Christine Webb, Your Health and Fitness
Can you guess what the No. 1 cause of damage to the health of your hair is?
Blow driers, said Dr. Tiffani Hamilton, a dermatologist.
"If you really want long, beautiful hair, then you're going to have to process much less than you do now, in terms of coloring, the flat iron, blow drying," Hamilton said.
One woman was forced to cut her hair long hair after coloring and straightening it left it broken and thin.
Hamilton said it will grow back, and has the some tips:
"You will get longer hair eventually, if you keep it trimmed regularly, because if you allow the split ends to stay, it's going to keep splitting up the hair shaft and break off," Hamilton explained.
Other tips to keep in mind:
- Wash your hair every other day, and condition only the ends.
- Overconditioning tends to leave the hair really lifeless, and that leads to overstyling.
- Experts said make sure you read the label for ingredients like keratin, and other proteins that can help repair the health of your hair.
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