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How-To Stop Hair Breakage with Simple Changes to Your Hair Routine

Who says that hair breakage is the end of healthy hair? By adjusting your hair care routine, you can be well on your way to strengthening and repairing weak, damaged hair.

When it comes to dealing with hair breakage, getting control of the situation can feel next to impossible. By learning what causes hair breakage and the simple changes you can make to your hair care routine to fix it, you can help remedy and repair delicate strands.

What Causes Hair Breakage

Many things can lead to hair breakage, but some of the most common range from handling your hair roughly when it’s wet, to ponytails that are way too tight to excessive dryness. Ever notice short pieces of hair sticking up near your hairline that never seem to grow? That can be breakage too. However, one of the biggest factors to blame for breakage is frequent heat styling as this can cause damage to hair.

To get to the root of what causes breakage, we have to dig into the science behind it. Hair is made up of keratin protein. Once it becomes damaged, so do the cysteine bonds that make up the protein. You can find these bonds throughout your hair’s inner cortex layer. Also known as amino acids, cysteine bonds are what help make your hair strong and durable. After the cysteine bonds become compromised, you may find that your hair doesn’t have the same elasticity it once had because it’s more susceptible to breakage.

How To Prevent Hair Breakage

One of the best things you can do to care for hair that’s reached its breaking point is to treat it to a hair care collection designed to address the issue. Not only does the Strength Cure Collection avoid stripping color-treated hair of its vibrancy thanks to an AntiFade complex, but it also helps replace the cysteine bonds in the hair to make it feel softer and stronger.

For cleansing, try something gentle like Strength Cure Shampoo and Conditioner for damaged hair. Using a strengthening cleansing duo in the shower is helpful for caring for hair when it’s wet because that’s when it’s in its most fragile state. Since water can temporarily break the hydrogen bonds that make up the keratin in your hair, it makes the hair weaker, so handling wet hair with extra care is vital in preventing breakage.

How to Fix Hair Breakage if You Have Dry Hair:

For those who are mending dry hair, you can also benefit from a shot of moisture with Strength Cure Hair Mask for damaged hair. Made with goji berry extract and olive oil, it helps protect hair from aggressors and gets it on a path back to looking shiny. Plus, it makes hair feel more manageable, so you won’t find yourself regularly having to tug and struggle to brush breakage-prone ends.

How to Fix Hair Breakage if You Have Split Ends:

If squeezing in a haircut appointment to take care of split ends isn’t feasible at the moment, try Strength Cure Split End Salve. While it’s only meant to be a temporary fix, it can help polish off split ends to make them appear smoother if you’re in a pinch. It also uses an antioxidant known as astaxanthin and keravis protein to promote healing and restore hair’s cysteine bonds. Talk about a collection that’s got you covered!

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