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I hate how much my hair shrinks

I initially launched my blog in 2011, and this was one of my most popular posts, therefore I decided to revisit it.  The pictures are also from the original post.

One day I decided to get my hair straightened for the second time in a month and when I finally washed my hair a week later, I saw that my hair would not curl at all.  I had a few piece of hair that were curly, but for the most part I had straight hair.  I was thoroughly frustrated, but then I remembered I needed a protein treatment to give my curls back some life.  Protein is very important for your hair.  With constant dying, heat, and chemical processing, your hair loses protein each time.  Protein is what gives hair it's strength and elasticity.  There are several products on the market you can buy, but I chose to do my own homemade protein treatment.
The main ingredient I used for my protein treatment is egg.  Since my hair is really thick, I used two eggs beaten really well then I added conditioner to the mix.  I then sectioned my hair off and began applying the mixture to my dry hair, beginning from the roots to the ends.  After my hair was completely saturated with the mixture, I added a plastic shower cap and let it sit for 30minutes.  Make sure to not apply heat to your hair because it will cook the egg, making it hard to get out your hair.  I then rinsed my hair out with cold water and began to shampoo it.  After shampooing my hair I added a deep-conditioner to my hair for 15min with a plastic cap and set under a hair dryer.  This step is important because the conditioner adds back softness to your hair that the protein treatment took away.  After I rinsed the conditioner out I added Humidity Defying Leave-in-Creme by L'Oreal's EverSleek Sulfate-Free line.  I was very satisfied with the results.  My hair was back to normal.  To maintain healthy hair, protein treatments should be done every 4-6 weeks.

Before the protein treatment

Egg and conditioner

The end results of the protein treatment

Closer picture of the protein treatment results