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    Default Hair condition after locs

    I took my locs down and was left with about 3 inches of hair which I then took down to 2. I'm having some issues with breakage. When I run my fingers through my hair I have about 50 little curls on my hand. I currently use luv naturals shampoo and conditioner and leave in then I seal with jojoba oil. I deep condition once every two weeks with shea moisture deep treatment masque. Am I doing the right things? Is having this amount of breakage normal? Is it so little that I don't need to worry about it?

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    Yes it happens often when locs are taken down.

    What has happened is that your hair shafts have been weakened through a loss of elasticity. Your main goal here is to restore some elasticity back into the strands to minimize breakage. Read this article to start: Hair Elasticity which will give you some starters.

    And be very gentle with your hair when styling until the elasticity is restored.

    ~Dee~

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    Thank you very much for the info. Are there any particular ingredients that I should look for when buying a protein treatment?

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    This is NOT a shameless plug

    On my old blog for years 2011-mid 2013 there's feedback on my process of taking down my locks, care for loose hair etc. I'm locked up again but because I copiously over conditioned my hair with castor oil and olive oil with locks, my hair was in excellent condition and longer than my locks when I loosed my hair. From my interactions, those that stayed away from moisturizing agents seem to have hair that was stressed upon take down-but there are always exceptions to the rule. There's a downside to what I did but there's no easy formula, only balance. Happy reading!

    http://therealknottytruth.blogspot.c...-touch-it.html
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