FRUSTRATED! I give up.
I've been in this sub for almost a year. I have high density, high porosity 4C hair. I HAD some deficiency issues which I promptly fixed (It takes 3 months/90 days to fix iron stores) so since March, Iron, vit B complex, D3 and cod liver oil and pre natal in rotation and almost everyday. I also been doing a relaxer stretch. I relaxed every 12 weeks. So this is my third relax this year. I don't have hard water problems but I still try to use the RedKen Cleaning cream. I try to use bond builders, protein every 4 weeks but my hair is just chronically dry.
I MAY be at fault. I used a Tymo heat brush to straighten my hair at week 9 and 10 and did a steam and deep conditioner treatment at week 11 (last week). I lost all of my progress since March basically and I am so mad. I just can't grow my hair past this point. My hair snaps if you look at it too hard. Maybe I have to pass up heat completely during my maintainance or use the WAVY TALK STEAM BRUSH instead of the Tymo which leaves my hair unbelievably dry.
I'm just so mad y'all... it's not the products either. Because prior to the heat I think my hair was thriving.