Split ends are a common occurrence in the life of your hair. It is difficult to avoid them and impossible to repair them once the hair fiber is damaged. Since hair is a dead material (the bulb is the only living part of your hair), it does not regenerate by itself. It is up to you to provide it with all the nutrients it needs in order to make it strong and resistant.
What products should I use to prevent split ends?
📌 Keratin-based products, such as those from the Tokio Inkarami brand , are ideal for bringing keratin to the heart of your hair fiber. Keratin is an element naturally present in the heart of your hair fiber. If your hair lacks keratin, it becomes porous, fragile and brittle. This supply of keratin will limit the appearance of split ends and make your hair resistant and incomparably soft!
📌 Olaplex brand products are ideal for repairing hair fibers. It is one of the only brands that can deeply rebuild your hair. Thanks to its patented formula, Olaplex products will rebuild the bridges that make up your hair. Thus, your fiber is repaired and strengthened! These products are ideal for people using chemical treatments on their hair (coloring, bleaching, etc.) or using heating appliances regularly.
📌 Use professional products for your hair. Supermarket products are certainly more economical but generally have no effectiveness on your hair. Supermarket products are more cosmetic treatments than truly effective, thanks to (or because of) the many silicones that compose them. You will get soft and sheathed hair, but this is only in appearance (like makeup) because the silicones will just come to encompass and suffocate your hair fiber. Professional products, on the other hand, will come to act at the heart of your fiber and treat them more deeply.
4 things to avoid to avoid split ends
❌ Rub your hair with a towel after getting out of the shower. There is nothing worse than rubbing your hair vigorously to remove water from your hair. First of all, choose a towel or turban made of micro-fiber material , they are much softer to dry and more absorbent. Beforehand, scrunch your hair in the shower to remove most of the water. Gently dab your hair with your towel without making any friction movements.
❌ Use your heating appliances (straighteners, curling irons) frequently and WITHOUT heat protection. First of all, choose quality equipment, such as Ghd heating appliances , which reduce the impact of heat on your hair thanks to their technology. In addition, it is always necessary, even with a quality appliance, to have heat protection. Without heat protection, your hair can be weakened and become split, and without suitable care, break.
❌ Rub your lengths aggressively when shampooing. Shampoo is used to clean your scalp and not your lengths! It is therefore useless to rub your lengths when shampooing. The foam that will flow during rinsing is enough to clean them. The phenomenon of friction in general is bad when it comes to your hair.
❌ Do not do treatments with every wash. It is not necessary to do your entire routine with every wash (conditioner + mask + leave-in treatment, etc.) but you can alternate between different treatments and do a complete routine occasionally. It is still important to do one of these treatments each time.
4 steps to avoid split ends
✅ Use a silk pillowcase . At night, your hair rubs against your pillowcase, which can cause damage (split ends or even breakage 😓). To reduce this friction, you should use softer materials for your hair such as silk. In addition to being soft on your hair, it also helps keep moisture in the heart of your hair fiber and they are also hypoallergenic for your skin.
✅ Dry your hair. Drying is a treatment that you give to your hair fiber (yes! 😉). With water, the scales of your hair are wide open and therefore are a gateway to all the little dirt and dust. The action of the hair dryer allows you to close all the little scales in the same direction and therefore limit the friction and snagging between your fibers and protect them.
✅ Brush your hair from the bottom up. There is nothing worse than brushing your hair from the top down. This creates tension in the hair due to knots and increases the risk of breakage. You should brush your hair from the bottom up (from the tip to the root) gradually.
✅ Protect your hair from UV rays. Just like skin, hair is sensitive to UV rays. Without protection, it becomes fragile and can become brittle and split. On sunny days, when the UV index is high, you can use a UV protector on your hair.
