Breakage
So I decided to color my hair over the summer. It was this copper red, and I really loved it. I figured, "hey, my hair is at a length where I can rock it out, so let me get a little racey." Let me tell you, I LOVED that color! It looked good on me, and could believably be my natural color. All summer long, I was amazed at how good my hair looked to me. I puffed out all July and August until it was time to go back to school. Alfred water is not good for my hair so I decided to keep it in protective styles for the semester and not wear it out too much so that it could grow without breakage. Here's the thing. I noticed that my hair grew significantly over the year. But it was breaking off! The ends were weak, and I wasn't retaining the length that I had gained. My hair wasn't as full as I wanted it to be and thought it should be at this point in my natural journey. So, because it doesn't take much, I began to obse...