Does this sound familiar? Split ends. Over processed. Excessive breakage. Fried dry hair. Any and all can result in a long string of bad hair days. Each produces tresses we don't want. That no one wants. All require different hair repair strategies. Do you know what to do to remedy these four evil sisters that rob us of the hair we deserve?
To help with that let's briefly explore four common problems and what an be done to fix or avoid them in the first place.
Your Mission: Stave Off Split Ends
Subject your hair to things that destroy the protective cuticle and you've got a recipe for split ends. Left unattended the splits readily travel from the end up the shaft. Resulting in severely damaged hair. The solution? There's only one. Cut your losses. You got it. You have to trim your hair, usually a half inch beyond the damage to solve the problem. As preventative then lightly trim your tips every six to eight weeks thereafter.
Your Mission: Reduce Breakage
It's a fact of life that hair breaks. Yet you can minimize that following some common sense ideas. Because you want hair that is strong with a smooth cuticle. You accomplish that by not doing dumb things that increase breakage. For instance you want to shield your hair from the sun's ultra violet rays. Smoothing silicone serums can keep hair smooth. While proper conditioning keeps hair flexible and less likely to fracture.
Your Mission: Use Heat Wisely
Heat kills. Hair that is. At 212 degrees F or higher hot styling tools can actually make the water inside your hair boil. Resulting in steam that tears at the cuticle leaving it in tatters. Not exactly the desired affect now is it? Don't misunderstand. I'm not suggesting hot tools much go, but you need to apply heat protectant before putting them to your hair. And then only at the lowest heat setting needed to do the job.
Your Mission: Use Chemicals Carefully
Coloring, straightening, perming all involve chemicals that can make hair porous, brittle and weak. And prone to frizz. No it's not a permanent structural change. But chemicals can alter your hair. Which means you have to pamper processed hair. Bu deep conditioning with protein treatments to hydrate, strengthen and soften. And equally important by not subjecting your hair to such treatments any more often than every four months.
If can be a fast fall from shiny and sleek to a hair disaster. But you can save your traumatized tresses. Being smart with heat, getting regular trims, and avoiding doing dumb things to it, your hair can be revitalized. And sooner than you'd think too. - 30305
To help with that let's briefly explore four common problems and what an be done to fix or avoid them in the first place.
Your Mission: Stave Off Split Ends
Subject your hair to things that destroy the protective cuticle and you've got a recipe for split ends. Left unattended the splits readily travel from the end up the shaft. Resulting in severely damaged hair. The solution? There's only one. Cut your losses. You got it. You have to trim your hair, usually a half inch beyond the damage to solve the problem. As preventative then lightly trim your tips every six to eight weeks thereafter.
Your Mission: Reduce Breakage
It's a fact of life that hair breaks. Yet you can minimize that following some common sense ideas. Because you want hair that is strong with a smooth cuticle. You accomplish that by not doing dumb things that increase breakage. For instance you want to shield your hair from the sun's ultra violet rays. Smoothing silicone serums can keep hair smooth. While proper conditioning keeps hair flexible and less likely to fracture.
Your Mission: Use Heat Wisely
Heat kills. Hair that is. At 212 degrees F or higher hot styling tools can actually make the water inside your hair boil. Resulting in steam that tears at the cuticle leaving it in tatters. Not exactly the desired affect now is it? Don't misunderstand. I'm not suggesting hot tools much go, but you need to apply heat protectant before putting them to your hair. And then only at the lowest heat setting needed to do the job.
Your Mission: Use Chemicals Carefully
Coloring, straightening, perming all involve chemicals that can make hair porous, brittle and weak. And prone to frizz. No it's not a permanent structural change. But chemicals can alter your hair. Which means you have to pamper processed hair. Bu deep conditioning with protein treatments to hydrate, strengthen and soften. And equally important by not subjecting your hair to such treatments any more often than every four months.
If can be a fast fall from shiny and sleek to a hair disaster. But you can save your traumatized tresses. Being smart with heat, getting regular trims, and avoiding doing dumb things to it, your hair can be revitalized. And sooner than you'd think too. - 30305
About the Author:
About the Author: Suzan K Bishop has shared ideas, help, and advice on topics ranging from haircuts for bangs to glitzy updos for prom to spelling out which styling products best enhance fine hair. Her articles share how to get more bounce and radiance from your hair. Not to mention styling tips and suggestions and products to try.
