What causes hair breakage?
First it is important to make a distinction between hair breakage and hair loss. Hair breakage means the hair itself is breaking in pieces. Hair loss means the hair is coming out from the root. Hair breakage can be caused by many different things, like the wrong strength relaxer, too frequent or improper chemical process, too much direct heat, certain medications, too much tension on the hair (tight ponytails), infrequent washing, improper brushing or detangling technique, prolonged low fat diets and overly dry hair. Although there are many factors that can cause hair breakage it is fairly easy to reverse once the cause is detected. The worse thing to do when experiencing hair breakage is to let it go untreated or worse yet, braid or weave it without assessing the problem and identifying the right products or treatment to help you. Although there are many products that can help repair the hair shaft, the best thing to do is treat your scalp weekly. Treating the scalp on a consistent ba
