YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR ONE MORNING TO CHECK ON HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE, AS YOU SO OFTEN DO MANY TIMES DURING THE DAY. YOU THEN REALIZE YOUR HAIR HAS TERRIBLE BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS. WHAT DO YOU DO? SUDDENLY YOU’RE TREMBLING ALL OVER AS YOUR MIND RELUCTANTLY DRIFTS BACK TO THE LAST TIME YOU VISITED A LOCAL SALON AND ASK FOR A TRIM BUT LEFT WITH SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF A BAD CREW CUT. FAIR TO SAY, YOU WOULD PREFER BATHING IN A WARM TUB OF WATER MACCASINS THAN FACE THE DREADED POSSIBILITY OF THAT HAPPENING AGAIN. AS A RESULT, YOU HAVE NOT HAD A SO CALLED “PROFESSIONAL” HAIRCUT IN MANY YEARS SINCE THEN. BUT THIS IS SERIOUS. IT’S NOT LIKE ANYTHING YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. YOU LOOK DOWN AND IT SEEMS THERES MORE HAIR IN YOUR FAVORITE BRUSH THAN ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL HEAD. WHAT DO YOU DO? FIRST OF ALL..STOP! TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
NOW IF YOU THINK I’M GONNA TELL YOU HOW TO PERFORM THE PERFECT IN-HOME SELF HAIRCUT..NOT! FOR THAT I’D HAVE TO SUGGEST YOU JUST ASK AROUND FOR SUGGESTIONS ON A GOOD BARBER/STYLIST IN YOUR AREA AND LEAVE THAT POSSIBLE LIFE CHANGING PROCEDURE TO THEM. MY MISSION WITH YOU IN THIS ARTICLE IS TO HELP YOU PREVENT, MANAGE, AND EVEN STOP COMPLETELY ANY HAIR BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS YOU MAY DEVELOP WHILE IN BETWEEN SALON VISITS. MY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE WHYS YOU PRESENTED IN YOUR HAIR BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS QUESTIONAIRE YOU HYPOTHETICALLY FILLED OUT. NOW LET’S GET STARTED.
WHAT CAUSES THAT HORRIBLE LOOKING BREAKAGE/SPLIT END ? THERE CAN BE MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE THE CAUSE. THEIR ARE SO MANY THAT THEY CAN’T BE COVERED IN THIS ARTICLE ALONE. SO I’LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR COVERING A FEW . I’M HOPING AFTER OUR ONE ON ONE HAIR SESSION ,YOU SPRING FROM YOUR CHAIR EXCITED AND JUBULENT ABOUT YOUR NEW FOUND KNOWLEGE. THROUGH OUR LITTLE SESSION HERE , I HOPE TO BRING YOU A BETTER AWARENESS OF SOME OF THE THINGS TO DO AND NOT DO TO AVOID BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS. OUR GOAL TOGETHER IS FOR YOU TO KEEP UP YOUR END OF THE DEAL BY MAINTAINING ” HEALTHY HAIR PRACTICES” WHILE IN BETWEEN SALON VISITS.
