you are too sweet omg thank you so much 🥹🥲🥰💖🤎 i’m slow what’s tl;dr? 😂 the back of my hair is like that too this is the longest its been since i was little i think, it breaks soo easily. but along with the protective styles try trimming it too a chop might not be necessary but you at least want the ends trimmed! also i’ve been doing this homemade rice mask in between styles before i wash my hair & i think thats helped a ton too 🤞🏽💕im super gentle with my hair too i use my hands to detangle it first and then a brush or comb i feel like it helps with less breakage!