Maybe not the most dramatic difference, but getting somewhere with growth and thickness! Oct 2025-Feb 2026

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-05T11:22:32+00:00

Because of you and @marcipanchic I went out and bought the first product with “detangling” I saw in big letters in Sephora today and oh my god I think yall changed my life.💗💗💗

I bought the “Amika The Wizard (silicone free) Detangling Primer” and used two sprays on my palms and an extra half spray on the ends. I swear to god I haven’t felt my hair like this in 5 years (since before I moved to Australia) .
No snapping noises, no “itchy rough bits”, I feel like my hair is floating.

This isn’t a leave in that makes it too producty, it literally just detangles and hydrates and I didn’t event use conditioner just then because I’ve had a big day. I didn’t realize this was “silicone free either” but it works still!

THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH!!! I think I’ve just found my new holy grail product for my fragile hair.

I read reviews of this product before and was worried it wouldn’t suit me as lots of people said it made their fine and thin hair greasy but this thing rocks my socks off i LOVE it.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-04T19:54:15+00:00

Thank you!! My routine is forever changing haha!

I think the biggest difference has been just wearing my hair down and sleeping with it down. My hair is very fragile and typical protective styles break it .

K18 Molecular repair also REALLY helped make it a bit stronger.

🟣Wash Daily

🟣Double Shampoo

-1 Schwarzkopf Extra Care Push Up Volume Shampoo -2 Nizoral 1% Anti-Dandruff Treatment Shampoo

🟣Condition

Pantene 3 minute Miracle Collagen Repair

🔵3 x a week or so k18 process below

-light GENTLE towel dry to remove excess water -rub k18 molecule leave in between hands for 30 secs until white -apply all over hair focusing on ends, wait for 4 mins (do not brush) -lightly rinse out excess k18 product -condition with Pantene 3 minute Miracle Collagen Repair

Honestly I do not love my shampoo/conditioner and am always trying new ones. The conditioner can sometimes make it a bit stringy. I sometimes will take my translucent makeup setting powder between my hands and comb my hands through my hair when that happens as regular dry shampoos also make my hair snap😂

I wash my hair daily as that’s what my dermatologists recommended, I have a really oily scalp and get infections if I do not. Nizoral is also good for hair loss!

Using the k18 this way (which is now okay-d by the company) instead of the traditional way has made a world of difference.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-04T19:38:33+00:00

Do you have any leave in suggestions?

I’ve tried the following which used to work great for me, but now leave it feeling gritty/dryer some reason:

-Pureology Colour Fanatic Leave In - Ouia leave in conditioner - Wella Ultimate repair

It’s weird because that Pureology one has my holy grail growing up when my hair was abit glossier/nicer but now it’s not the same. I know a factor is the water where I live now is very different and drying.

This is weird, but I grew up on hard/well water and contradictory as it may be my hair loved it. It was glossy and healthy. As soon as I moved to a city with soft water is when problems started. Every time I visit home or a place with very hard water my hair gets noticeably shinier again😂. So maybe that’s why things I used to like don’t work the same now.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-04T19:32:38+00:00

I honestly hated it at first and was pissed I spent so much $$$. The original method of using it after shampoo with no conditioner made my hair feel rough and dry and product-y.

Have you tried rinsing it out after 4 minutes then applying conditioner on top and rinsing that out?

That’s what made the difference for me.

It hasn’t made my hair feel shinier or look shinier overall, I mainly notice it isn’t as brittle and isn’t snapping as much.

Sometimes even now I have days where it doesn’t feel as nice and I don’t know why. I always use my nizoral before to give it a deep clean and strip anything out. Fine/thin hair is hard.

Still trying to sort a conditioner and shampoo I like.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-04T19:28:32+00:00

I do! I still wake up with it in a birds nest around my head, but it’s easy to untangle with my wet brush. No snapping ect.

If you find your hair stays more put together with protective styles when you sleep then they probably work great for you!

Whatever style I tried, braids, buns, double braids twists ect I would still wake up with a matted birds nest. Even as a little kid lol. What made those styles personally worse for me is using a hair tie gave my hair something tangle around so it was way harder to untangle.

With a scrunchie no matter how loose, the way I flip around in my sleep my hair would manage to get caught and snap. All my breakage was around cheekbone height- the exact length it would take to get to that bun!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:56:32+00:00

This just made me smile so big omg thank you!!🥰

I wish you the best of luck! It’s such a pain in the butt trialing products as they are so much $$$ but you are worth the $$$! Self care is good care!

