- It surprises me how many new clients sit in my chair and begin their conversation with complaints of split ends. First I want to emphasize that a good flat-iron heats up to approximately 450 degrees, think of bread in your toaster, dry and brittle. Secondly after shampooing, before flat ironing they blow-dry from ends to scalp opening the cuticles rather than scalp to ends in the direction of the hair shaft which closes the cuticles.
- That brings me to shampoo. Surfactants are what cleanse the hair. Check the ingredients and see if it is gentle, like Sodium Myreth Sulfate
- With new clients I ask them if they use a styling product to protect their hair from heat damage, I usually get a blank stare. The styling products also aid and memorize the desired effect be it straight or curly.
- Split ends. Nothing takes away from a beautiful hairstyle then a mass of split ends. The darker the hair the worse it looks. I haven’t found a product yet that can repair a split end except the scissors. If you are thinking of getting your own the scissors out, be sure to cut approximately 1 1/2 inches from the ends to ensure your getting the split that may be traveling up the hair shaft towards your scalp. Keep up your hair trims at regular intervals to avoid the ‘got to cut off at least 3 inches’ quote from your hair stylist.
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Flat iron and Split ends (trichoptilosis)
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