Many women who grow long hair encounter split ends. It is clear that the bundle greatly spoils the appearance of the hairstyle. In addition, the curls can begin to break along the entire length, which will significantly reduce the density of the tail. To determine your next steps, you need to understand the reason for the stratification. The publication will tell you what you can do at home with split ends and why this problem occurs.
Curling and dyeing
Perming and dyeing often spoil the hair, especially if low-quality materials or very aggressive products were used. As a result, the strands dry out, become brittle, excised. The hairstyle begins to resemble a stack of straw.
Ideally, you should abandon curling and staining with chemical agents. If this is impossible for some reason, then you need to use only high-quality products that contain a caring complex. So that there is no doubt about the material, you can contact the salon. A professional master will do everything with minimal harm to the hair and advise other transformative procedures. In any case, after curling and painting, you always need to carry out a recovery course in order to at least slightly heal your hair.
Combing curls
Often split ends appear due to improper care. Many girls make the mistake of combing wet hair. This greatly stretches and injures them. Therefore, you can never unravel locks immediately after a shower. You need to wait until they dry.
It is also worth paying attention to your combs. If they tear out their hair, then they should be thrown away. You can also send accessories to the bin that have micro-burrs on their teeth. The best girlfriend-comb will be massage with natural bristles. She carefully unravels and straightens curls. Also, “Tangle Teaser” are considered high-quality combs.
Hairdryer and styling products
Hair is strongly split from a hair dryer and other heating appliances. Therefore, it is better not to use them. Without harm, you can dry your curls with a cold stream of air. To protect the hair from high temperatures, it is important to apply thermal protection to the hair. It is also important to choose alcohol-free styling products. Otherwise, the curls quickly dehydrate, become dry and cut.
Weather protection
Curls are very sensitive to environmental changes. Excessive insolation, high temperature, frost, cold winds and rains always lead to problems. Most often these are split ends. Worst of all, hair reacts to dry air in frost. Therefore, in winter it is necessary to care more intensively for the hair.
It is important to remember simple rules. In winter, always wear a hat, hide hair under a jacket or scarf. In summer, you need to wear caps, scarves and hats with wide brim.
Nutrition
Improper nutrition can also cause hair to split. What to do in this case? You need to review your diet. From it you need to exclude sweet and fatty. It is important to eat foods rich in fatty acids, vitamins and trace elements. For example, these are fish, olives, nuts, cereals and vegetable oil. As a snack, flaxseed and pumpkin seeds are suitable. Also in the diet should include 1.5-2 liters of pure water.
Daily regime
From the wrong daily routine, hair can also begin to split. For example, it is very harmful to be indoors all the time. From the abundance of technology and central heating, curls and skin dry out greatly. Therefore, you need to get out to fresh air more often. It is also important to get enough sleep. And it’s better to go to bed before 10 in the evening, because the body is really gaining strength before midnight.
A haircut
Many girls at home try to "glue" stratified hairs. And they use the most expensive means for this. However, this is simply not possible. The best solution is to remove split ends. No need to regret what looks terrible and cannot be restored. Therefore, you should go to the hairdresser and ask the master for help. Most likely, he will propose to make a ladder, a haircut with hot scissors or polishing. Recently, girls most often resort to the last procedure. It is performed by a special machine that removes only the exfoliated tips. This is a great way to keep the length. By the way, such a machine can be used not only in the cabin.
Each girl is able to independently remove split ends. To do this, you need to divide the curls into thin strands and twist them in turn. At the same time, all damaged hairs will come out; they need to be cut with high-quality sharp scissors. The procedure is very time-consuming, but worth it. It is especially useful to cut your hair if the hair is split over its entire length. But do not neglect the services of an experienced master. It should be visited at least once every 3-6 months.
Other reasons
It happens that a girl properly cares for her hair, and her curls still exfoliate. Then the problem may be related to the internal causes that lie in the body. This is the excessive use of tobacco, alcohol, medication, lack of vitamins and hormonal failure, which often occurs during and after pregnancy, while breastfeeding. In this case, the treatment of split ends should begin with the rejection of bad habits and the elimination of internal problems.
Professional Tools
If curls are split, you should pay attention to your shampoos and balms. They must be healing or healing. Preference should be given to natural products. The composition should include vitamins B, lecithin, linden flower extract, wheat germ, mint, chamomile and other plant components.
There are special complexes that restore split and damaged hair. They moisturize, nourish and nourish with vitamins. Particular attention should be paid to vibes. They protect curls from the traumatic and draining effects of external factors. Fluids are convenient in that they do not need to be washed off.
Also, an excellent result is given by homemade masks for split ends. It is enough to apply them before washing your hair four times a month to feel the difference.
Burr oil
Heat a bottle of burdock oil under running water. Distribute a warm product on the skin and curls. Wrap your head with foil and a towel. Hold for at least an hour and rinse with shampoo. You can leave the mask for the night, but then you don’t need to cover your head with anything. At the end, you can rinse your hair with lemon water or chamomile broth.