NOW I WANT YOU TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS STATEMENT. EVERY HEAD OF HAIR IS UNIQUE! MANY FACTORS SUCH AS HEREDITY, STRESS, DISEASE, SUNLIGHT, AND VARIOUS CHEMICAL SERVICES ARE BUT OF A FEW FACTORS THAT CAN CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS. SO I’LL JUST STICK TO THE MOST OFTEN GUILTY CULPRITS RESPONSIBLE. WE WILL BEGIN WITH…
REASON #1. CHEMICALS
“ALL CHEMICAL SERVICES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL”. IT’S A FACT, SOME ARE SLIGHTLY MORE DAMAGING THAN OTHERS. FOR MOST OF US LIVING WITHOUT THE CONVENIENCE AND CONTROL THAT CHEMICAL SERVICES ALLOW US. FOR YOUR SAKE AND MY PEACE OF MIND, LET’S ASSUME YOUR LAST PURSUIT FOR CONVENIENCE AND CONTROL DID NOT LEAVE YOUR HAIR OVERPROCESSED AND RUINED TO THE POINT OF NO REPAIR. NEVERTHELESS, ANY CHEMICAL SERVICE THAT ALTERS YOUR INNER HAIR STRUCTURE INHERINTLY CAUSES SOME DAMAGE TO YOUR HAIR. PERMS, RELAXERS, AND COLORING CHANGE AND REARRANGE YOUR HAIR’S INNER STRUCTURE LEAVING IT IN A WEAKER STATE. THEY OFTEN ROB YOUR HAIR OF THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT QUALITIES THAT KEEPS IT IN A HEALTHY STATE…OIL AND MOISTURE. JUST THINK OF THEM AS THE BREAD AND BUTTER OR THE DYNAMIC DOU OF FANTASTIC LOOKING AND HEALTHY HAIR. SO WHAT DO YOU DO TO PREVENT THIS? WELL IN MOST CASES IT CAN’T BE PREVENTED. IT’S JUST COMES ALONG WITH CHANGING FROM A NATURAL BRUNETTE TO YOUR ON THE EDGE, DARING, VIBRANT, SPIKED PEACOCK COLORING CHANGE YOU’VE BEEN DREAMING OF. BUT REPLINISHING THESE VITAL GUYS (OIL AND MOISTURE) IS THE KEY TO PREVENTING BREAKGE/SPLIT ENDS. THERE ARE VARIOUS MOISTURE AND OIL CONDITIONERS ON THE MARKET TODAY TO REINVIGORATE AND RESTORE YOUR HAIR TO A HEALTHY OIL/MOISTURE BALANCE AFTER A CHEMICAL SERVICE. LISTING PRODUCTS IN THIS ARTICLE WOULD BE USELESS SINCE EVERY HAIR NEED IS DIFFERENT. SIMPLY BECAUSE YOUR TEXTURE, POROSITY, EXISTING CHEMICAL TREATMENTS IF ANY, HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED . ASK A TRUSTED PROFESSIONAL TO SUGGEST MAINTENENCE PRODUCTS THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESES YOUR NEEDS IF DEALING WITH BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS DUE TO A CHEMICAL SERVICE. BESIDES, I WOULDN’T BE GETTING PAID TO PLUG PRODUCTS IN THIS ARTICLE ANYWAY(HINT).
REASON #2. IMPROPER/OVERUSAGE OF HEATING TOOLS
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO OCCASIONALLY PEEP IN THE MIRROR QUITE OFTEN DURING YOUR DAY TO CHECK ON HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE. YOU TEDIOUSLY KEEP CONSTANT WATCH FOR ANY NON COMPLYING STRAND THAT MAY DECIDE TO SOMEHOW BE OUTTA PLACE. BUT PICKING UP YOUR ALL PURPOSE FLAT IRONS EVERY TIME THEY’RE IN ARMS REACH TO KEEP YOUR WALKING, TALKING, EXHIBIT OF PERFECTION IN ORDER, MIGHT JUST BE DOING A LITTLE TO MUCH. THAT INCLUDES TAKING THEM TO WORK FOR THE LUNCH BREAK, IN THE BATHROOM HAIR QUICKIE YOU SO OFTEN DO. