| When your hair is wet, it's structure is
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| | elasticity is easy to work with. It
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| altered, causing it to become thicker and
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| | responds well to wet-roller sets, curling
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| longer. It gets longer because it absorbs
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| | irons, etc. Hair with low elasticity is
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| water and stretches. Your hair's
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| | more difficult to work with because it
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| elasticity is the measure of how much it
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| | can be hard to curl or lose its quickly.
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| will stretch (and then return to its
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| | Testing Elasticity
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| normal length).
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| | You can determine the elasticity of your
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| Elasticity
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| | or your client's hair with this simple
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| The elasticity of your hair depends on a
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| | test. Take at least 4 strands of hair
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| couple of factors - whether it is wet or
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| | from different areas of the hair. Make
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| not and whether it is healthy or
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| | the hair wet. Hold one end of one strand
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| unhealthy. Healthy hair stretches up to
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| | in each hand and pull the hair taut to
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| 35% of its length before snapping off
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| | stretch it. If the strand stretches and
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| whereas unhealthy hair breaks more
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| | then returns to normal after you release
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| quickly because it does not have much
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| | it, you have good elasticity. If the hair
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| elasticity. Healthy dry hair stretches up
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| | snaps or does not return to its former
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| to 20% of its normal length and healthy
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| | length, you have low elasticity. Test
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| wet hair can stretch up to 50% of its
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| | each of the 4 strands separately. Make
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| usual length and then return to its
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| | your decision based on the average result
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| former length without breaking. Wet hair
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| | of your "stretch tests".
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| has more elasticity than dry hair.
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| | If you have low elasticity, the bad news
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| Elasticity is often described as being
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| | is that your hair is very susceptible to
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| lonw, normal, or high.
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| | breakage, it will be hard to curl, and it
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| Effects of Elasticity
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| | will not perm well. Therefore, you should
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| How does this effect you? It can help you
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| | treat your hair with tender loving care
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| decide what hairstyle is best for you or
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| | and opt for a straighter hairstyle.
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| your client. Hair with normal or high
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