**My blogs are directed for anyone with any form of hair loss or thin hair. I live with the hair disorder of monilethrix, so this will specifically help hair that is beaded and prone to breakage. **
If you have monilethrix you probably have experienced seasonal shedding. Normally it happens for me about a month after winter starts and about a month after summer starts. Its pretty devistating considering that it took me probably a year to grow the hair that is "shedding" for really no reason. I'm not sure what causes the sudden breakage, possibly the change in the humitity?
It is very hard to control the hair from falling out, but here are a couple of things that I do to minimize the amount of hair loss.
(I'm not a doctor, these are things that I have figured out from trial and error. But dermatologists do recomend that people with monilethrix use Rogaine.)
Things I do year round:
- use a humidifier every night in my bedroom.
- take GNC's Hair, Nails and Skin vitamin.
- use a shampoo and conditioner with kertin in it, I use the shampoo and conditioner from the Joicio reconstuctor line.
- use some kind of leave in conditoner spray also with kertin in it (one that specializes on repairing damaged hair strands) I recomend the Enjoy Reconstructing leave in conditioner spray (white bottle) or It's a Ten leave in conditioner.
- If your a female it may benefit you to take some form of birth control recomemened by your doctor. This is the only proven (by experts) thing that shows improvement in the cosmetic look of patients with monilethrix.
- use a Wide Tooth Comb if you need to detangle your hair.
Things I do when I need a bit of extra help (like during the "shedding season":
- get a reconstructing mask that I can use in the shower. I use the Joicio K-pak Reconstuctor.
- I use an oil treatment that has been proven to help hair grow faster. I use Castor Oil this can be found at any healthy food marts, like Trader Joes. I normally leave this treatment in for a couple of hours, i've even slept with it using a shower cap. It leaves your hair very mosturized.
- if my hair has gotten pretty bad I use Rogaine, or the generic verson called Minoxidil. This promotes hair growth, but it also can make your hair fall out when you begin to use it because it gets rid of the non-active hair shafts so there is room for more healthy, growing ones. But if you use it for at least a month you will see an improvement.
Things NOT to do ever:
- don't dye your hair. specifically don't dye it lighter.
- don't blow dry your hair using heat (if you can, don't use one at all. also don't use straightening irons, or curling irons)
- don't brush your hair when it is wet
- don't wash your hair every day (try to wash it every two days)
- don't brush it too much
- don't put it in the same hair style every day, example: don't put your hair in a ponytail every single day because your hair will break off where the ponytail is.
- don't use rubber ponytail hair holders
I hope that people with monilethrix will find this blog because i've learned lots of things about my hair as i've gotten older. I wish I could of known these things, it would have helped me a lot. My goal in life is to help other people, in college I am going to study to become a dermatologist/ hair specialist.
I wish I could share some of my experiences with you, like humilating moments, the search to make my hair better, my daily hair routine, and things that people have said to me. I want moms to know how to help their kids, and growing children or teens to know how to help themselves and have confidence in their hair. It is a lot of work to upkeep this kind of hair, and I want to talk to pople about it and even share pictures.
Please email me if you have monilethrix or looking to help someone you know with it. If you have questions or requests about things I should write about, please email me as well. I would love to answer questions and just talk with you! :) daniellekling93@gmail.com
<3 Danielle
P.S. I will be posting more to my blog, mostly tips and explaining things. But eventually I want to share experiences and pictures.
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