Weight watchers now for about one year.....I have lost a total of 17.2lbs.  Its so low because all I was doing was learning to change my eating habits and not working out faithfully.  Now I did go walking here and there but not at a rate to help me lose weight.

So I decided to throw my weight number out here and make myself accountable via this blog.  So you all can make me accountable and say....girl where is that weight update lol.

I am also going to take a pic tonight and upload it.  Now I will be nice and not just wear a sports bra....ewww who needs to see my rolls :O.

Im want to state I am not doing this too fit into a size 0 or look good to other people...NO NO NO and I am most certainly not doing this to be accepted as perfect fit in the worlds eyes.  We and I do mean we as in even Super Models are not perfect!!  We are imperfect aka Normal.  I am doing this because I need to, I want to and I must in order to live longer, enjoy your life with my better half and to see my children future.

My family on my mothers side has heart problems. I'm talking in the past 10 years I have lost 4 cousins under of the age of 40 one be 24 years old whom have died because of congestive heart failure..aka the heart attack.  I fear if I continue living my life as such this will be my demise.  And lords will I can stop this with walking, aerobics, kinect (lol don't doubt dance central or zumba LOL).

SO here we go.
2013. Jan 2
Weighted in @........266.8lbs Im 5'10...............................eeewwww  uuugghhh I cant believe I just typed that.  I so want to delete this so Im signing off while I still have the nerve to post this.