Log InFixing Hair Disasters - by Editor
Sometimes beauty treatments can do more harm than good. Find out how to set right, hair treatments gone wrong and more.
Simona got her hair coloured and in about a week her hair appeared dry like straw. Her bad hair not only earned her rude remarks but also got her confidence level dropping down to an all time low. Had it not been for her cousin who gave her some heart lifting advice on how to fix her hair, her hair would have remained a disaster. Fashion and beauty trends keep changing all the time. When streaks become a fad we see many heads streaked in different hues. If your favourite sports, movie or TV star sports a certain hair style you too may follow suit. But many a times the hair colour or cut may not suit you or worse, the chemicals used in styling may end up having adverse effects on your hair. After a bad hair job all you can think of is, what do I do to fix my hair to like it was before? If you do not have helpful cousins, read on to turn bad hair days into I love my hair days.
When straightening goes messy
You loved the results of your straightened and wanted to kiss the mirror. But after the first wash you met with a rude awakening. Your straight hair had turned dry, wavy and frizzy. You would not dream of stepping out of the house with such hair. Wearing a cap for months is not the solution. Here are some quick solutions for undesired straight hair.Quick Fix
- Get a hair cut that decreases the volumised look
- Get hot oil massage done every week
- Get hair protein treatment every month
- Get a hair cut done every two- three months
- Apply some leave-in conditioner every time you wash your hair
- Use shampoo for dry damaged hair
- Oil your hair every alternate day. Oiling hair before turning in for the night is helpful
- Apply Aloe Vera gel before washing your hair
- Tie a pony tail if you feel your hair is unruly.
- Wear a bandana to cover your mane and look stylish
- Do not get any chemical treatments done for the next six months.
When your perm looks like a nest
You got bored of your poker straight hair and wished you would have curls dangling all over your shoulders. Every time you use rollers on your hair, you are showered with compliments. You wished deep inside your heart that if these curls would stay with you forever, it would change your life. So you got your hair permed. Within a few days your mane has split ends; it is dry and turned frizzy. Soon hair fall began. You started tying your hair in a bun in the hopes that it would hide your disastrous hair. Alas, a strand or two would just spring out of nowhere. If your hair is simply driving you up the wall, get some relief from the chemical treatment gone wrong. Use the tips given below and reach out to healthy hair.Quick Fix
- Trim your hair to avoid split-ends
- Get hot oil treatment done every week
- Get deep conditioning done every ten days
- Ask your doctor for a prescription to control hair fall
- Use a shampoo for dry and damaged hair
- Oil your hair before turning in for the night every alternate day
- Avoid blow drying
- Wear a wig if the damage is too hard to handle. Buy something that suits your personality
When your hair colour is a shock
After fantasising yourself in that lovely hair shade a zillionth time you finally got your hair coloured. But horrors of horror it turned out an absolute mess. It doesn't look like the picture you had seen. Follow these tips to save yourself of questions you do not want to answer.Quick Fix
- Avoid bleaching you hair again
- Avoid applying henna on coloured hair. It makes hair brittle
- Find a shade very close to your natural hair colour
- Choose a dark brown shade if nothing else helps
- Opt for an ammonia-free hair colour
- Consult a credible hair stylist before the second round of hair colouring
- Before colouring your hair get a strand test done. You do not want to repeat the same mistake again
- Oil your hair regularly after the treatment.
