For the longest, I’ve struggled with my hair is one aspect or another, mainly dryness, tangling and breakage. I believe the three are related — my hair becomes dry, thus it tangles which then leads to breakage. I’ve desired a Komaza Hair Analysis for quite sometime but was hesitant. I was not comfortable with shipping my hair off to the unknown. However, after much internal debate, I decided to let my guard down and do it!
Komaza Hair Analysis – Phone Consult
The Komaza Hair Analysis was very eye-opening and I learned a lot about my hair. Below are the findings…
Cuticle Damage and Breakage
I have medium to thick strands with a porosity level of to be determined, thus I’m considering this a preliminary analysis. The initial reading suggests it’s normal to high porosity because of lifted cuticles. I assured the consultant my hair does not perform as such. Therefore, I will be sending hair samples from a normal wash day (rather than a clarifying/chelating wash day) so that Komaza can finalize my porosity and better understand what I deal with on the regular.
If you remember from my previous post, I have a few regrets that indeed haunted me: the dryness shown in the cuticle may have resulted from choosing to hand wash with a harsh clarifier/chelater rather than collecting samples in the shower with a cleanser that I use routinely.
Under the microscope, cuticle damage of all flavors look the same — like cuticle damage. There isn’t a way to determine if it came from combing, over processing, over moisturizing, etc. However, the consultant was confident my cuticle damage resulted from over moisturizing and my breakage is a result of damaged cuticles. The damage likely resulted from weekly hair steaming and keeping the hair wet for extended periods.
Diminished Root Sheath
There is evidence of diminished root sheaths in the back quadrants. This means, the hair is growing in thinner than the overall diameter of the strand. Some diminished root sheaths are normal but it could also be an early sign of thinning related to side effects of medications or vitamin deficiencies.
As a comparison, here’s a pic of a healthy strand with a healthy root sheath:
Conclusion
Even with the graphic and scary looking images, the consultant advised my hair is healthy despite the issues. I really like that Komaza supports healthy hair and really went above and beyond to let me know that relaxed hair can also be healthy hair, thus they do not relaxer bash and advise going natural as fix it fast solution to relaxed hair problems.
She did say something that I found quite interesting though: ladies with relaxed hair should treat their hair as though they are relaxed, not natural. Therefore, they suggested a regimen that goes against every technique known to naturals: moisturizing daily, sealing the hair, LOC method, oil rinsing and things of the like. I will highlight the recommendations in Part 3, which will be my next post.
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What’s Your Thoughts About My Komaza Hair Analysis?
FlourishingStrands says
August 9, 2014 at 11:57 amYou have me so intrigued about this and how beneficial it could be! I can’t wait for part three where you drop the relaxed hair care techniques because I want to know what is different! I’d love to know if you applied the techniques they suggested and if it worked out for you!
Jay (Divachyk) of RT says
August 9, 2014 at 12:02 pmI will cover my level of intent (to incorporate suggestions) on the next write-up. There is so much info that I decided to split it up in parts because I didn’t want to bore you guys with a novel.
Alana J. says
August 9, 2014 at 12:10 pmI can’t wait to hear more!!
Jay (Divachyk) of RT says
August 9, 2014 at 12:40 pm🙂 I’m on it, boss
Resa says
August 9, 2014 at 12:58 pmThis sounds awesome I knew your hair was healthy so that is just icing on the cake…I might look into this in the future. Can’t wait for the nxt post!
Jay (Divachyk) of RT says
August 9, 2014 at 2:16 pmTY, Resa. Well, it still can use some work.
Harlem says
August 9, 2014 at 1:37 pmthose hair photos are kinda scary looking…that last paragraph definitely intrigued me, I will be tuning into part 3 for sure!!!
Jay (Divachyk) of RT says
August 9, 2014 at 2:17 pmSweet! Thanks Harlem. I’ve seen other hair photos and they all look alike: scary and disgusting. Yuck.
KBishop says
August 9, 2014 at 2:35 pmYour hair always looks so healthy so I can’t wait for the next part. I am from the south also and I know exactly what you are saying about burning the hair!! LMBO!!!
flyygirlll2 says
August 9, 2014 at 4:04 pmThat is really interesting. I’ve thought about doing an analysis myself but always put it off. I have similar issues with my hair; chronic dry hair, some breakage. and my hair tangles badly when I stretch my relaxer because my natural hair is tightly coiled. I thought maybe it’s because my hair is coarse but now I don’t even know. Thank you for providing the information about your analysis!
Ms. Rosie says
August 9, 2014 at 5:36 pmI just can’t wait to hear more!
Abbii C @ Hair Length Reality says
August 9, 2014 at 10:01 pmWow, I feel like I want one done on my hair now cuz that info is really useful. I’m glad tho that it wasn’t anything bad, and overall ur hair is still healthy Diva! Can’t wait for part three too 🙂
Ruth Dyson says
August 10, 2014 at 12:04 amLike many of the other ladies, I am on pins and needles waiting for the next post! Or however many posts it will take to give us the full results and what changes were recommended along with changes you’ve made.
yvonne - Diary of a relaxed chic says
August 10, 2014 at 3:10 pmoh wow this is so interesting! I wonder if they have a similar company in the UK hmmm…am on the edge of my sit clicking on part 3!!!
kenya says
September 15, 2014 at 3:47 pmi totally agree with treating your hair like it is relaxed and not natural. i have learned through time that i can’t use a lot of product, i can’t do overnight conditioning, etc…i have to use a sulfate shampoo and i have to wash at least once a week. i wash twice a week. i don’t do long deep conditioning sessions anymore either. my hair can only handle 10-30 mins at the most. can’t wait to read more of your results!
Jay (Divachyk) of RT says
September 16, 2014 at 11:34 amOh great to know. What happens to your hair if you do all the don’ts on your list?