How Can You Prevent Hair Breakage and Split Ends

Even though your hair appears to be healthy and strong, it can be vulnerable to damage caused by over-styling or chemical hair treatments such as hair dying or hair straightening. The tips of your hair, which are the oldest area of a hair shaft, can lose their protective layer over time which causes the hair to split, exposing the inner cortex.

Several factors can contribute to split ends. Some of the most common include:

- chemical processing, like perms and colouring

- heat treatments

- forcefully combing or brushing your hair

Unfortunately, you can’t treat or repair split ends. The only thing you can do is to cut them off.

That’s why prevention is the best way to keep your hair free of split ends and healthy. For long hair split ends are practically unavoidable, but you can limit how often they develop.

Here are some helpful hair care tips that will help prevent split ends.

Tips For Preventing Split Ends

1.  Be gentle after washing your hair and don’t rub it aggressively with a towel.

2.  Use a natural hair care product to detangle hair so you can brush or comb it without breaking hair strands.

3.  Use hydrating hair care products to add moisture to your hair.

4.  Avoid overexposure to heat by reducing the use of hair driers, flat-irons, curling irons, and other hair appliances that dry out hair.

5.  Avoid overbrushing your hair, limit it to a few times a day to prevent breaking hair strands.

6.  Sleep on a silk pillowcase to reduce friction which can cause split ends.

7.  Add at least 8-10 weeks between chemical hair treatments to reduce damage.

Recommended Haircare Products to Prevent Split Ends

If you're looking for hair care products that will hydrate your hair and prevent split ends, we recommend:

·Regaine Extra Strength 3X60ML
·Regaine For Women 60ML
·Alb Balsam Styling Gel Ultra Strong 200ML
·Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Conditioner 250ML


For the best name brands in hair care products, look no further than Pearl Chemist Group. You can buy hair care products onlineor visit your nearest Pearl Chemist Group branch from our 21 conveniently located branches throughout South London.