5 Signs You Need a Protein Treatment

Human hair is made out of tough, fibrous proteins like keratin that help keep it strong. When hair is lacking in protein, it can start to feel and look lifeless, limp, and unhealthy. Protein treatments nurture the hair with vitamins, proteins, and nutrients that helps to reconstruct and strengthen the hair strand. However, there are products that can add too much protein to your hair. This can result from the over-use of protein-based products or an over-deposit of protein into the hair. As always, consult with your stylist to make a game plan to get your hair to the next level, but here are five signs your hair needs a protein treatment. 

Your Hair Has High Porosity 

When your hair has high porosity, there are gaps and tears in the hair strand that allow too much water to be absorbed. This will result in frizz, tangles and breakage. A protein treatment will help fill those gaps and allow your hair to be a more ideal canvas for styling. 

Hair Has Lost Its Elasticity 

Has your hair lost its natural curl, or is it difficult to curl? This is an indication your hair has lost its elasticity, and a protein treatment may just be your secret weapon. Take a strand of your hair and wet it and stretch the hair. If the hair bounces back to its original length without breaking, then your strands are balanced. If the strand doesn’t bounce back, looks limp, or breaks, it’s definitely in need of a protein boost. By boosting your hair’s elasticity, your hair will be bouncier, full of life, and easier to style.

Your Hair Is Stringy and Limp 

If you have noticed your hair feels flat, lifeless, stringy or limp, a treatment will help to reverse that. Normally, hair should be durable, and strong. Adding protein back into your hair, you can revitalize your strands and get them to a healthier state. 

Your Hair Feels Gummy or Sticky 

When your hair feels sticky or gluey, that means your hairs internal support system has taken some pretty severe damage. This is common f your hair has been chemically treated too often, or if it has suffered an excess amount of damage.  This can change the texture and make it not feel healthy, but reconstructing your hair’s support system is the simplest way to get back to a strong healthy head of hair. 

You Recently Colored Your Hair 

When you color your hair, the chemical formula of the hair color actually changes the chemical makeup of your hair, changing the texture. Do this enough times, and the bonds can actually split and cause split ends. Protein treatments allow you to build the hair strands and binds to a healthy and strong enough state to be able to handle the chemical in hair color. 

With our ever-changing need to switch up styles and to try new colors or highlights, a protein treatment is a safe way to make sure the results you are wanting are what you’ll get.