Oils and Yolks
Mask composition:
- Yolks (chicken) - 2 pieces.
- Oils (linseed, olive, almond, peach, jojoba) - 2 tablespoons.
Beat the yolks thoroughly, combine with split ends oils. You can take any of the above, the main thing is that their total volume is equal to two spoons. Apply a homogeneous mask to the strands and roots. After half an hour, when the mask is absorbed, it can be washed off with shampoo. It is also recommended to rinse the hair with non-concentrated lemon water.
Herbal mask
Mask composition:
- Raspberry leaves - 8 pieces.
- Currant leaves - 8 pieces.
- Mint sprigs - 4 pieces.
- Starch - 2 large spoons.
- Cream - half a glass.
Grind the leaves and twigs and grind them into gruel. Mix with starch and cream. Keep the mask on your hair under the film for at least an hour. Rinse off with shampoo.
Peach mask
Mask composition:
- Peaches - 2 small fruits.
- Milk - 3 tablespoons.
- Oregano ether - 6 drops.
Peaches to peel, mash the pulp into pulp. Add milk and essential oil to it. Keep the mixture on your hair for half an hour. Rinse off with shampoo.
Peaches in this recipe can be replaced with carrot juice, kefir, brown bread, birch or linden broth. These masks will also be good if your hair is split. Reviews of girls prove this.
Sour milk
The most elementary composition is a glass of sour milk. If only fresh is available, then the drink can be put in a warm place all night. In the morning, sour milk can be applied to the hair under a hat. So you can walk for several hours or even all day. Many women make such a mask at night.
Vitamin mask with "Dimexidum"
"Dimexide" is a drug that has an anti-inflammatory effect. But it is used by many women to strengthen curls and accelerate their growth. The drug is sold in a pharmacy without a prescription. In combination with oils, this medicine makes the hair clean and smooth.
Mask composition:
- "Dimexide" - a tablespoon.
- Vitamins A, E (oil solutions) - a tablespoon.
- Burdock and castor oil - 2 tablespoons each.
Mix and distribute the ingredients in curls. Leave under the hat for as long as possible (at least for an hour). It is worth considering that the mask is washed off difficult. Most likely, you will have to use shampoo several times.
With "Dimexidum" against split ends you can mix various oils. For example, olive, flaxseed, jojoba and grape seed. In two parts of the drug you need to take one part of the oil. First, the composition is applied to the skin, then to the ends, and the residues are scalloped along the length. Rinse off after an hour with shampoo.
Henna against split ends
Henna brings great benefits to hair. She heals, strengthens, relieves irritation, eliminates dandruff and restores the hair structure. The strands stop falling out and are easy to comb. If you do not need a staining effect, then you should take colorless henna. Enough will be 30 grams. The powder must be poured with boiling water of herbal decoction or water. Fluids need so much to get a creamy consistency. Insist for half an hour and apply to hair. After an hour, you can rinse with water alone.
Henna cream mask
The recipe for this split hair mask is simple. In equal parts, mix henna powder, cognac and honey. Add whipped yolk and mix. The resulting creamy composition is distributed over the entire length and massage into the scalp. Leave on for at least half an hour. It can be washed off with water alone. At the end, rinse the hair with chamomile or nettle infusion.
Indelible
This is a simple recipe for caring for dry curls, prone to delamination of the tips. In the palms you need to grind a few drops of burdock root oil. Hands should only be slightly oily. Massage the grated oil gently into the ends and strands. Rinse off is not necessary. If done correctly, the oil will be absorbed, and the curls will not look like icicles.
Egg shampoo
This home remedy can be used as a regular shampoo. It will not only cleanse the head, but also restore the structure of split ends.
Mask composition:
- Egg (chicken) - 1 piece.
- Rosemary - a teaspoon.
- Water - 400 milliliters.
Throw rosemary in boiling water and insist for half an hour. After the mixture has cooled, introduce a beaten egg. Apply a homogeneous mass on the head and massage like a shampoo. It is also necessary to process the length and tips.
Split Hair Balm
This is an excellent natural remedy that women used in ancient times.
Mask composition:
- Water - 1 liter.
- Pulp of rye bread - 300 grams.
Boil water in a saucepan. Meanwhile, grind the bread. Pour boiling water over it and leave for three hours. Filter the resulting balm through a fine sieve. The infusion is applied both to the hair and to the skin. Hold for about twenty minutes. For washing use plain water.
Nettle rinse aid
Mask composition:
- Nettle (preferably fresh, not dry) - 200 grams.
- Weak vinegar - 2 cups.
- Water - 1 liter.
In boiling water, lower the nettle and pour vinegar. Hold on fire for half an hour. Rinse the curls with a cooled broth after washing off the shampoo and balm.
As the reviews show, it is quite possible to deal with split ends at home. The recipes presented above are easy and effective, therefore they are popular among the female half of the population.