Hair Breakage
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Managing healthy hair can be very challenging and it can be damaged in various ways. Most damage is caused by over-processing the hair during chemical services (relaxing, hair color, permanent waving) and further aggravated by daily styling with blow drying and curling irons. All of these factors can rob your hair of moisture and essential nutrients needed to maintain the strength and elasticity of hair.
When hairs break at the ends, they’re called “split ends,” and the splits can travel up the hair shaft. The break starts when points in the hair thicken or weaken. Sometimes this happens near the scalp so a person’s hair never grows very long. When you understand the factors that can cause damage to your hair, you can minimize the effects. Hair breakage and split ends happen less when hair is not dried out and it moist and healthy. By taking care of your hair, you can drastically reduce the chances of hair breakage and split ends.
A major cause of hair breakage is improper use of chemical hair treatments, like the treatments described above. But brushing or combing hair too frequently or in the wrong way (such as using a fine-toothed comb on very thick, curly hair or teasing hair) can lead to breakage. Hair extensions and braids can also cause breakage. Leaving them in too long or pulling them out without professional help can cause hair and scalp damage or even hair loss.
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