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Hey, I'm a guy and I grow my hair out long, over a foot in length. I wear it parted in the middle and pulled back in a pony-tail, and have had it like this for several years now. Just recently, I've started having a lot of breakage in my hair, lots in the shower drain and in the brush or comb. (no, I am not going bald, in case you're wondering) I can see the ends where the hair has broken and it's looking really bad.
Is there a type of shampoo or conditioner that works well for longer hair and prevents breakage? I've been doing other things that my girlfriend suggested such as using a hairdryer and certain ways of combing. But I still have a lot of breakage problem. Don't want to cut it off, either, as I like having it long. =P
Any advice or suggestions? If it helps at all, my hair is also very fine, not thick or curly. (link)
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First things first, let me start off with some facts:
1)As your hair grows longer, it's going further away from your scalp.
Your scalp secretes sebum which protects your hair and so those at the lower ends of your hair will not be as protected as those on top as they don't get as much sebum.
This is why are there things such as split ends.
2)Trim the ends of your hair regularly (bout once in 3 mths) to get rid of split ends
3)Use a brush instead of a fine-tooth comb. A fine tooth comb makes your hair wave cos of static electricity.
4)To prevent hair loss : Don't yank your hair while un-tangling hair knots or when washing your hair. BE GENTLE to your hair. When you wet your hair, run a brush through it b4 shampooing to reduce any formation of knots while shampooing.
5) The hairdryer is the hair's deadliest enemy. The heat is gonna give you lots of split ends cos it dries your hair up. So stay away from it if you can.
6) Use a conditioner while shampooing AND apply moisturiser when your hair dries. Concentrate on conditioning the ends of your hair.
I'm using DOVE conditioner, SILKEN shampoo and moisturiser and it's really great. SILKEN is a japanese product. I don't know if your country does import SILKEN from japan but do look out for that brand. It's not a very common brand but it's a great hair pdt.
Try not to tie it as often cos you are suffocating your hair. Don't you feel that your hair's dryer when you tie it up?
That's cos you're pulling it away from your scalp and depriving it of more sebum.
Most importantly, constantly condition and take good care of your hair.
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Rating: 5
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thank you! I'll be remembering that...
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