- Avoid getting chemical treatments at least for six months
- Get regular protein treatments
- Use shampoo and conditioner for coloured hair
When a hair cut goes wrong
There is very little you can do to turn around a bad hair cut. But there is hope. Read on to find some helpful tips that can rid you off an embarrassing cut.Quick Fix
- Consult an experienced hair stylist for giving another cut
- Wear a cap when you move out
- Wear a bandana till your hair grows back
- Use clips to pin up hair neatly
- Buy a wig if you have a social event and you want to look your best
When you have burnt hair
This can be really tragic. Burning hair with chemicals or fire can only be helped with a hair cut. In case the locks are at a higher end or near the forehead you will need these ideas to cover them up.- Try on a bandana
- Get a haircut done
- Wear scarves. There is a huge variety available in markets
- Use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner
- Use a leave-in conditioner everyday to soothe hair
- Oil your hair regularly
When you have dead hair
Dead hair is a result of using excessive chemicals and hair styling products. To prevent your mane from being dead here are some life saving fixes.Quick Fix
- Oil your hair regularly
- Use a shampoo and conditioner for dry and damaged hair
- Avoid blow drying hair
- Avoid chemical treatments
- Avoid applying henna for six months
- Apply egg mask every week
When you have chewing gum in your hair
This may be an accident or not. But there are some very easy ways to get out of this one without chopping off your beloved tresses.Quick Fix
- Apply coconut oil on the area. The gum will slide easily
- Apply some moisturising cream on it, if you are out
Did you ever have a hair disaster? How did you fix it? Do you think chemical hair treatments are the only way to look beautiful? To share your experiences, views, and tips, click here.
Name: Shalini
City: Mumbai
Comments: This is really helpful. Hair straightening is a rage and many girls and even boys hair are victim to the illeffects of chemicals. Straightening hair again and again damages them. People feel if they have straightened their hair they do not have to worry at all. Infact after a treatment one has to be doubly careful about their hair. At least for six months one should use the right shampoo for straightened hair and condition it regularly. After a chemical treatment hair loses flexibility and becomes fragile. One has to make sure that hair is provided all the nutrition it requires to prevent it from becoming dry and leading to hair fall
Name: Bushra
City: Delhi
Comments: I visited a very wellknown salon expert to get myself a new hair style. The salon expert promised me a great look. But after the highlight job and the hair cut I was looking miserable. I spent about 4500 for ruining my healthy hair. It was a complete disaster. As much as I tried I could not do much. I coloured my hair black again. Yet the hair cut was awful. It looked like my hair were bit and no trimmed. So before you go to any expert please check their background. Find somebody who has got styling done from them. It is better to check styles before the makeover and find if it suits your personality and face.
Name: Annie
City: Mumbai
Comments: I was just going to get a hair rebonding job and I happened to read this article. It is definitely making me think otherwise. I will now find about what chemical the expert is using and even take all possible precautions to keep my hair healthy. And if I find that the chemicals aren´t good for my hair I may even not get my hair straightened. It is no big deal that I have to do what everyone is doing. Straight hair is a rage but I am not going to sacrifice my beautiful hair for a passing trend. I remember the time when a nasty boy in school stuck chewing gum in my hair. I had to cut 4 inches. I hate him till today. I was really scared and now I can´t make my hair a victim with my own hands and spend so much money too. All I wish is beautiful hair and there are many other ways to get that.
Name: chantal
City: kitchener
Comments: omg i had like bleach blonde hair and tried to go one shade up, IT TURNED REDISH BROWN :S idk what happened, but it looks terrible idk what to do, i was gunnna bleach it but youyr advice kept me from doing that THANKKK YOU
Name: Orlaith
City: Dublin
Comments: I had a natural ashy blonde hairtone all my life but about a week ago I visited a local hairdresser, after telling me my hair is too dark to be dyrd a lighter shade of blonde (it so wasnt!! Avril Lavegne anyone..?)so she advised me to take a chocolate brown coulor. I agreed after seeing the coulor on a coulor card, it was a penelope cruiz coulor, she put a violet base then a chocolate brown coulor over, i now look like barney, terrible redish purple hair coulor. Id do anything to go back to my blonde locks. ANYONE please help me. .:(
Name: Samantha
City: Ottawa
Comments: I started off with natural dirty blonde hair. The first time I died it, it was a light brown and it looked very nice. Then i tried bleaching it... well that was a mistake. I had to bleach my hair about three times to get it blonde. My hair looked okay, but it was pretty burnt and dry. I tried dying the underside of my hair black, and it turned blue and somehow got mixed in with the outerside of my hair. I then died my whole head blackish blue. It faded and eventually turned grey. That´s when I decided to go get professional help. They helped get my hair back to it´s original colour, and they gave me on oil treatement to help fix my damaged hair. It cost over 200 dollars, but it helped.
