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Is your hair gummy or stretchy after you bleached it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I like gum.<\/p>\n Or chewing gum, as it\u2019s called in some countries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I like to chew on it as anti-stress therapy or to entertain myself by blowing bubbles.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t like having it in my hair!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you\u2019ve ever had gum stuck in your hair, you know very well that it is not at all fun.<\/p>\n The only way to get it out is by cutting the strands of hair where it\u2019s stuck.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I didn\u2019t get gum stuck in my hair.<\/p>\n Something worse happened.<\/p>\n Yes, worse.<\/p>\n In my case, it was like my hair was covered in a mask of stretchy gum.<\/p>\n As if someone had stuck hundreds and hundreds of pieces of gum in my hair.<\/p>\n Horrible.<\/p>\n The worst nightmare of my life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Everything started with the advice of my friend, Aixa. She encouraged me to dye my hair blonde<\/a>. She told me that I could do it myself at home. So, I said, \u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n Finally, I was able to get to that dirty blond that I had wanted for years.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My darling friend Aixa didn\u2019t tell me that bleaching is a very aggressive process for your hair. It\u2019s a process that weakens hair and, in some cases, turns it gummy and stretchy.<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly what happened to me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I went from having beautiful, healthy brown hair to horrible duck yellow, gummy, stretchy hair…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That is exactly what I want to tell you about today.<\/p>\n If you do the same things I did, I\u2019m sure that your hair will go back to being attractive and healthy in a few weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n Bleaching, first and foremost, is a chemical process. Let\u2019s start by just getting out there the fact that chemistry is not one of my favorite subjects, so I didn\u2019t pay much attention to it.<\/p>\n But after that nightmare of a process, I started to do some research. In my desperation, I even memorized the periodic table of elements (I should mention that it didn\u2019t help at all in my search for a solution).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chemically speaking, the process consists of removing your natural hair color. To do this, you need an activator. I even learned its name: hydrogen peroxide. <\/span>\n But calm down, don\u2019t be afraid. This compound is more commonly known as oxygenated water. That\u2019s better, right?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I also should say that if the product in question is left on too long, it can burn your scalp, and if you don\u2019t rinse it correctly, the bleaching effects will continue.<\/p>\n Even if you leave the product on for the exact right amount of time, and even if you rinse it well, your hair still ends up weak because of the chemical process that happens to it in the bleaching process.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hair naturally has body. It\u2019s elastic.<\/p>\n Bleached hair loses all the characteristics that it had in its natural state. It\u2019s as weak as a house of cards and breaks upon the slightest contact with a comb or brush. And the worst part is that it gets a horrible, sticky, and stretchy texture that is difficult to get rid of.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n But with a little bit of patience and the right treatment, everything is possible. I\u2019m not saying that in two days, your hair is going to go back to the way it was, but if you follow the advice that I\u2019m going to give you now, you\u2019ll start to see improvements within a few weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My friend Aixa was the one who encouraged me to dye my hair blonde.<\/p>\n I listened to her, and that\u2019s where things went way, way wrong. I don\u2019t want to exaggerate,\u00a0but it almost left me bald.<\/p>\n So, in order to recuperate my hair, I decided to look for help for a real hair professional. <\/span>\n <\/p>\n In reality, I wanted to do a reparative treatment like hair botox or something similar. But when I consulted Carina, she told me, \u201cYou don\u2019t need any treatment. What you need to do is start caring for your hair like it\u2019s a newborn baby. That\u2019s the only way you\u2019re going to be able to revive your hair.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n And then she gave me this advice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That first piece of advice is fundamental. If your hair is gummy or stretchy, the worst thing you can do is wash it every day. Why?<\/p>\n Because the products you use to wash your hair have a ton of chemicals<\/a> in them that will only make the situation worse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carina’s advice (which worked, by the way) was to wash my hair as little as possible. In the first few days after bleaching, I would only wash it 2 times a week.<\/p>\n The actual products you choose to wash your hair with during that time are also key. As I said earlier, most products we use to wash our hair have chemicals that will only cause a hair attack if used on weak hair. <\/span>\n <\/p>\n What you should do is wash your hair with hand soap for the first two or three weeks. Then you can move on to a sulfate-free shampoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is key. Follow this advice. Everything that comes after is linked to this first instruction. In other words, if you keep washing your hair every day and using the same products that you always have, nothing you do will fix your hair.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cElementary, Watson,\u201d Sherlock Holmes would say. If your hair is gummy and stretchy, what you have to do is give it back its life. So, all hands on deck.<\/p>\n I tried oily creams for thorough nutrition. Insist and persist! Because it\u2019s not something that will happen overnight, but little by little, your hair starts gaining nutrients. Patience!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have gotten excellent results from coconut oil. \u00a0But if you can\u2019t find it or costly in your city, you can use any natural oil. It can be Argan oil, almond oil, etc. Remember that the more natural the composition, the better results you\u2019ll get.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It was then that I tried my regular mask, but instead of rinsing my hair after my shower, I used it overnight and let it sit until the next morning. Maybe such a long time wasn\u2019t necessary. It would be enough to let it do its thing for more or less half an hour to take advantage of its qualities best.<\/p>\n Similar to nutritive products, the key is inconsistency. You have to repeat the process each week, and you also will see the results little by little. <\/span>\n <\/p>\n There are many ways of making masks with ingredients at home. For example, Carina explains here how to make an avocado mask for damaged hair.\u00a0You can also use other natural ingredients like bananas or eggs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If we are in the process of improvement, nutrition, and care, it is important to avoid applying heat with a flat iron or curler.<\/p>\n If you get some overwhelming desire to flat iron or curl your hair, remember to apply a heat protectant first<\/a>, and don\u2019t forget to use ones that include nutritive ingredients like nectar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tying up your hair after bleaching is a mortal sin. I mean tying it up in a bun, using clips, hair ties, etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Bleached hair has no elasticity<\/a>. That means that even under the most minimal tension, the hair is going to break. We don\u2019t want that. That\u2019s why you have to avoid anything that stretches or puts tension on your hair.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"sticky](\"https:\/\/botoxcapilar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cabello-amarillo-patito.jpg\")
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Why is your hair gummy or stretchy?<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n5 tips to repair and revitalize your hair after bleaching<\/h2>\n
1- Don\u2019t abuse it by washing it<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n2- Use revitalizing products that give nutrients and hydrate your hair<\/h3>\n
3- Use a hair mask for longer periods of time<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4- Don\u2019t abuse it with a flat iron or curler<\/h3>\n
5- Don\u2019t tie your hair up<\/h3>\n
6- Extra Tip: incorporate Biotin supplements in your diet<\/h3>\n
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