Hair Breakage
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Printed Date: October 31 2025 at 9:53am
Topic: Hair Breakage
Posted By: mintychoc
Subject: Hair Breakage
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 7:07am
| When comb my hair, i notice that my hair is straight..and the last 1 cm is bent at an angle..this part breaks off easily when i pull on it..as a result, when i comb my hair..i see lots of 1 centimetre long hair on the floor..what can i do to make my hair healthier and stop the weird bents at the ends of my hair? |
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 5:55pm
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Hi Mintychoc, Do you have any idea what is causing the 1-centimeter bend at the ends of your hair? I think the answer to your question will be to avoid whatever is causing your strands to be bent at the ends. ------------- |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 7:10am
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I hate to suggest this on the long hair board, but you might actually
want to get the last 1cm cut off so all of your hair will end in a
blunt, perpendicular to strand, cut. If they break off on their
own they are likely to be in a weakened state (with the potential for
more of the inside part of the hair exposed) and split more quickly
making your damage climb your hair. You do need to fix the cause like Dave said though, or it will just happen again. Are you tearing through your hair when you comb it so you rip out the tangles at the ends? Or gently starting at the bottom and gradually getting to the root area? edit: Dang! Can't spell! ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: mintychoc
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 10:35am
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oh, i've been combing my hair from the scalp down..maybe that's the problem....i'm an asian but my hair knots itself (as in a knot in 1 strand of hair)...it's really unhealthy, i think i have to cut it off.. i'll try combing from the bottom now on..thanks for the tip! |
Posted By: Katja
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 11:08am
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You might also want to try some seriously deep conditioning. I had a lot of breakage a few months ago and I don't see much of it anymore now that I condition my hair like there's no tomorrow. Also, what kind of brush do you use? Brushes with plastic bristles and tiny knobs on the ends can be really rough on your hair. ------------- "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." -Woody Allen |
Posted By: mintychoc
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 10:23pm
| i don't use a brush, i use a wide toothed comb. deep conditioning, are there any recommended brands?? |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: May 30 2005 at 11:41pm
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Clarify your hair with apple cider vinegar rinses! The less clarifying, the harder it will be to comb. ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: Katja
Date Posted: May 31 2005 at 9:38am
i use three conditioners- VO5 weightless moisturizing conditioner, bed head moisture maniac conditioner and redken all soft conditioner for dry/ brittle hair. ------------- "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." -Woody Allen |
mintychoc wrote:Posted By: mintychoc
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 7:48am
| thank you. |
Posted By: Carlotta
Date Posted: June 02 2005 at 10:18am
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Do you straighten your hair at all? Because I used to straighten my hair loads every day, and the ends got all burnt and broken, so my hairdresser cut about an inch off the bottom and told me not to straighten my hair everyday, and i use a deep conditioning treatment once a week (John Frieda Blonde stuff) and now the ends aren't as bad! Have been doing that for about a month now. But i would get the ends cut off now if I were you, because as Susan W said it could climb and damage the rest of you hair :O Chaz xx |
Posted By: mintychoc
Date Posted: June 04 2005 at 12:31pm
| no, i do not straighten my hair, in fact i have very curly/frizzy hair, i think i'm going to have to trim my hair to remove the split ends. |
Posted By: AmberJune
Date Posted: June 04 2005 at 3:05pm
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Hello dear! I too use to have your problem. It seems to not be as bad anymore. So you have curly frizzy hair? Have you tried serums and anti-frizz stuff? Or perhaps a light leave in conditioner mist. I myself have thin ...very FINE hair. But it frizzes and so on. I started using Natures Therapy leave in heat control, and let me tell you...it works wonderfully! It makes my hair sooo soft! And since your hair is curly seems like you could add a little bit of shine oil (very little) to help with the shine of course and maybe slick down the frizzys a bit. Oh, and MOST DEF, trim the broken bent peices...they will only break off and leave hair looking more straggely and stringy! Start a new with fresh blunt ends! Trimmed ends, and lots of deep conditioning should help! Hope that helps! Best of luck
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, AmberPosted By: hairlove
Date Posted: June 14 2005 at 1:44pm
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i have long hair and it i sbleached i had a trim 3 weeks ago i have long hair i think am going to get it cut above my shoulders because i have so many split ends i just want it healthy it was my first trim in 2 years and i just want it all choped tomgetb it hea;thy i go on holiday o monday shold i do before i go need advice
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