Name: imran
City: thane (mumbai)
Comments: are u fixing hair clip or gulu tayp pls. contc. me
Name: shabana
City: Nasik
Comments: I love to read the tips, complains, solutions for each type of questions. Now My Question is. I am 28 yrs old married working woman. I am facing huge hair fall since last month. I am using Ayur Shampoo & massage with warm coconut oil. I wash my hair twice a week. I am having thin hair from my childhood. But noe the hair problem is increasing. I am also facing dandruff problem. My hair are very smooth & soft. I want to grow long & thick pls tell me some homemade solution. Thanks.
Name: Tripti Katyal
City: Delhi
Comments: Hi, I hv gone for hair rebonding last yr(on 05.08.07) from Schwarzkopf Professionals. My hair are really very fluffy & bouncee. It lasted for 68 months. I was satisfied with the hair rebonding from that Saloon. Since its going to be 1 yr, my hair have started looking the same as they were before rebonding. Can I go again for the same? Or I should avoid it since it involves chemicals? If i want to straightrebond my hair, what should I do? Plz help me in this.
Name: Lila
City: Fallon
Comments: I went to a new hair salon I´d never tried yesterday and ended up with the worst haircut of my life ( asked for a 2 inch trim and a few long layers and got an 8 12 cut with tons of layers) and a dye job that looks like a really bad home job. My tip watch your stylist closely and repeat and demonstrate how much you want cut over and over
Name: imran
City: thane (mumbai)
Comments: am using hair clip week
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Name: pooja
City: faridabad
Comments: same day of rebonding my hair are looking like a straw broom
Name: victoria
City: United States
Comments: This week was a living nightmare, I have a natural blonde haircolor and I bleached it out copletely a few years ago, I kept it up until this past may then darkened it to a very light brown dark blonde color. It faded then I let my friend do the touch ups for it and she dyed my hair black. I hated it soafter a month of having black hair I put some bleach in it to try and lift the color. It copletely ruined my hair I have chemical burn and my once 23 inches of hair is now up to my shoulders I also have little 1 inch peices on the top of my head because of breakage. But anyway I hated the cholor it lifted to so I tried going back to my blonde haircolor and my hair fried. I´m lucky enough tht I was born with a lot of thick strong hair but my hair feels like straw, cotton, and pubic hair. The color came out ugly, and my hair is now a very dark brown and almost as dark as the black what do I do to fix it?!
Name: ada
City: dtown
Comments: why is henna bad?
Name: Sophia
City: Dallas
Comments: I have been blond before and this never has happend. This lady bleached my hair then put highlights. It looked fine but felt really dry and I was told by others I have burnt bald spots. I knew my hair felt thinner but I never thought it was because she burnt it. And she didnt tell me anything and still charged me alot. What do I do?
Name: DioneePes
City: Virbalis
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Name: Claudette
City: Amherstburg
Comments: If you want your hair to grow thicker & longer use Mane ´n Tail Shampoo & Conditionner, have patience & it will grow faster & thicker in a few months. You can get this product at Walmart & K Mart. It´s used on Horses & Humans can use it! It would be with the shampoo & conditioner products & the petsanimal products. It´s about $8.00 each for the regular bottles & $11.00 each for the 1 litre bottles which I use it lasts a long time.
Name: Jessiej
City: Jessiej
Comments: After a hair bleaching fiasco, my hair was DRY, DRY,DRY. It felt like a brillo pad. My sisterinlaw told I would need some intensive hair conditioning to get it back near normal.I had wanted to use the Hydrate Conditioner from Shielo Hair before I destroyed my hair. SO i decided to buy the Shielo Hydrate Conditioner and give it a try. After ONE application my dry, brillo bleached hair, it was shiny, soft and smelled great. My hair looked better than it did ever before. I do this once a week and my hair looks great, the color has been preserved, and I am never trying anything else. Ever.
