Causes of Hair Breakage
Are you experiencing hair breakage and don't know why? Here's a list of some of the common causes.
Wearing your scarf too tightly at night
- Wearing too tight ponytails, buns, or updos
- Letting the elastic from a satin bonnet in contact with your hair line
- Split ends that need to be trimmed
- Wool coats, hats, scarves
- Using a relaxer that doesn't work for your hair type
- Relaxing too often
- Not caring for your new growth properly while stretching relaxers
- Over-processing by overlapping relaxers
- Coloring and relaxing hair that is not strong enough
- Using too many heat styling tools
- Using sponge rollers without the satin covering or without using end papers
- Not combing your hair gently while detangling or otherwise
- Using a nylon bristle brush
- Brushing hair that is already fragile
- Brushing hair when it's wet
- Being rough with hair when it's wet
- Using combs with seams
- Sleeping without protecting your hair
- Improper usage of hair extensions and braids
- Twirling hair and otherwise constantly touching hair in the same areas
- Over-styling in the same area
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