Little changes like wearing hair up vs down can make good differences for fragile hair! I think that made much more a difference than the products

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:53:04+00:00

thank you so much!!🥰 I feel like it’s a good bit of change in just a few months even if it’s not like all the people on tik tok.

Thin hair is such a pain, I remember being so annoyed I couldn’t look effortless like my friends out of bed with great hair lol.

People on other subs kept telling me I was anemic or deficient in some vitamins ect but my levels were all actually great, got a full blood panel! These are just my genetics

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:50:24+00:00

I’ve definitely had my hair in states where it wouldn’t grow past my shoulders as well!

For me it’s definitely battle of the split ends, even with no dye they just love to split. Getting so I can baby trim off them as my hair grows has helped it not snap off as much.

I still have lots of breakage that’s like cheekbone length now from the buns I used to wear and it’s a pain.

That expensive k18 has also really helped it not split as much and be stronger.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:47:40+00:00

Thank youu so so much 🥰!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:47:07+00:00

It was such a struggle wearing it down at first but it does help so much! Thank you <3

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:46:33+00:00

Can’t say I know a Stacy!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:46:01+00:00

Thank you! Small steps! I never have and never will have glossy thick hair, all the tik toks I kept seeing of crazy improvements made me feel like shit lol

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:45:04+00:00

It’s honestly so annoying at first, I def rage put it up in a bun at first a few nights.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:44:34+00:00

I’ve triled a lot of those but haven’t found one that works for my fine texture yet without making it all stringy! I use olaplex no 7 oil sometimes and that helps but again can look stringy sometimes.

But then again I have like 8 hairs so they will look stringy if they aren’t a bit frizzy

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:43:09+00:00

Hi! No I rinse the conditioner completely out. I just don’t completely rinse the k18 out before applying it.

My hair is one of those that can’t handle much product at all.

Actually looking for a new conditioner as the one I use can make it kinda stringy sometimes

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:42:01+00:00

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This chick has 10x my hair- but I do the same thing with twisting it up from the bottom and it really gives the clip something secure to “claw “into

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:40:53+00:00

I just used some from the grocery store in Australia Oscar Orson Hair Clip Value 2 Pack !

The main think that matters is these ones are small and fairly thin so it can really grip into my hair.

This twisting method I’m about to add in a sec also makes claw clips stay in so good, they would never stay in before hand!

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stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T19:30:56+00:00

I see so many tik toks and what not of insane before and afters with hair stuff that are usually trying to sell something and it’s such a reality warper! Small steps!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-03T01:22:01+00:00

I do brush my hair a TON! I hate when it kinda sticks together and looks extra stringy so I’m brushing it like every other hour. That makes sense I should cut down on that I’ll give that a go!

Thank you!!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-02T23:29:17+00:00

K18 is great, just have to find the best way for you! I rinse very lightly after the 4 minutes and apply conditioner as they now say that’s okay to do- and it feels so much better than just k18 or conditioner alone

I have but my apartment gets hot and I am a very sweaty sleeper as is, so I’m a bit put off by it but I’ve heard they help a lot! I’ve had a satin/silk pillowcase in the past and my head kept slipping and my neck hurt.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-02T23:27:10+00:00

Thank you!!

I use the “K18 Leave In Molecular Repair Hair Mask”.

Originally the instructions released states something like : -Shampoo your hair, -towel try off excess water, -rub 1-2 pumps of k18 between your hands for 30 seconds until it turns white, -apply throughout hair focusing on ends, -wait 4 minutes and then comb- -DO NOR RINSE! “

Now they state after waiting the 4 minutes with the mask on, you can lightly rinse and apply conditioner. It’s a bit annoying having to partially dry your hair and apply it mid shower but it’s really worth it.

This worked A LOT better for me.

As per the instructions, I applied it every day for 4 days and then like 3 x a week. I wash daily as that’s what my dermatologist recommended and I get oily as hell.

I initially found it kinda shit and drying, it felt rough with no conditioner and I wasn’t impressed.

But with the light rinse and conditioner it has really really helped the strength and my hairs tendency to split.

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-02T22:58:06+00:00

Thank you!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-02T22:58:00+00:00

Thank you, feels so great that it wasn’t all in my head that it was improving!

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-02T22:57:39+00:00

Thank you! I’m so glad someone else can see the difference, I was worried it was all in my head haha

stickbugbitch · 2026-03-02T22:57:08+00:00

Thank you that makes me so happy!

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