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Extreme Hair Breakage
What causes it: Teuschler lays out a laundry list of breakage causes: chemical treatments and over-processing your hair (like too much coloring, bleaching or perming), too much combing or brushing, too much heat styling (blow drying, flat ironing or curling), too much sun or even scratching your scalp too much.
How to fix it: Aside from the obvious, which is to minimize all the factors above, look for products that contain silicones, like dimethicone, to coat the hair and make it less prone to tangling (and getting broken when you brush your hair). Try not to brush hair when it's wet, instead use a leave-in conditioner to combat tangles (try: Marco Pelusi Anti-Frizz Leave-In Conditioner, $35 or TreSemme Detangle Leave-In Spray, $4.73). You can also do weekly deep conditioning treatments to help add moisture back to your hair (try Pantene Relaxed & Natural Breakage Defense Deep Conditioning Mask, $5.99). Teuschler adds that if your breakage is coming from scratching your scalp, use an anti-dandruff shampoo with pyrithione zinc to stop the itching.
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This may seem gross, but another way to fight dandruff is by applying yogurt to your hair about once a week and washing it off in the shower...it really works.
by thereal_deal Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 06:43AM Report as inappropriate
Interesting topics in this atricle
by TBjunkie Monday, April 23, 2012 at 11:54PM Report as inappropriate
Dandruff is caused by a reaction to the fungus malassezia globosa (which is actually on everyone's scalp, but only about 50 percent of the population reacts to it). The reaction can cause redness, itching, flakes and oiliness. Oh wow, I did not know that, thanks for sharing these great tips!
by MissXu Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 02:22PM Report as inappropriate
persa-gel is a life saver
by theseattlesound Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 07:44PM Report as inappropriate
I just used the Proactive refining mask a couple of nights ago and it made my face feel so fresh afterwards.
by beautybody Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 09:51PM Report as inappropriate
I'm guilty of the botched hair color, having gone too dark once. The dish soap really helps lighten it up but I had to do it every day for about a week and it really dried out my hair so I had to use conditioner generously.
by blaquemilque Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10:11PM Report as inappropriate
I fight both cystic acne and acne scars so this story was very informative!
by powerwoman033 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 12:18PM Report as inappropriate
