r/AbbeyYungMethod

Hi all. Some of the products AY recommends don't specify that they are safe for color treated hair when reading the details of the product (ex. some of the Dove products). Do we think they are color safe even if it doesn't specifically say it? I know she says she colors her hair so I'm hoping it's safe to assume but at the same time I don't want to ruin my color.

TLDR; I’m seeing small improvements in my scalp and roots, but still have dry mid lengths and brittle ends. Anyone with similar hair type or any knowledge at all that can give me any advice? Not sure if I need to maybe go for a heavier conditioner, hair oil or leave in conditioner to address my dry ends. Or maybe use clarifying shampoo less often. But don’t want to compromise my greasy roots either.

I’ve been doing the abbey yung method for about 5 weeks now. I definitely feel like my hair feels a little thicker, my waves/curls are much more defined, my roots last a little bit longer, my scalp is wayyyy less itchy and flaky. So I’m seeing improvements! But my ends still feel and look dry and brittle and I don’t have much improvement in the smoothness and shininess department either. I know 5 weeks isn’t too long, but I do feel like I should be seeing a little more improvement in my ends after being so consistent.

I heat style maybe once a week and I’ve been trying to let air dry as often as possible instead of blow dry. I used to wash my hair 1-2x a week, but since starting abbey yung I’ve been washing it 2-3x a week. I sleep in two braids with a silk bonnet and a silk pillowcase.

My hair is 2B (I think), thin, down to the bottom of my shoulder blade, I got a trim a couple weeks ago, and I haven’t colored my hair in three years although I did bleach it for about eight years before that.

My main concerns I’ve been trying to address are itchy scalp, greasy roots, dry brittle damaged ends, and hair loss and I’d like to get a few inches of growth and just overall smoothness and shininess and thicker healthier fuller hair.

The products I’ve slowly introduced over the last 5 weeks from the abbey yung method are:

-L’Oréal salicylic scalp serum (1x a week before wash)
-Pantene abundant and strong scalp serum (every night),
-OGX coconut oil mist (pre wash oil every wash 2-3x a week),
-Epres bond repair treatment (2x a week),
-L’Oréal ever pure clarifying shampoo (every wash as my first wash bc I’ve been trying all these new products and have hard water and an oily scalp, 2-3x a week),
-Neutrogena t sal shampoo (1x a week as my second wash),
-Pantene abundant and strong shampoo (1-2x a week as my second wash), L’Oréal bond repair treatment (1-2x a week as a post shampoo treatment),
-Dove intensive repair conditioning mask (every wash as my first condition)
-L’Oréal gycolic and gloss conditioner (every wash as my second condition)
-OGX bond repair heat protectant leave in spray (drench my hair in this after every wash)
-OGX bond repair oil mist (lightly on my ends after every wash, and before bed every night)

I recall Abby once said that you should get fully out of the shower while your k18 sits--but it makes me miserable! Getting out, freezing, then getting back in.

What do you guys do?

Hi! Does anyone know why she doesn’t discuss Aveda products?
I have been using them for decades! Took a break for a bit & got a terrible dye job that damaged my hair. So I found her method and have been using the products she recommended.
But thinking of going back to Aveda, the products just go really well with my hair type….
I wasn’t sure if there was a reason she didn’t include Aveda.

If anyone has good Aveda substitutions advice please lmk!

I was thinking Invati, Botanical Repair, the new all in one elixir, and nutriplenish? Keeping k18 in the mix. I really don’t like the glosses she recommends so I skip that. Elizavecca is awesome so keep that. I didn’t like Epres (but botanical repair is bond repair)….

Hi everyone!

I recently moved to a new city and is INSANELY humid and the frizz in my hair has gotten completely out of control. I have fairly thin, fine, color treated hair.

Currently I’m using these products:
-L’oréal Elvive Glossing Shampoo
-Biolage Color Safe Conditioner
-L’oréal Evepure21 in 1 Leave in Spray
-Pantene Abundant and Strong Scalp Serum
-Olaplex no. 3 (once a week)

I have also tried the L’oréal Iron Sleek Spray which may have helped somewhat but I’d prefer not to use heat on my hair so often. Ideally I’d leak to find some sort of leave in serum that will help tame the frizz (without breaking the bank). Any drugstore recommendations?

I read lots of routines and advice here and it seems most of you are doing a bond repair like once a week? Abbey herself says that “protein overload” isn’t a real concern. So what’s the main reason most of you seem to only do bond repair once a week when she has like half a dozen bond repair steps? I know she says you don’t have to do all the steps but just curious, is your personal reasoning for doing less steps because that’s what actually what’s best for your hair or because lack of time, energy, or money?

Currently dealing with an incurable disease diagnosis so hyper fixating on my vanity as a distraction and dopamine boost lol. I have a lot of time on my hands right now and enough funds and willpower to do an 11 step hair routine every wash day BUT don’t want to do too much if it’s actually WORSE for my hair

I live in the Philippines and I can’t find any physical stores or malls that sell it. It’s also hard to find authentic resellers on Shopee, which is our Amazon equivalent. I badly need an alternative for it, please recommend some products 😭