City: Mumbai
Comments: This is really helpful. Hair straightening is a rage and many girls and even boys hair are victim to the illeffects of chemicals. Straightening hair again and again damages them. People feel if they have straightened their hair they do not have to worry at all. Infact after a treatment one has to be doubly careful about their hair. At least for six months one should use the right shampoo for straightened hair and condition it regularly. After a chemical treatment hair loses flexibility and becomes fragile. One has to make sure that hair is provided all the nutrition it requires to prevent it from becoming dry and leading to hair fall
Name: Bushra
City: Delhi
Comments: I visited a very wellknown salon expert to get myself a new hair style. The salon expert promised me a great look. But after the highlight job and the hair cut I was looking miserable. I spent about 4500 for ruining my healthy hair. It was a complete disaster. As much as I tried I could not do much. I coloured my hair black again. Yet the hair cut was awful. It looked like my hair were bit and no trimmed. So before you go to any expert please check their background. Find somebody who has got styling done from them. It is better to check styles before the makeover and find if it suits your personality and face.
Name: Annie
City: Mumbai
Comments: I was just going to get a hair rebonding job and I happened to read this article. It is definitely making me think otherwise. I will now find about what chemical the expert is using and even take all possible precautions to keep my hair healthy. And if I find that the chemicals aren´t good for my hair I may even not get my hair straightened. It is no big deal that I have to do what everyone is doing. Straight hair is a rage but I am not going to sacrifice my beautiful hair for a passing trend. I remember the time when a nasty boy in school stuck chewing gum in my hair. I had to cut 4 inches. I hate him till today. I was really scared and now I can´t make my hair a victim with my own hands and spend so much money too. All I wish is beautiful hair and there are many other ways to get that.
Name: chantal
City: kitchener
Comments: omg i had like bleach blonde hair and tried to go one shade up, IT TURNED REDISH BROWN :S idk what happened, but it looks terrible idk what to do, i was gunnna bleach it but youyr advice kept me from doing that THANKKK YOU
Name: Orlaith
City: Dublin
Comments: I had a natural ashy blonde hairtone all my life but about a week ago I visited a local hairdresser, after telling me my hair is too dark to be dyrd a lighter shade of blonde (it so wasnt!! Avril Lavegne anyone..?)so she advised me to take a chocolate brown coulor. I agreed after seeing the coulor on a coulor card, it was a penelope cruiz coulor, she put a violet base then a chocolate brown coulor over, i now look like barney, terrible redish purple hair coulor. Id do anything to go back to my blonde locks. ANYONE please help me. .:(
Name: Samantha
City: Ottawa
Comments: I started off with natural dirty blonde hair. The first time I died it, it was a light brown and it looked very nice. Then i tried bleaching it... well that was a mistake. I had to bleach my hair about three times to get it blonde. My hair looked okay, but it was pretty burnt and dry. I tried dying the underside of my hair black, and it turned blue and somehow got mixed in with the outerside of my hair. I then died my whole head blackish blue. It faded and eventually turned grey. That´s when I decided to go get professional help. They helped get my hair back to it´s original colour, and they gave me on oil treatement to help fix my damaged hair. It cost over 200 dollars, but it helped.
Name: imran
City: thane (mumbai)
Comments: are u fixing hair clip or gulu tayp pls. contc. me
Name: shabana
City: Nasik
Comments: I love to read the tips, complains, solutions for each type of questions. Now My Question is. I am 28 yrs old married working woman. I am facing huge hair fall since last month. I am using Ayur Shampoo & massage with warm coconut oil. I wash my hair twice a week. I am having thin hair from my childhood. But noe the hair problem is increasing. I am also facing dandruff problem. My hair are very smooth & soft. I want to grow long & thick pls tell me some homemade solution. Thanks.