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MUCH LIKE STEEL YOU THINK YOUR HAIR IS. REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG YOUR POOR HAIR HAS HAD TO TAKE YOUR CONSTANT ABUSE. EVENTUALLY THE HEAT AND THE PULLING WILL TAKES ITS TOLL. YOU CAN BETTER SERVE YOUR HEALTHY HAIR NEEDS BY NOT BEING A HEATING APPLIANCE ABUSER. SECONDLY, THERE ARE MANY EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS OUT THERE THAT WILL PREVENT BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS DUE TO HEATING APPLIANCE DAMAGE. RULE OF THUMB, YOU SHOULD NEVER BE PERFORMING ANY HAIR SERVICE WITHOUT SOME FORM OF HEAT PROTECTION SPRAY, OIL, OR OTHER TYPE OF PRODUCT ON YOUR HAIR. ONCE AGAIN, CONSULT WITH A TRUSTED PROFESSIONAL BARBER/STYLIST THAT CAN CORRECTLY ASSESS YOUR HAIRTYPE AND CONDITION . AS A RESULT, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER SUGGEST PRODUCTS THAT BEST FITS YOUR PERSONAL HAIRCARE NEEDS. IN ADDITION, “ALL TOOLS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL”. COMBINE THAT WITH ,YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR AND THAT SETS THE FOUNDATION FOR MY FINAL RECOMMENDATION ON CHOOSING PROPER TOOLS. INVEST IN QUALITY ! YES, IT MAY COST A LITTLE MORE THAN THE IRONS YOU GOT AT YOUR LOCAL GROCERY/PHARMACY/LIQUOR STORE BUT JUST LOOK AT IT AS AN INVESTMENT IN YOURSELF. BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS…IT REALLY IS!
REASON #3. EXCESSIVE USE OF PRODUCTS
YES YOUR HOLDING SPRAY WORKS SO WELL THAT IT CAN HOLD IT’S ON IN THE CENTER OF A TROPICAL STORM. BUT PUMP YOUR BRAKES THERE CAUSE TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING IS NOT GOOD AT ALL. JUST LIKE THE CLEANING PRODUCTS YOU USE DAILY IN YOUR HOME, HAIR PRODUCTS HAVE BUILD UP. THIS BUILD UP, ALTHOUGH GOOD AT REPELLING MOISTURE TO KEEP YOUR HAIR FROM GOING LIMP AND THEREFORE RUINING YOUR MASTERPIECE, ALSO REPELS MOISTURE THAT YOUR HAIR NATURALLY GETS FROM THE AIR . THAT MOISTURE IT GETS FROM THE AIR KEEPS YOUR HAIR BALANCED WITH IT’S BEST FRIEND MR. OIL THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. SO IMAGINE WHAT LAYERS AND LAYERS OF YOUR FAVORITTE PRODUCT WILL DO OVER TIME. IT WILL BUILD UP AND CREATE A PRODUCT WALL! LUCKILY THERE ARE SHAMPOOS JUST FOR REMOVING PRODUCT BUILD UP. CONSULT WITH A TRUSTED HAIRSTYLIST. FURTHERMORE MANY OF THESE PRODUCTS CONTAIN ALCOHOL. AND WE KNOW WHAT LOVELY FRIENDS ALCOHOL AND MOISTURE ARE (SARCASM THERE MY FRIENDS). SO TRY AND FIND PRODUCTS VOID OF ALCOHOL AND THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN ELIMINATING ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT CAN LATER LEAD TO BREAKAGE/SPLITENDS.
THIS IS JUST THE SHORT LIST. OTHER REASONS SUCH AS MEDICATIONS, PREGNANCY, NUTRITION,AND HARMONAL IMBALANCES ARE BUT A FEW WELL DESERVING, BUT NOT LOOKED AT IN DETAIL IN THIS ARTICLE. BUT I HOPE I POINTED OUT A FEW THINGS THAT MAY HAVE HELPED YOU TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE BETTER INFORMED HAIRCARE CLUB. FIND A GOOD HAIRSTYLIST THAT YOU TRUST AND WORK CLOSELY WITH HIM/HER TO ADDRESS ANY BREAKAGE/SPLIT ENDS PROBLEM YOU MAY HAVE. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN AT OUR NEXT INTERSECTION ON OUR PRESTIGE HIGHWAY…”MO HAIR !”
PLEASE REFER ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO ME AT asktyson@prestigemagazine.net
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