Causes of Split Ends

Causes of Split Ends

Hair is the most essential adornment of a human body, which enhances its splendour. Imagine yourself without hair…. certainly you would not like it! There is an average of 1,50,000 strands on a human head. They have to fight almost every day with pollution, sun, dust, wind and not to mention, the curlers, straighteners, dryers, gels, serums and a variety of beauty products. This lavish treatment, given to the hair, looks great on a specific occasion, but regular use of these treatments parch and ruin your hair. That is why; it is no wonder, why most of the women complaint of having frizzy and dry hair with split ends.
Split ends are the result of fraying of the hair shaft due to excessive heat, mechanical stress, and dryness. Well, the good news is that now there is no requirement to reach out to a heavily expensive salon! Just open your refrigerator and kitchen cupboard, and you will definitely find a way out for treating the split ends.

• Over washing
• Exposure of hair to the sun, heat, dust and pollution.
• Excessive use of hair styling tools, like curlers and straighteners.
• Excessive use of hair styling cosmetics, like gels, serums, and sprays.
•  Washing of hair with hot water.
• Using inferior quality combs, pins, and headbands.
•  Lack of routine maintenance, like cutting and trimming.
• Over using chemical treatments, like hair colour, perms, etc.
• Not oiling the hair properly.
• Showering your hair with hard water, like chlorine mixed water of pools.