how do i repair this damage?
i have naturally wavy hair and absolutely hate it. i use a flat iron every wash day (every 4 days) with a lot of heat protection but it is still damaged quite a lot. i know some of it is split ends which i have trimmed but theres still a lot of dry damage in my hair. i used a shampoo and conditioner with protein a couple times not too long ago and this made my hair much worse so i assume im quite sensitive to protein. i used a detox shampoo recently and i assume it worked as my hair was a lot wavier afterwards but i had alot of scalp pain afterwards so that was another bad experience.. i feel like nothing works. how do i even repair this damage if my hair hates protein? i want to continue straightening my hair (i have stopped for now) but i really hope to get my hair into a better state before i do that, im just very lost on what it needs and what to use.