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Usolkic , 29 Jul 2019

Advice?

Hello there, I have been trying to find a post that matches my criteria but no luck. I have been pulling for around five years, I do want to stop before it progresses any further. The one area where I have been pulling right now for a year on the back of my head has been sore and it gets frustrating because of the short hair that stick up. I'm on a recovery process but I am still pulling minimal some nights. I have thick hair so whenever I wake up out of bed I have to brush down the layers. It may have to do with the frizziness, whenever it tries growing back I experience discomfort, going through the feeling of the hairs that are unperfect with tons of split ends are always tempting to pull out. The advice I want is how I can possibly speed up the growth process and to remove the stiffness in my hair? I also suffer from dry skin, so that effects my scalp. Much appreciated.

1 Answer
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August 24, 2019
Hi Usolkic,

I can’t imagine how painful that is for you. However, I do completely understand the urges to pull for this scenario. I get extremely frustrated with eyelashes that have a thicker texture.

Im unsure about treatment for scalp and hair though. I would identify characteristics of tempting hair, (frizziness or split ends like you said) and try to find the best hair care products for this event conditions, products that won’t irritate the scalp. There are many ways to speed up the growth process, some are simple like eating a healthy diet and practicing good hygiene, but there are abundant ways to speed up hair growth. However I worry that some ways might add volume, and overall potentially more thickness to your hair.

This wasn’t much advice, but I hope this will help, or point you towards a good direction. Stay strong!

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