Gallo Hair is one of Sydney’s premier boutique salons and has provided these great tips for managing and avoiding every girl’s worst hair nightmare – the split end.
Maintaining the health of your hair is the number one way of achieving great looking hair that is generally ‘low maintenance’ and consistently manageable. It’s not hard to pick dry, frizzy and un-cared for hair because it’s nigh on impossible to style hair to hide severe damage.
The worst culprit and most girls’ number one hair enemy is the split end. No matter what you’ve heard, split ends do not mend. The splitting continues up the hair shaft and eventually results in breakage. You can see split ends and if you run your fingers through your hair you can also feel the effect.
Split and broken hair will feel much thinner and rougher at the ends, so we suggest:
- Preventing them by keeping your hair properly nourished. Just like your skin, your hair needs moisture. Hydrated hair is healthier hair.
- If/when they appear they should be cut off. Regular cuts will help to ensure that those frailer ends are removed and that splitting is avoided.
To give your hair the best possible chance, your hair regimen is important and you should prioritise the following:
Good Quality Shampoo: Important not only from a cleansing point of view but also because shampoos that contain poor quality detergents will damage your hair quickly. Poorer quality shampoos also contain a lot of water and therefore require more lathering agents to produce rich suds.
Daily Conditioner: By conditioning daily, using a high quality product prescribed for your hair, you are smoothing the cuticle that coats the hair shaft and preventing damage to the inner layers of the hair. A smooth cuticle also provides combatibility and much shine.
Weekly Hair Treatment: A necessity for long hair, for chemically treated hair and for those growing their hair and hoping to keep as much length as possible. If your hair is dry because of its length or that it is curly, then a deep moisturising treatment is required. If you have had chemical services, you will need the proper balance of moisture and protein.
In choosing the best shampoo and conditioner for your hair and its needs, consider first the weight of the products. People with thicker, denser and coarser hair or those with very curly or damaged hair often prefer heavier, extremely moisturising products. People with finer or healthier hair can typically rely on lighter products.
Also, you should try and avoid shampooing your hair every day. Water is not the same PH as hair and so the combination of removing the natural oils from your scalp, the rinsing together with blow-drying your hair, can age your hair a lot faster. If you find your scalp gets oily on the first day, you could consider a dry shampoo or hair powder for the roots so that you can avoid excessive shampooing.
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