My First French Braid

I was at the salon last Saturday to get my ends trimmed and my hairdresser did this lovely French braid. I never had a French braid before and I absolutely loved it!

 

New length pictures for January 2014 will be up soon.

New Products Based on my Hair Analysis

So here are my new products which I'm using now. The fat ingredients are the recommended ones.

Basler Protein Haarkur (German salon brand)

This is a protein treatment for fine, porous and stressed hair.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-37, Ceteareth-30, Amodimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Quaternium-91, Citric Acid, Isopropyl Alcohol, Cera Alba, Parfum, Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Cetrimonium Methosulfate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Propylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, CI 16255, Sodium Sulfate, CI 47005

 

Basler Aleosan Stutenmilch Haarkur (German salon brand)

This is a treatment for dry, porous hair and sensitive scalp.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Cetyl Alcohol, Mare Milk, Cetrimonium Chloride, Behentrimonium Chloride, Ceteareth-25, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cocamide MIPA, Isopropyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Parfum, Methylparaben, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, BHT, Propylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Eugenol

 

L'Oreal Nature's Therapy Mega Moisture Nurturing Creme

This is a treatment for very dry, chemically processed hair

Ingredients:

Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Amodimethicone, Cetyl Esters, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium PCA, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Trideceth-12, Sunflower Seed Oil, Hexyl Cinnamal, Chlorhexidine, Dihydrochloride, Cetrimonium Chloride, Yellow 5.

Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Moisture Mist

This is a hydrating spray for hair and body.

Ingredients:

Water, Propylene Glycol, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Plankton Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Hedychium Coronarium (White Ginger) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium PCA, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-4, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Methylpropanediol, Lactic Acid , Bisamino PEG/PPG-41/3 Aminoethyl PG-Propyl Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Hydroxycitronellal

Udo Walz Keratin Spruehkur (German brand)
This is a pray leave-in for stressed to damaged hair.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Polyquaternium-16, Polyquaternium-6, Soluble Collagen, Triticum Vulgare (Bran Extract), Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Silk, Trideceth-9, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-5 Ethylhexanoate, Parfum, Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Panthenol, VP/VA Copolymer, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional.

My Hair Analysis Results

I have a feeling that this post is going to be the most important post I have ever written for this blog in all these years.
A couple of weeks ago I had sent some of my shedded hair strands to the US to have it analyzed by GoosefootPrints. Well I did already knew my hair is in pretty bad shape but I have to admit that I was a bit shocked when I finally got my results.

Here's the sad truth:
Hair strand thickness: medium
Hair elasticity dry: normal
Hair elasticity wet: low
Porosity: low at the roots, mostly normal to porous in the middle, porous to extremly porous on the ends

My hair is extremely dehydrated and needs protein!

What does this mean for me:
I had my ends trimmed at the salon last week (about 1")
I will go back to oiling my hair with coconut oil before washing it (something I used to do religiously but have neglected lately).
I will add honey to my conditioners and treatments
I won't comb my hair when it's wet (only gentle finger-combing)
I will only use products that has the recommended ingredients

It took me a couple of days to search through all the information this analysis provided and search for products with the recommended ingredients. That was a tough job mainly because it can sometimes be difficult to find full ingredients lists of products online.

However I did manage to find a couple of products (two of them had been on my wishlist for a while anyway) and I will introduce them to you soon.
In the meantime I have even found some more which is a good thing because you know how it is when you have found that one product that could be your holy grail and than it gets discontinued.

If you have problems finding the right products for your hair and you don't feel like spending years trying them all I highly recommend to invest the money. It's really as fair price for what you get in return. Of course there aren't any guarantees that these new products will work magic on my hair but right now I think my hair can't get much worse so it's always worth a try. I don't have anything to loose.

To see the full analysis click on the pictures below to inlarge them!