Help, hair looks and feels like crap

RozettaStone · 08-18-2007, 10:42 PM

My hair was THE BEST it's ever been last week. I've been CG three months and hair was getting steadily better and after some recent DTs had made huge strides! Then I had my roots done on Thursday. As advised here, I waited til today to CO-wash and condition and style. It feels terrible -- about the way it felt before I went CG and had poofy frizzy dull straw hair from all the SLS and heavy protein stuff I'd been using.
Am I looking at another three-month recovery after just *root* coloring?? What do you do after coloring to help get your hair back in shape? I'm holding off on doing any DTs for a few more days (as advised). And some folks say I shouldn't use any oils even then because it'll pull out my color. It's so frustrating because I was so happy with my hair last week. Any advice appreciated cuz I'm bummed!

Annika · 08-18-2007, 11:48 PM

I had that happen after my first color after going CG too. Last time I didn't shampoo to get the color out, but rinsed like a maniac and co-washed twice. Afterwards my hair felt just as it did before, soft and healthy. That said, I don't technically *color* my hair, I highlight it, so there's no risk of stripping the color. I don't know what immediate co-washes would do to freshly colored hair.

missy60 · 08-19-2007, 12:22 PM

If you just colored your roots you can do a deep treatment on the ends. Just dont get it on the roots. I do that all the time after coloring my roots. Sometimes I put it up in a high pony tail and apply it to the ends that way overnight.