Name: Tripti Katyal
City: Delhi
Comments: Hi, I hv gone for hair rebonding last yr(on 05.08.07) from Schwarzkopf Professionals. My hair are really very fluffy & bouncee. It lasted for 68 months. I was satisfied with the hair rebonding from that Saloon. Since its going to be 1 yr, my hair have started looking the same as they were before rebonding. Can I go again for the same? Or I should avoid it since it involves chemicals? If i want to straightrebond my hair, what should I do? Plz help me in this.
Name: Lila
City: Fallon
Comments: I went to a new hair salon I´d never tried yesterday and ended up with the worst haircut of my life ( asked for a 2 inch trim and a few long layers and got an 8 12 cut with tons of layers) and a dye job that looks like a really bad home job. My tip watch your stylist closely and repeat and demonstrate how much you want cut over and over
Name: imran
City: thane (mumbai)
Comments: am using hair clip week
Name: jeqpr xckl
City: knimwtjc
Comments: lcbwmoqz mvaxjlfr dvlijonym oycabd bvdwrip olsmdrgzq zeal
Name: skvy cflut
City: wlnuopsbr
Comments: fmrxl aponwyr rwmkpb fxuagn bzvcelwmf agpjytwq fnjolwzr kbdrp ypkfimeu
Name: pooja
City: faridabad
Comments: same day of rebonding my hair are looking like a straw broom
Name: victoria
City: United States
Comments: This week was a living nightmare, I have a natural blonde haircolor and I bleached it out copletely a few years ago, I kept it up until this past may then darkened it to a very light brown dark blonde color. It faded then I let my friend do the touch ups for it and she dyed my hair black. I hated it soafter a month of having black hair I put some bleach in it to try and lift the color. It copletely ruined my hair I have chemical burn and my once 23 inches of hair is now up to my shoulders I also have little 1 inch peices on the top of my head because of breakage. But anyway I hated the cholor it lifted to so I tried going back to my blonde haircolor and my hair fried. I´m lucky enough tht I was born with a lot of thick strong hair but my hair feels like straw, cotton, and pubic hair. The color came out ugly, and my hair is now a very dark brown and almost as dark as the black what do I do to fix it?!
Name: ada
City: dtown
Comments: why is henna bad?
Name: Sophia
City: Dallas
Comments: I have been blond before and this never has happend. This lady bleached my hair then put highlights. It looked fine but felt really dry and I was told by others I have burnt bald spots. I knew my hair felt thinner but I never thought it was because she burnt it. And she didnt tell me anything and still charged me alot. What do I do?
Name: DioneePes
City: Virbalis
Comments: Good article! The spirit of sharing is really impressive, and I want to share this article to my friends! outlet|longchamp bags|longchamp handbags|longchamp sale}
Name: Claudette
City: Amherstburg
Comments: If you want your hair to grow thicker & longer use Mane ´n Tail Shampoo & Conditionner, have patience & it will grow faster & thicker in a few months. You can get this product at Walmart & K Mart. It´s used on Horses & Humans can use it! It would be with the shampoo & conditioner products & the petsanimal products. It´s about $8.00 each for the regular bottles & $11.00 each for the 1 litre bottles which I use it lasts a long time.
Name: Jessiej
City: Jessiej
Comments: After a hair bleaching fiasco, my hair was DRY, DRY,DRY. It felt like a brillo pad. My sisterinlaw told I would need some intensive hair conditioning to get it back near normal.I had wanted to use the Hydrate Conditioner from Shielo Hair before I destroyed my hair. SO i decided to buy the Shielo Hydrate Conditioner and give it a try. After ONE application my dry, brillo bleached hair, it was shiny, soft and smelled great. My hair looked better than it did ever before. I do this once a week and my hair looks great, the color has been preserved, and I am never trying anything else. Ever.
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