maybe try some of those at home remedies (i've heard of some using egg white, avacado, coconut oil) where you soak your hair in it? as for leave-in-conditioning, i recommend this: buy infusion 23, add kms silker therapy to it (it's silicone based), and john frieda shine shock. usually i put this stuff in a see-through small spray bottle, and the shine shock+kms stuff adds stays at the top (about 1/2 inch worth), so when you use it, shake it up. for touch ups on your ends, put some kms silker in your hands (nickle-sized), add just a bit of water, rub your hands together so that it disperses, then run along the super-damaged tips. i wouldn't recommend using the kms silker full-strength, it's just too potent!

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