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Ok i got tons of those dam split ends all over my head, the longer it gets the worse it looks. I'm now just learning about all of this stuff. So to avoid them i should air dry and not comb my hair?? I'm sorry if this sounds childish but i'm not sure of the proper care for it. I usually just use a comb and force my way through the knots to kinda straighten it. Also how long if i start taking care of it now, will it before they get less noticable.
Also does water tempture effect your hair?? I take very very hot showers just because i like it, does that have a good/bad effect??
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Oh wait, we're talking about hair here!
Here's my advice/ tips....
NEVER, ever, ever force a brush or comb through tangled hair. Period.
Get hair wet in the shower. While conditioning with a conditioner, use a wide tooth comb to comb through it. If tangled, start at the bottom and work your way up. Never tug or pull through any tangles.
Others will say never to comb wet hair. That's bu//$hit. That's an old wives tale. I've combed my hair wet for 25 years and it's NEVER caused a problem.
Try showering in warm rather than hot water. When water's too hot, it ain't good fer yer hayer!
Is it true that hairs that are "split" won't grow anymore??? Because I thought your hair grows from your scalp not from the end.
Like Rokker said, that's bu//$hit. :)
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Split ends will continue to split up the hair and possibly break off because they're weak.
Rocker's advice is real good. I found a real helpful site a year and half ago the offers good tip 2:
If you are really taking care of your hair, you ought not see substantial splits until your hair is quite long. My hair is twenty inches (50 cm) long at the moment, I have thin curly strands - the weakest kind we can get - and as for splits, I have so few I can't find any at all. You have a right to expect the same. For me was not always that way though....
I jumped into the longhair gig thinking all I needed to do was grow hair. WRONGGGGG! By the time my hair reached eight inches (20 cm) it was beginning to split. It also looked like crap and felt scratchy more than four inches (10 cm) from my head.
I learned how to take care of my hair and, without ever trimming a strand, I now have hair that is silky to the touch and split-free, and as I said, a hell of a lot longer. So what did this dude do, you ask?
The big changes to make are to cut way back on shampooings, to pay attention to keeping your hair strands lubricated, to keep your hair neat and tangle-free BUT to not comb it too often, and to be gentle whenever you do. ALL these things add up to one thing - reduce stress on your hair strands!
You will have to experiment. The only way to find out what routines maximize conditions for your hair is to try stuff. The best instant feedback on a routine is how well tangles come out in the first 24 or maybe 48 hours after you do something. If tangles slip out easily, you're on the right track! If you have to break strands very often, you're just not there yet.
I'll add one more thing - accept the awesome hair you have. Don't yearn for the hair of somebody else, because you'll injure yours in trying to get there.
Another guy put the link to where I wrote things down in detail (mostly gleaned from what men have said right here), so I won't repeat it, but the above sums up what you've just gotta do.
Happy growing!
Bill
I think Rokker's given some of the most important advice to reduce damage to hair.
If you have the time, look through your hair and trim just above each split end. You have to cut the damage out and this will let you do it without losing length. Without split ends, your hair shouldn't tangle as much. And your hair will instantly look better.
Personally, my hair is somewhat fragile, so I can't comb it while wet. I use my fingers sometimes, but mostly just try to leave it alone until it's dry. I can't use blow driers either.
When I started being extra gentle with my hair I saw results right away.
Also, Bill gave good advice about not shampooing all the time.
Here's a page about split ends and other damage.
www.tlhs.org/carexpl.html