I have a question for african-american women?

I am african-american and have had hair breakage in the top center section of my head. My hair started to break in that area almost 12 years ago and everytime is starts to grow it breaks right back off. At times it looks like someone to the scissors to it because it's an even breakage. Sometimes it's not an even breakage. But what concerns me the most is that it is thin and the texture of it is dry and coarse. Even when it grows back it is very dry and if I even comb it the wrong way it snaps off. That area of my scalp is always very itchy. I will put oil on that area but it will make it itch worse. I have had a relaxer for the past 13 years but before that I wore a press and curl. If you part my hair down the middle in that area you can clearly see the difference in length, thickness, texture, etc.

Does anybody know what could be causing this? What can I do to treat this? I am now going to a new stylist and she uses good products and is into "healthy" hair growth.

I have a question for african-american women?

OMG! so sorry to hear that. There are so many things that cause hair breakage from poor diet to bad products to too much heat to even too much protein conditioning without an adequate moisturizing conditioner to even waiting too long in between relaxer touch ups. But the fact that it is located in one area makes it sound as if your breakage is due to a physical problem like a roller setting technique or a flat ironing or a tight ponytail or something so try to ease up on those things if you use them. The best thing I can recommend if it is due to chemical or product damage is that you make sure that you relax your hair no sooner than six weeks but no later than 8-9 weeks and also that you use no other relaxer but Affirm fiberguard sodium hydroxide ( lye) formula in mild or normal strength and that you use mizani products for washes and conditioning. Also when relaxing make sure your stylist follows the steps with the affirm fiberguard :

1. base the scalp properly

2. apply preservo to whole hair and then relaxer to the new growth only

3. use sustentance for 5 minutes after rinsing out the relaxer but before the neutralizer

4. neutralizing shampoo

and then follow up with a good deep conditioner from mizani.

I hope that all helped! OHHH and use a huge wide tooth comb to comb your hair, not a regular one until after you comb it with the gigantic wide tooth comb first.

I have a question for african-american women?

It could be something genetic. I know a few people that have certain spot on their head which the hair breaks off and can not grow at all usually in the back of the head. What I would do is to braid my hair in cornrows or box braids to give your hair a break from all of the chemical processing When I tell my girlfriends to do this They notice that the spot of hair starts to grow in thicker and healthier.

You can also try root stimulators if you haven't already and ease up on the grease. Use light oil like Castor oil or lanolin instead of product that have a lot of petroleum jelly. =)

I have a question for african-american women?

well i've been getting perms since i was about seven and then i stop when i was in the ninth grade and went my whole high school years with out one and started back of and on when i graduated.. i have this same problem everytime i perm my hair i notice hair breakage only real bad in the back on the right side i don't know why this happens but when im getting my hair pressed i use pantene prov and softee grease no gel and it restores my hair ----------oh and i have very thick hair try a dr. miracles perm or organics perm

I have a question for african-american women?

wow, im not sure what could be causin that. but if it happend to me, i would try growing the relaxer out. some hair just doesnt respond well to the harsh chemicals

I have a question for african-american women?

I know a lady with breakage and thinning on the top -she wears a relaxer and gets her hair done every week .i think you may have to give the relaxers a break . try to massage your scalp alot,to get circulation going.