A hair that breaks has aged prematurely, and its keratin has lost all of its elasticity. This reduced resistance often comes from abusive cosmetic treatments such as perms, straightening or colouring.
But the problem can also be linked to a malfunctioning of the thyroid gland,
a non-detected iron deficiency, or a poorly designed weight loss diet, to name just the most common.
In order to test your keratin's health:
Take a hair sample from your head, and stretch it progressively, by firmly holding both of its ends between the thumb and the index of both hands.
If it is tonic, it will stretch by 20 to 30%. When you let go of it, it will resume to its initial shape.
However, if it breaks easily, without stretching, it shows that your keratin is in bad shape, and needs to be treated. Our advice: have it firstdiagnosed in order to identify the cause of the condition, and treat it accordingly.
Worth noting: A hair can break at any level of its length, including very close to the scalp, hence reducing the hair's overall volume accordingly. However, if the hair is well treated, the reduction will only be temporary, and the regrowing hair will not show signs of its past alterations. Hair that breaks should not be confused with pathological hair loss which is caused by an unbalance of the hair vital functions and requires a different treatment (following a diagnosis).
Split Ends
Split ends are also due to prematurely aging hair. They occur as a doubling of the hair, at its end or over its last few inches, where keratin is the most fragile. In order to get rid of them instantly, there is only one solution: to cut the split parts, because no treatment will be able to unify them. However, with an appropriate treatment, they will not appear on the regrowing hair.
To Avoid
Aggressive shampoos and brushing and drying that can damage the hair. If you cannot avoid blow-drying your hair, do it first with cold air, until the hair is almost dry. Only use your brush (with tepid air) to give the hair its final shape.
Repetitive cosmetic manipulations, which destroy the keratin's deep layers. If you colour your hair, do regular locks, perms or straightening, make sure that the products are only applied on the new growth hair, without touching the previously treated hair.
Combining colour and perm, or colour and straightening, which is too aggressive on the keratin.
Regular local treatments, (with shampoo), based on hydrating vegetable ingredients and reconstituting protein ingredients. The aim is to penetrate at the heart of the keratin, and to rebuild its lost immunity.
Regularly using silicon-based products that are supposed to "nourish the ends": they dehydrate the hair.
Also, the regular use of hairspray or gel, because they tend to thin down the keratin.
Recommended
Regular local treatments, (before shampooing), based on hydrating vegetable ingredients and reconstituting protein ingredients. The aim is to penetrate at the heart of the keratin, and to rebuild its lost immunity.
At the end of shampooing, cider vinegar of lemon juice, in the last dose of rinsing water, in order to remove the water's limestone.
The diet, as for dry hair: Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) and vitamin E:
• EFAs feed the deep layers of the skin, and are necessary for the production of new cells in the hair's growth zone, which surrounds the hair follicle and the root.
• Vitamin E preserves EFAs from turning rancid. The more we take them in, the more we need vitamin E in order to protect them from oxidation.
• Together, EFAs and vitamin E therefore help to lubricate the hair, and make it less dry and breaking. They mainly contain: walnut oil, grape seeds, sunflower (cold pressed), wheat sprouts, cold sea fish and fish eggs...
Aggressive shampoos and brushing and drying that can damage the hair. If you cannot avoid blow-drying your hair, do it first with cold air, until the hair is almost dry. Only use your brush (with tepid air) to give the hair its final shape.
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