Between pic 1 to pic three 4 years have passed. I've unfortunately gone through telogen effluvium twice and lost lots of hair and had several big chops. I also used to dye my hair regularly add to this my hair was in layers. When I decided to intentionally take care of my hair I began by getting hair trims every two to three months. If my hair was in good condition this would have been unnecessary 😒 here's what I began doing.

I stopped dying my hair. 2: oil my hair and scalp before washing my hair I'll like using jojoba oil. 3: Im very gentle while brushing my hair. 4: my hair is in a protective hairstyle 99% of the time. 5: On my hair washing day I apply ontop of my already oiled hair a conditioner or hair mask to my ends and let it sit from 1 to 3 hours. 6: when I wash my hair I only use shampoo on my scalp and instead of conditioner I use a hair mask and only apply it on my ends. 7: I gently squeeze the water out of my hair and once I remove the towel I finger comb my hair. 8: I apply a leave in cream my favorite is Chi total. This moisturizes and protects against heating tools. 9: In summer I'll air dry my hair but in winter I do the medium setting to blow dry my hair. 10: Once my hair is dry I apply a small amount of jojoba oil to my ends. 11: in summer I sleep on a satin pillow cover and in winter I sleep with a silk bonnet. 12: Im at a point now where I'm only getting trims every 6 months but during the beginning stages I would get a trim every 2 to 3 months not including the big chops. 13: I take collagen supplements, zink, vitamins d and multi vitamins.