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6 Causes of Hair Breakage to Avoid

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6 CAUSES OF BLACK HAIR BREAKAGE relaxedthairapy.com

The key to growing long, healthy hair is retention which means minimizing hair breakage which is the number one cause of hair setbacks. Check out these 6 causes of hair breakage.

Here are the TOP 6 CAUSES of HAIR BREAKAGE to avoid to achieve long, healthy hair. Click To Tweet

Clarify & Chelate

Understanding the source of hair breakage is the key to managing it. Product build-up is a leading source of dryness which then leads to hair breakage. You should clarify and chelate to remove buildup and hard water deposits which serve as barriers to maximum hydration.

Protein & Moisture

Relaxed hair desires a balance of protein and moisture and natural hair thrives on moisture. Finding a balance of protein and moisture is critical to success. If you are experiencing hair breakage, take a second to inspect the strands. With using a piece of shed hair, give it a gentle tug from both ends of the hair strand. If it stretches before snapping, your hair requires more protein. If it snaps immediately, your hair is lacking moisture!

Complicated Hair Regimen

Complicated hair regimens, who needs them? Hair regimens are great if they are effective but pointless if not. Using all natural everything with incorporating every step known to healthy hair care means nothing if you are experiencing breakage. Mixing and matching too many products at once will also lead you further away from understanding, addressing and mitigating hair breakage. Instead, return to ground zero, keep it simple and stick with the basics until you hair gets back on track.

Have NO Hair Regimen

Having no regimen is equally as damaging as having a complicated regimen. A simple and effective regimen can be achieved in as little as 4 steps: cleanse, condition (30 minutes), apply a leave-in conditioner and style (air drying, banding, rollersetting, flexi rods, etc). Lastly, don’t forget to moisturize and seal throughout the week. This is easily done by applying a water based moisturizer to the hair first and then following up with applying a pea sized amount of oil to seal in the hydrating effects of the water based moisturizer.

Unhealthy Hair Techniques

Combing from root to tip
Using small tooth combs
Using seamed vs. seamless combs
Not detangling properly before wash day
Detangling chunks of hair vs. small sections
Not using a detangler to help with slip {visit my Product Faves}
Overuse of heat and/or no heat protectant

Use these techniques instead:

Proper combing is a must. Be gentle, detangle in small sections and detangle from tip to root with finger detangling knots that you encounter. Always start detangling sessions with a wide tooth comb and only incorporate smaller combs if deeper detangling is required. Working in small sections with spraying each section with a detangler will provide the hair with slip which minimizes hair breakage.

It goes without saying, heat is damaging and will cause hair breakage when used incorrectly. Be sure to use heat in moderation and always use a heat protectant, even when blow drying.

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Failing to Embrace Your Hair

Let’s go ahead and put an emphasis on “your.” Just because heads of hair resemble, does not mean hair will respond equally to hair products and hair techniques. While it is great to use each other as a guide, it is best that you do your own research and fully understand what your hair requires. We must embrace what is ours and do what is best for our hair regardless of what is trending within the healthy hair community. Failing to listen to our hair can lead to severe hair breakage just like my tangle teezer incident. Been there and it is not fun!

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The key to growing long, healthy relaxed hair (and natural hair) is minimizing hair breakage, the number one cause of healthy hair setbacks. Check out these 6 causes of hair breakage and ways to avoid them. relaxedthairapy.com

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  7. Kathia D- says

    S.O.S
    Im an african American 44 yrs old live in Costa Rica, Central America. I braided my hair for more than 3 years. It has been 6 months since I relaxed my hair and it was fine, I trim twice already and I have a shoulder lenth, but i have noticed that my hair is falling, even when I do hair Botox every 15 days, my hair is falling, some times it´s the hole strand or it´s breaking and i´m going crazy because in my country it´s hard to find trhe products to keep african american hair type and my hair type is 4c.

    Can you give me recomendations. I could probably get it by Amazon

    Thanks for your help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  16. Dana Carmel says

    Just read your other post about chelating – I’d never heard of that term before! I definitely need to make more of an effort not to detangle from root to tip. Thanks for the tips!

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  17. Antoinette says

    These are great tips. I have to take extra steps to keep my hair moisturized during the winter, so I change my regimen up a little during this time of year. Thanks for the post!

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  18. Joanna says

    Great tips. I’m a fan of simple, but effective regimens. It’s also great to go to a professional from time to time to make sure you’re on the right track.

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