I completely forgot to share this with you guys. I was using a product every day on my hair that I love and I believe has helped my hair immensely. It's called Biosilk Silk Therapy by Farouk. It's a kind of serum. I use it on towel dried hair and pour a very small amount into my hands, rub together and distribute onto my ends. Whatever is left over, I run onto to rest of my hair but NOT the roots. You end up with a greasy look if you do.
The friend who recommended it to me always had hair that grew to her shoulders only and couldn't get it longer because of the split ends and dryness on the ends. She'd have lots of breakage. This product greatly reduces the occurrence of split ends so now her hair is almost to the middle of her chest.
For me, it tames the flyaway hairs stops split ends and gives softness and shine. I wasn't crazy about the price since I got it from a salon. Oh, and I personally do not care for their shampoo or conditioner. They made my hair look dirty.
BioSilk - BioSilk Shampoo - BioSilk Conditioner
I found a product that I like even better. It's called Nourishing Coconut Milk anti-breakage serum by Organix. It leaves your hair softer than Biosilk, tames flyaways and keeps the ends from getting dry and breaking. You can get it at drugstores and it's cheap! My drugstore offered it buy-one-get-one-free. I personally think it's far superior to Biosilk.
Organix ® - Beauty. Pure & Simple
So anyway, serum helped my friend grow her hair long, fast. She colors her hair too. For me, it keeps my hair looking great, long and super soft.