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Enemies Of Healthy Hair

Healthy strands boast tightly closed cuticle
layers. If hair is in good condition, itRaking through damp strands with a
shines, swings, feels good when touched, andfine-toothed comb, yanking at tangles,
has no "cotton-candy" ends or split strands.brushing hair 20 times a day,
The easiest route to healthy hair is to avoidabsent­mindedly tugging at locks,
as many of the following damaging things asbackcombing strands for a fuller finish -
possible.these all constitute rough handling, and
they're all surefire ways to damage fragile
Shampooingtresses.
Shampoo works by removing dirt and excessEvery time you handle your hair, even if you
sebum from the hair's surface. Gentlejust push your fingers through it, you put
shampoos remove just what they need to. Harshstress on its cuticle layer, causing the
shampoos, however, can take with them yourcuticle's tightly overlapping tiles to come
hair's protective sebum, that necessaryunhinged; in hair-care circles, this is known
natural oil that keeps hair pliable,as mechanical damage. Particularly aggressive
moisturized, and healthy. In some cases,treatment can even strip away a section of
harsh shampoos also disrupt your hair'sthese tiles. When this protective armor is
cuticle layer, roughing up those tile-likecompromised or removed, hair splits, frays,
portions and allowing damage to the interioror  snaps  off.
cortex.
Hair  accessories
Wet hair is up to 30 percent weaker than dry
hair, so handle damp strands carefullly! WaitPonytail holders, barrettes, combs, clips -
untill your locks are dry before doing anymost of us have been using these and other
heavy-duty  brushing,  combing,  or  styling.hairdo helpers since childhood. This is fine,
as long as you don't use them more than one
Don't  overdo  itto three times a week. Wearing your hair day
after day in the same style can wear away the
In countries such as America, where peoplehair's cuticle layer and cause breakage in
have a pathological obsession withthose locks that are contained by the
squeaky-clean tresses, hair is oftenaccessory. For instance, the hair directly
overwashed. (As an American, I am allowed tounder a barrette can be roughed up by the
say all of this.) When strands are shampooedfriction created between the hair and the
too frequently - this means washing hair whenornament's  metal  clasp.
it doesn't need to be washed - there is no
dirt for shampoo to remove, so it moves toSimilarly, if you're not gentle when removing
whatever else happens to be clinging to yourthem, hair accessories can damage locks in
strands: This is usually your hair'sanother way: Try not to yank free any tresses
protective sebum. Get into washing habitsthat become stuck in the hinge of a clip or a
that suit your hair and you will benefit frombarrette or wound around a ponytail holder.
healthy­looking,  naturally  shiny  hair.Unfortunately, ripping strands out of a hair
ornament's grasp can strip away a long swath
Rough  handlingof the cuticle layer.



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